project manager

American  

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

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.

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Etymology

Origin of project manager

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

NBC affiliate Chicago 5 reported that the current owners of the elegant home have hired local project manager Scott Price to move forward with the plan—and are confident that they can bring to life the moviemakers’ original vision.

From MarketWatch

Martin Bergerhausen, a recruiter in Hamburg, is currently looking for a project manager with artillery experience to work for a large defense contractor in Munich.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We plan to take 10,000 litres per second," says Felix Hack, project manager at MVV Environment, an energy company, as he describes the 2m diameter pipes that will suck up river water in Mannheim, and then return it once heat from the water has been harvested.

From BBC

The project manager in him knows that change takes time, and what appears to be chaos from the outside is actually an integral part of the transformation needed at this club.

From BBC

Angel Ignatov, a project manager working in the IT industry in Sofia, said that after studying in the U.K. he decided to move back and help improve his homeland.

From The Wall Street Journal