Project Manager-Yardi

About the role

Edgewood Properties, a leading real estate development and property management firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in New Jersey, is experiencing rapid national growth. The company is seeking a contract Project Manager to lead its company‑wide Yardi ERP implementation and to support other IT/Enterprise Performance initiatives as they arise. This is a full‑time, onsite position in Piscataway, NJ, five days per week, for the duration of the engagement.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the master project plan and schedule using milestone/Gantt‑based planning.
• Serve as Edgewood’s accountable day‑to‑day project lead on the Yardi implementation, and take on the same role across other IT initiatives—and potentially broader organizational initiatives—as they’re assigned.
• Prepare and run stage‑gate reviews with project leadership, including formal go/no‑go decisions at each phase transition.
• Support user acceptance testing coordination, training rollout logistics, and go‑live/cutover planning.
• Coordinate between internal stakeholders, Yardi’s professional services team, and any third‑party implementation partner.
• Facilitate communication between technical teams and non‑technical business stakeholders (Property Management, Accounting, Construction, Legal).
• Run regular status reporting to IT leadership and project governance.
• Maintain the project risk and issue log; drive resolution or escalation of blockers.
• Track project budget against actuals across vendor contracts and implementation costs.
• Manage change requests and the change calendar across concurrent workstreams to avoid schedule collisions—including collisions between Yardi and other parallel workstreams.

Qualifications

Required:

• 5+ years of project management experience running structured, milestone‑driven projects; PMP or similar certification a plus but not required.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and external vendors.
• Comfortable managing more than one project or initiative at a time, potentially across different domains.
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Available to commit for the full duration of the engagement.

Preferred:

• Real estate, property management, or related industry experience.
• Experience managing an ERP, financial system, or other large enterprise software implementation.
• Yardi experience specifically.
• Comfortable working with AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) for status reporting, planning, and research.

Pay

$95–$135/hour, W‑2 contract or via staffing agency, commensurate with experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• On‑site company fitness gym
• Discounts on housing and home appliances
• Corporate team environment with opportunity for advancement

Schedule

Full‑time contract position, onsite at Edgewood’s headquarters in Piscataway, NJ, five days per week. Engagement expected to run at least through the Yardi implementation (estimated 8–10 months), with likely extension to cover additional IT initiatives.