Project Manager

Project Manager

Job Category: Project and Program Management

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: None

Type of Travel: None

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The Opportunity:

The Project Manager shall be responsible for the successful planning, coordinating and management of cost, schedule and performance of all aspects of complex engineering projects and tasks. Serves as the technical point of contact for the Program Manager and team members on a project or task. Directly contributes to program efforts in several areas, including task cost, schedule, and deliverables status updates. Monitors risks and develops and presents risk containment strategies to ensure proper performance of tasks necessary for efficient and effective execution of the contract. Utilizes expert communication skills to direct the skilled technical resources and report on the technical progress, issues, and problem areas, as well as write and review technical documents

Responsibilities:

• Assist higher level project manager with allocation of resources (staffing, facilities, and budgets) on the effort
• Work with the higher-level project managers, if applicable, to provide effective and efficient management of the contractor’s effort
• Provide direction and mentoring to project team members; set the appropriate goals and objectives
• Direct and manage the activities of a project team
• Document system and project process improvements
• Prepare and complete action plans to be presented to the Government
• Allocate resources (staffing, facilities, and equipment) to multiple simultaneous requirements
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and administrative requirements imposed by the contract in coordination with the Contractor's contracts staff
• Provide direction and mentoring to project team members; set the appropriate goals and objectives
• Mitigate project risks and issues that occur
• Provide analysis of operational objectives and draft plans to meet objectives
• Review risk and risk mitigation activities and allocate resources for the same
• Review risk and risk mitigation activities and allocate resources for the same
• Directs and manages the activities of a project team
• Develops multi-project Work Breakdown structures and Integrated Master Schedules to deconflict allocation of resources
• Coordinate activities of lower-level project managers to achieve synergy across TTOs
• Provide effective and efficient management of the contractor’s effort
• Provides detailed tracking of requirements satisfaction for reporting to Government customers

Qualifications:
Required: 

Education and Experience:

• Eight (8) years of demonstrated experience in conducting requirements analysis, resource allocation, project costing, deliverable tracking, schedule and financial data monitoring, and reporting for projects and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies
• Ability to create and manage project timelines, milestones, and deliverables
• Familiarity with risk management and quality assurance practices
  PMP or DAWIA 3 cert is required
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Familiarity with document management systems
• Understanding of cloud platforms
• Basic understanding of Agile/Scrum tools
• Six (6) years of additional program management experience of similar scope, type, and complexity with the Federal Government may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Project Management Professional (PMP)certification or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA)Level 3 certification in Program Management is required

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What You Can Expect:

 

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