1,000+ Product & Project Management Jobs in Denver, CO

Observed government pay is solid but narrower than the broad category headline suggests: BLS reported a $120,640 mean annual wage and $58.00 per hour for metro project management specialists in May 2025, while the broader metro management major group showed a $160,810 median and $174,000 mean in 2025. Recent posted salaries in the local sample center on about $114k to $150k, with a broader band of about $90k to $197k.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 915 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $95,000 at the 25th percentile, $125,000 at the median and $160,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Denver is still a real market for management, product, and project work, not a frozen one: BLS counted 20,710 project management specialists in the metro in May 2025, and recent job-market data still shows more than 800 postings across more than 500 companies over the last 90 days. But it is a tougher market than a year ago, with metro unemployment at 4.6% in August 2026, up about 21.1% year over year, while metro nonfarm payrolls were only about 0.1% above last year and local professional and business services employment was essentially flat. For job seekers, that adds up to active demand with slower expansion: Colorado-wide openings in this occupation group were up 4.8% year over year in September, even as statewide employment in the same group was down 1.6%.

Best positioned: Mid-to-senior candidates who can show delivery results in budget, risk, stakeholder, and scheduling work, especially in defense, telecom-satellite, consulting, or software-adjacent settings, have the best odds.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming Denver is a remote-friendly entry market: only about 5% of sampled postings were remote and only about 5% were entry level.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,041 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Colorado Circular Communities Enterprise: 28 open roles
2. Lockheed Martin Corporation: 28 open roles
3. Sierra Nevada Corp: 22 open roles
4. EchoStar Corporation: 20 open roles
5. WSP Global Inc.: 14 open roles
6. Amazon: 10 open roles
7. Crusoe Energy Systems LLC: 9 open roles
8. Jacobs Engineering Group: 9 open roles
9. Google Inc: 8 open roles
10. Kpmg Us: 8 open roles

Where the openings are

• Denver: 522
• Aurora: 80
• Englewood: 54
• Boulder: 54
• Centennial: 51
• Littleton: 40
• Westminster: 37
• Broomfield: 26

Work arrangement

on-site 632 (62%), hybrid 342 (33%), remote 47 (5%)

Where the demand is

Denver has a real base of project work. BLS reported 20,710 project management specialists in the metro in May 2025, and their location quotient was 1.88, meaning the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally. Recent local job-market data also shows more than 800 postings spread across more than 500 companies, and the employer mix is fragmented rather than dominated by one firm. The catch is that current online demand tilts toward delivery-heavy roles. In the sample, the most active industries were construction at about 45%, civil engineering at about 15%, software development at about 10%, defense and space manufacturing at about 10%, and IT services and consulting at about 5%. Because this report excludes specialist construction categories, read that as a signal that Denver rewards execution-heavy PM backgrounds, not as proof that every construction project role belongs in this lane. For pure product seekers, there is still a local network and practice community: Denver Tech Week listed a Denver Product Summit for October 5-11 that brought together product, design, research, engineering, and AI communities. But the day-to-day hiring base still looks more program, project, and delivery oriented than consumer-tech product led.

• Delivery-heavy program and project roles (high): Best concentration in employers tied to defense, satellite, infrastructure, and technical services; named active employers include Lockheed Martin Corporation, EchoStar Corporation, Sierra Nevada Corp, Jacobs Engineering Group, and WSP Global Inc.
• Business change and transformation work (moderate): There is a second lane in internal change, process, and advisory work: the metro employed 10,380 management analysts at a $114,480 mean wage in May 2025.
• Pure remote product manager roles (limited): Likely the hardest subsegment right now because only about 5% of sampled openings were remote, while the market overall skews mid-to-senior.

Where to focus: Prioritize hybrid or on-site delivery and program roles first, then selectively pursue product roles where you can show data fluency, AI judgment, and a shipped roadmap.

Roles worth searching next

• Construction project coordinator or owner's representative: Local demand touching this category skews toward construction and civil engineering environments, so candidates with scheduling, budgeting, and stakeholder control may fit better there once they learn site and compliance basics.
• Product marketing manager: For product candidates strongest at positioning, launches, and customer narrative, adjacent go-to-market roles may offer a cleaner path than waiting on a narrow pure-product slice.
• Procurement or sourcing manager: Budget, vendor, and risk skills transfer well from project roles into purchasing-heavy work.
• Revenue operations manager: Stakeholder management, strategic planning, analytics, and process ownership translate into sales-operations paths when PM openings stall.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most common hard skill in the local sample, appearing in about 45% of postings. Who: Everyone in this category.
• Risk management (differentiator | immediate): Risk management showed up in about 20% of local postings, which makes it a meaningful filter beyond generic PM language. Who: Project and program candidates competing for delivery-heavy roles.
• Budget management (differentiator | immediate): Budget management appeared in about 20% of postings, and budgeting in about 15%, so employers are screening for financial ownership, not just coordination. Who: Mid-career PMs and career switchers with operational backgrounds.
• Stakeholder management (differentiator | immediate): Stakeholder management appeared in about 15% of local postings and is central when employers want cross-functional delivery, vendor handling, or executive reporting. Who: Program managers, chiefs of staff, and anyone targeting matrixed organizations.
• Scheduling (table_stakes | immediate): Scheduling showed up in about 10% of postings, which reinforces how execution-oriented much of the Denver demand is. Who: Candidates targeting project-heavy and infrastructure-adjacent roles.
• PMP (differentiator | near-term): PMP was the certification most often required in the local sample, even if it only appeared in about 10% of postings. Who: Career switchers and project candidates who need a credibility shortcut.

Questions about this market

What do Management, Product & Project roles pay in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Observed government pay is solid but narrower than the broad category headline suggests: BLS reported a $120,640 mean annual wage and $58.00 per hour for metro project management specialists in May 2025, while the broader metro management major group showed a $160,810 median and $174,000 mean in 2025. Recent posted salaries in the local sample center on about $114k to $150k, with a broader band of about $90k to $197k. Denver can pay well once you clear the experience bar. The metro management major group runs from a $115,050 25th percentile to $211,840 at the 75th percentile, which tells you the spread between ordinary manager jobs and top-tier leadership roles is wide.

Where is demand for Management, Product & Project roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO concentrated?

Denver has a real base of project work. BLS reported 20,710 project management specialists in the metro in May 2025, and their location quotient was 1.88, meaning the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally. Recent local job-market data also shows more than 800 postings spread across more than 500 companies, and the employer mix is fragmented rather than dominated by one firm. The catch is that current online demand tilts toward delivery-heavy roles. In the sample, the most active industries were construction at about 45%, civil engineering at about 15%, software development at about 10%, defense and space manufacturing at about 10%, and IT services and consulting at about 5%. Because this report excludes specialist construction categories, read that as a signal that Denver rewards execution-heavy PM backgrounds, not as proof that every construction project role belongs in this lane. For pure product seekers, there is still a local network and practice community: Denver Tech Week listed a Denver Product Summit for October 5-11 that brought together product, design, research, engineering, and AI communities. But the day-to-day hiring base still looks more program, project, and delivery oriented than consumer-tech product led.

Which employers are hiring the most Management, Product & Project talent in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Recent postings show the most activity from Jacobs Engineering Group (10 postings), WSP Global Inc. (10 postings), Lockheed Martin Corporation (10 postings), EchoStar Corporation (10 postings), Sierra Nevada Corp (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Management, Product & Project roles in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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