project manager

[proj-ekt man-i-jer]

noun

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of project manager¹

First recorded in 1910–15