Source: https://deftridge.com/job/project-plan-and-kickoff-california-dt-4245735/ Title: Project Plan and Kickoff, $87-109/h | Deftridge Summary: Project Plan and Kickoff for a senior Project Manager, remote in California. $87-$109 an hour, about 9 hours in total. Starts within 2 weeks. One-off Posted Oct 29 · DT-4245735 # Project Plan and Kickoff · Agritech Senior · Project Manager · Remote · California only **$87–$109** / hour About $590–$1,180 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Agri-business in greenhouse growing · 501–1,000 employeesCL-31804 · based in Markham - **Where** Remote · California only - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 9 h in total - **Start** Starts within 2 weeks - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async1 h a week overlap with PT **6** professionals have asked about this task **1,769** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This Agri-business in greenhouse growing (501–1,000 employees) is looking for a senior Project Manager for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Scope, milestones, owners and a plan agreed at kickoff. The company has a deadline, no one free to own it, and wants a person who has done the same job before. It is an agri-business, so the calendar follows the growing season. The work is fully remote, but the company can only contract people who live in California, so this one is for residents there. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. About 1 hour a week should overlap with the team's day (PT). ## What you deliver - Create the plan, RACI and risk list for a CRM rollout and run the kickoff meeting. - One round of edits after the company's review is included - A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope - A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer ## How the work runs - Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared - Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback - Last day: final version and handover note **Duration:** 2 to 3 weeks. Accepted when the company contact confirms the deliverable against the written checklist. One round of edits is included. ## Tools Asana MS Project Smartsheet ## Who fits - 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Project Manager, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Asana, MS Project and Smartsheet - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - Used to short written handovers - A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late ## Not included - On-call availability outside the agreed window - Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately - Travel or work at a fixed location ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Senior Project Manager - **Experience** 5-10 years in operations & assistance - **Tools** Asana, MS Project, Smartsheet - **Offers** 9 hours in total, weekday evenings - **Rate** $98 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $98 an hour, is **below** the median senior Project Manager rate in California ($120). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $120 This task $98 $80 $170 [All Project Manager jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/project-manager/united-states/) · [Project Manager rates in California](https://deftridge.com/rates/project-manager/california/) · [Operations & Assistance jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/operations-and-assistance/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-31804 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Project Plan and Kickoff · Agritech is noted. 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