Project Manager, Higher Education Practice Lead
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
New York, NY · $120k–$170k a year · Posted November 3, 2026
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This listing pays about $145,000 a year. Across 368 open project manager listings that state pay, the middle half runs $100,000 to $135,000 and the median is $119,000. That is 22% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
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About the job
...and attempting to bring new approaches, solutions and processes to our work. Overview The Project Manager and Practice Lead for the Higher Education practice serves as both project team leadership and strategic advisor to enhance our higher education projects...