How to hire a project manager/consultant management

How to hire a project manager/consultant management, step by step

Here's a step-by-step project manager/consultant management hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a project manager/consultant management job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new project manager/consultant management
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The project manager/consultant management hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Hiring the perfect project manager/consultant management also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents project manager/consultant management salaries for various positions.

   Type of Project Manager/Consultant Management	Description	Hourly rate
   Project Manager/Consultant Management	Management analysts, often called management consultants, propose ways to improve the efficiency of an organization. They advise managers on how to make organizations more profitable through reduced costs and increased revenues.	$40-73
   Program Management Consultant	A program management consultant is responsible for analyzing project requirements based on clients' specifications, developing quality improvement techniques, and reviewing project deliverables. Program management consultants work closely with the project team to identify project initiatives and resolve complexities that may arise... Show more	$35-65
   Consultant/Project Manager	Consultants/project managers act as planners, leaders, and advisors in business enterprises. These professionals facilitate meetings and establish positive relationships with vendors, management, and clients... Show more	$35-65

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Project Management
   • Process Improvement
   • Business Development
   • Portfolio
   • Business Process
   • Infrastructure
   • Project Scope
   • Risk Management
   • Provisioning
   • Client Facing
   • Financial Analysis
   • Management Plans
   • Hyperion
   • Product Development

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   Responsibilities:

   • Present to leadership supply chain strategies on how to manage their inventory within PeopleSoft after cut-over into the new ERP system.
   • Deliver client infrastructure design, provider services, systems technology coordination and/or implementation, project manage implementation on-time and within budget.
   • Increase department collaboration through SharePoint team sites.
   • Design strategic organizational development programs for senior management; define tasks, roles and responsibilities, and infrastructure for new teams.
   • Utilize enterprise architecture and development knowledge to contribute to project development plan, monitor workshops and ensure proper integration of content.
   • Perform analysis and documentation of controls over the financial statement preparation processes in order to assist clients in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your project manager/consultant management job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A project manager/consultant management can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, project managers/consultant management' average salary in hawaii is 48% less than in oregon.
   • Seniority. Entry-level project managers/consultant management 44% less than senior-level project managers/consultant management.
   • Certifications. A project manager/consultant management with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a project manager/consultant management's salary.

   Average project manager/consultant management salary

   $114,409yearly

   $55.00 hourly rate

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   Entry-level project manager/consultant management salary

   $85,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 19, 2025

   Average project manager/consultant management salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Oregon	$140,320	$67
   2	Washington	$135,004	$65
   3	California	$133,165	$64
   4	Wisconsin	$126,763	$61
   5	Maryland	$126,024	$61
   6	Connecticut	$125,975	$61
   7	Colorado	$124,640	$60
   8	Massachusetts	$123,295	$59
   9	New York	$122,641	$59
   10	Virginia	$121,203	$58
   11	District of Columbia	$121,065	$58
   12	Minnesota	$118,717	$57
   13	Ohio	$114,605	$55
   14	North Carolina	$114,371	$55
   15	Pennsylvania	$114,257	$55
   16	Michigan	$113,941	$55
   17	Texas	$113,398	$55
   18	Illinois	$112,912	$54
   19	Arizona	$108,751	$52
   20	Indiana	$101,801	$49

   Average project manager/consultant management salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Accenture	$135,513	$65.15	893
   2	Microsoft	$131,836	$63.38	177
   3	Huron Consulting Group	$131,505	$63.22	162
   4	RSM US	$125,976	$60.57	175
   5	Burns & McDonnell	$121,777	$58.55	211
   6	Swinerton	$120,378	$57.87	35
   7	Pwc	$117,961	$56.71	722
   8	Ingram Micro	$117,595	$56.54	1
   9	Northern Trust	$115,334	$55.45	12
   10	REI Systems	$115,158	$55.36	1
   11	Stantec	$115,020	$55.30	620
   12	Lyons Consulting Group	$114,576	$55.08
   13	Precision Inc	$104,026	$50.01
   14	HCap International	$104,026	$50.01	1
   15	Randstad North America, Inc.	$102,439	$49.25	6
   16	Guidehouse	$99,431	$47.80	698
   17	Lincoln Financial Group	$96,236	$46.27	6
   18	Carilion Clinic	$92,081	$44.27

4. Writing a project manager/consultant management job description

   A job description for a project manager/consultant management role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a project manager/consultant management job description:

   Project manager/consultant management job description example

   **The Opportunity**
   
   Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future. Together, we empower clients to drive innovation, create sustainable funding streams and deliver better student outcomes.
   
   Today, leaders of higher education institutions and academic medical centers are spending too much time reacting to market forces, rather than focusing on the essential priorities that help students, faculty and staff thrive. The most productive path forward requires an intentional approach and innovative thinking, whereby stakeholders across the entire institution rally around a shared vision and embrace the hard work of effecting change.
   
   You'll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability.
   
   Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.
   
   **Position Summary**
   
   The multi-faceted role you've been looking for... Managers play a vibrant, integral role at Huron. Their invaluable knowledge reflects in the projects they manage and the teams they lead. Known for being politically savvy, they build long-standing partnerships with clients, while collaborating with colleagues to solve their most important challenges. They plan, shape and deliver technology solutions that deliver results and seamlessly align with client goals, visions and missions. Remarkably versatile, our Managers also spend significant time mentoring junior staff on the engagement team-where they tirelessly share expertise as well as feedback and encouragement. This benefits Huron profoundly as it promotes a culture of respect, unity, collaboration and personal achievement.
   
   Our environment inspires and rewards growth... As a Manager, you have the unique ability to specialize in certain areas of enterprise software products that showcase and employ your areas of expertise while pursuing your "career vision". Huron is big enough to offer the opportunity and exposure you need for your career growth-but small enough to give you individual attention for your professional development. Every Manager adds to who we are as an organization-and the more you evolve, the more we do. An exciting career experience awaits you: It's intense... it's analytically rigorous... it's practical... it's entrepreneurial... it's intellectually stimulating-and most definitely-it's career-defining... It's the Huron Way.
   
   Let's get to work - together.
   
   **FLEXIBLE LOCATIONS**
   
   **Qualifications**
   
   Required:
   
   U.S. work authorization required
   
   - Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
   
   - A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in procurement operational strategy and transformation.
   
   - Past experience as a strategic partner and spend management expert, helping clients with major transformation efforts, optimize business processes and/or configure their spend management
   
   - Depth in strategic sourcing, business strategy, procurement, operational assessment, contract management, and/or supply chain management
   
   - A minimum of 2 years of relevant managerial experience leading and developing teams.
   
   - Management Consulting experience
   
   - Proven ability to design and optimize business processes and to architect business processes across disparate organizations and systems
   
   - Willingness and ability to travel up to 50%. Huron has a Targeted Travel model focused on meeting the expectations of our clients and prioritizing a nimbler and more inclusive environment for our employees. Please discuss your preferences with your recruiter.
   
   Preferred:
   
   - Higher Education experience
   
   - Working knowledge of JAGGAER or other packaged procurement and payable application (e.g. SAP Ariba, Coupa, ESM)
   
   **Posting Category**
   
   Education
   
   **Opportunity Type**
   
   Regular
   
   **Country**
   
   United States of America
   
   Residents of the state of Colorado may receive salary range information for this job through this link .
   
   Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.
   
   Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right project manager/consultant management for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with project managers/consultant management they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit project managers/consultant management who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

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   • Post your project manager/consultant management job on Zippia to find and recruit project manager/consultant management candidates who meet your exact specifications.
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6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting project managers/consultant management requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new project manager/consultant management

   Once you've found the project manager/consultant management candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new project manager/consultant management. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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