Project Manager - AI Projects

About the role

The Project Manager will lead end-to-end delivery of AI projects across a maritime portfolio, orchestrating a team of 5 – 10 technical and domain specialists. They will own planning, execution, and governance for dozens of concurrent client engagements, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality are consistently met.

Responsibilities

• Operate at the intersection of commercial, technical, and operational teams to translate demand into executable, high-impact AI solutions across all AI Practice services.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of AI projects across a maritime portfolio, owning scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality management.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, building strong relationships, managing expectations, and driving high satisfaction and repeat business.
• Cook up and allocate a team of 5 – 10 AI and domain specialists across multiple concurrent engagements, balancing workload, priorities, and development opportunities.
• Maintain delivery quality and consistency by enforcing standards, facilitating reviews, and driving continuous improvement across projects and workstreams.
• Partner with commercial and technical leads to translate pipeline demand into executable delivery plans, forecast resource needs, and support revenue and margin visibility.
• Track and report project and portfolio performance, providing clear status, risk, and financial updates to internal leadership and client stakeholders.
• Anticipate and manage project risks, dependencies, and issues, driving mitigation plans and structured decision-making across business lines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, with business or STEM disciplines preferred.
• 5+ years of project management experience leading complex, technically focused projects in IT, OT, or engineering environments.
• Proven track record managing multi-stakeholder, multi-project portfolios in industrial or safety-critical sectors (e.g., maritime, energy, offshore, logistics, or similar).
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams and vendors, with responsibility for project financials, forecasts, and performance metrics.
• Familiarity with AI, data, or digitalization initiatives in operational environments is highly desirable, particularly within or adjacent to the maritime sector.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong project management capabilities, including hands-on experience with scoping, scheduling, budgeting, risk and issue management, and status reporting across concurrent projects.
• Demonstrated financial acumen, including experience with project P&L, forecasting, margin management, and supporting commercial decisions.
• Proven ability to lead and coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams (e.g., data, AI, engineering, and domain experts) and align them to clear milestones and outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including engaging senior client sponsors and internal business leaders with clear, concise updates and recommendations.
• Familiarity with structured delivery frameworks (e.g., PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum) and proficiency with project/portfolio management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate technical detail into actionable plans, trade-offs, and risk-based decisions.
• Ability to operate in matrixed, cross-business environments, coordinating demand and delivery across AI Strategy, AI Assistants, Custom Models, Process Optimization, Policy Optimization, and Data Standardization initiatives.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with a disciplined approach to documentation, governance, and continuous improvement.

Pay

$80,000 - $110,000 USD Starting salary is based on multiple factors including skillset and experience.

Schedule

This position can be based in Houston, Texas; Knoxville, Tennessee; or Washington, DC.

Benefits

ABS Group proudly offers a variety of industry-leading benefits designed to enhance the life and well-being of our employees and their families. These benefits include, but are not limited to, medical insurance (PPO and HD), dental and vision insurance, Health Savings account (HSA), Flexible Savings Account (FSA), life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, disability leave programs, parental leave program, paid holidays, and paid vacation time. The Company provides an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) that offers additional support in personal wellness, including work-life services. ABS Group also offers a 401K plan with a generous company match, subject to plan requirements.

About Us

We set out more than 160 years ago to promote the security of life and property at sea and preserve the natural environment. Today, we remain true to our mission and continue to support organizations facing a rapidly evolving seascape of challenging regulations and new technologies. Through it all, we are anchored by a vision and mission that help our clients find clarity in uncertain times. ABS is a global leader in marine and offshore classification and other innovative safety, quality, and environmental services. We’re at the forefront of supporting the global energy transition at sea, the application of remote and autonomous marine systems, cutting-edge technical solutions, and many more exciting advancements. Our commitment to safety, reliability, and efficiency is ever-present, guiding our clients to safer and more efficient operations.

Equal Opportunity

ABS and Affiliated Companies (ABS) will not pay a fee to any third-party agency without a valid ABS Master Service Agreement (MSA) authorized and signed by Human Resources. Any resume, CV, application, or other forms of candidate submission provided to any employee of ABS without a valid MSA on file will be considered property of ABS, and no fee will be paid.