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

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project manager

Now a project manager in a housing association and living in Worcester, she earns £72,000 and says her student loan balance has hovered at about £47,000 for a number of years.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Now he works full time as a project manager at the bank and earns just under $50,000, around the U.K.’s median salary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

He’s a project manager, and it’s his company’s most ambitious project to date.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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

She makes herself project manager, positioning herself perfectly to boss people around, including me.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman