project manager

American  

[proj-ekt man-i-jer] / ˈprɒdʒ ɛkt ˌmæn ɪ dʒər /

noun

• project managers
  plural

1. a person who is in charge of the planning, execution, and completion of a particular project, or of projects generally at a particular organization.

   His new job is project manager at a software company.

   A project manager will be needed to carry out the planned rehabilitation of the storm-damaged housing.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• project managers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of project manager

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

project manager

Hired as an assistant project manager, the candidate’s strong communication and organizational skills were his selling point, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

While JPLers are already planning their celebrations, Roman coronagraph project manager Feng Zhao said the team won’t truly be able to relax “anytime soon.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

“A different dough could mean a different texture. It has an impact downstream,” said Francesco Ielmini, a senior project manager at Siemens who worked on the collaboration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Ben Eardley, project manager for Somerset Coast and Countryside, said: "It's rare to see this wetland species in the UK and so exciting that we have observed one on our estate cameras."

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

I became the project manager, Soraya my comanager.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini