Waterfall Project Manager

About the Role The Waterfall Project Manager is responsible for end‑to‑end delivery of projects executed using the Waterfall SDLC model, ensuring strict adherence to scope, schedule, cost, and quality baselines. The role emphasizes planning, governance, documentation, and stakeholder management to achieve predictable delivery and compliance with phase gates. What You'll Do

• Define and baseline project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, and success criteria upfront; develop and maintain comprehensive Project Management Plans including schedule, cost, risk, quality, and communication plans; establish phase‑wise entry and exit criteria aligned with Waterfall standards.
• Coordinate requirements gathering, analysis, and sign‑off with business and technical stakeholders; prepare, review, and approve key documents: FS, HLD, LLD, test plans and test cases; manage change control rigorously, ensuring no scope creep without formal approval.
• Drive project execution through sequential Waterfall phases: Requirements → Design → Build → Test → UAT → Deployment; track progress against baseline plans and manage dependencies across teams; ensure timely completion of coding, unit testing, SIT, and UAT activities.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks proactively; manage issues and escalations through formal governance mechanisms; maintain RAID logs and drive closure with accountable owners.
• Provide structured, periodic status reports; lead Steering Committee and governance reviews; act as a single point of accountability for client and senior leadership communication.
• Ensure compliance with organizational SDLC standards, audit requirements, and documentation norms; enforce phase‑gate reviews and sign‑offs before progression to subsequent stages; ensure deliverables meet contractual, regulatory, and quality expectations.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and actuals; control resource allocation and utilization aligned to the project plan; ensure adherence to contractual commercials and margin targets. What We're Looking For
• Strong expertise in Waterfall Project Management & SDLC; project planning, scheduling, and milestone management.
• Risk, issue, and dependency management; stakeholder and governance communication; documentation and compliance management.
• Technical & Functional Awareness: understanding of software development lifecycle, testing practices, and release management; ability to coordinate with development, QA, infrastructure, and business teams; experience in regulated or fixed‑scope environments preferred.
• Leadership & Behavioral Skills. Nice to Have
• Experience in regulated or fixed‑scope environments preferred.