Network Designs
IT Project Manager #1356961
Network Designs, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Join Our Team as an IT Project Manager
Requirements:
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Location:
Onsite (Minimum 3 days per week in Washington, DC). This position has an initial 30-day onsite requirement (4-5 days/week) to ensure familiarization with program and Federal staff and the overall operating environment.
Clearance:
Candidate must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance.
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Project Manager, who will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of specific projects in a Federal operational IT environment. As a Project Manager, you will collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders, supporting internal program managers and Federal leaders in support of operating, maintaining, and modernizing our customer's IT systems and networks to ensure customer requirements are met and expectations exceeded. You will provide leadership, assure quality deliverables, and make technically sound recommendations based on industry-accepted best practices and management fundamentals.
Qualifications and Experience:
BS/BA Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Management, or a related field plus 5 years minimum experience or 7 years experience in lieu of degree.
The candidate must have a PMP certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI) or equivalent level certification, and be proficient in using best practices for Project Management.
The candidate should be knowledgeable of business management and organizational theory, have experience leading teams, resource planning, Work Breakdown Structures, and process improvements using the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for IT Systems.
Proficient in using current management techniques and tools such as Microsoft Project for Planning and Scheduling Work packages, and budgeting tools.
Experience in Agile methodology and related management tools for Agile development operations (Confluence, Jira).
Excellent communication skills, positive motivation, team building, and leadership development.
Strong written communication skills with demonstrated experience in producing clear, comprehensive documentation, including reports, standard operating procedures, and technical guides.
Proficiency in utilizing and managing projects through JIRA.
The ability to document business and functional requirements that can be clearly understood by both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
The ability to clearly define purpose, scope, and deliverables for proposals submitted to current or potential customers.
Proficiency using Microsoft Project, the Microsoft Office Suite, and other management software to create dashboards and staffing analysis.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate and pro-actively engage with all stakeholders to achieve the defined project outcomes.
Coordinate subject matter expertise and support activities with other vendors, as required.
Apply a hybrid approach between traditional Project Management and the Agile Methodology.
Develop the project charter, project management plan (and sub-plans), and ensure adequate definition of the business requirements, project scope, goals, and deliverables.
Assemble and coordinate project staff in a matrixed organization.
Develop and maintain project schedule baseline and subsequent changes.
Define and prioritize project tasks and resource requirements, host and run daily scrum meetings and other team meetings.
Track project deliverables using appropriate tools.
Provide direction and support to the project team.
Develop testing methodologies for the Quality Assurance Plan, monitor and control the project plan, monitor and schedule project timeline.
Develop metrics reports to show corrective actions or improvements are achieved. Monitor and report on progress of the project regularly.
Implement and manage project changes to achieve project outputs.
Close projects and ensure all project artifacts are reviewed and accepted by the customer.
Evaluate project results and prepare a detailed project summary and lessons learned account for future reference.
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Requirements:
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Location:
Onsite (Minimum 3 days per week in Washington, DC). This position has an initial 30-day onsite requirement (4-5 days/week) to ensure familiarization with program and Federal staff and the overall operating environment.
Clearance:
Candidate must be able to obtain Public Trust clearance.
Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Project Manager, who will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of specific projects in a Federal operational IT environment. As a Project Manager, you will collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders, supporting internal program managers and Federal leaders in support of operating, maintaining, and modernizing our customer's IT systems and networks to ensure customer requirements are met and expectations exceeded. You will provide leadership, assure quality deliverables, and make technically sound recommendations based on industry-accepted best practices and management fundamentals.
Qualifications and Experience:
BS/BA Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Management, or a related field plus 5 years minimum experience or 7 years experience in lieu of degree.
The candidate must have a PMP certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI) or equivalent level certification, and be proficient in using best practices for Project Management.
The candidate should be knowledgeable of business management and organizational theory, have experience leading teams, resource planning, Work Breakdown Structures, and process improvements using the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for IT Systems.
Proficient in using current management techniques and tools such as Microsoft Project for Planning and Scheduling Work packages, and budgeting tools.
Experience in Agile methodology and related management tools for Agile development operations (Confluence, Jira).
Excellent communication skills, positive motivation, team building, and leadership development.
Strong written communication skills with demonstrated experience in producing clear, comprehensive documentation, including reports, standard operating procedures, and technical guides.
Proficiency in utilizing and managing projects through JIRA.
The ability to document business and functional requirements that can be clearly understood by both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
The ability to clearly define purpose, scope, and deliverables for proposals submitted to current or potential customers.
Proficiency using Microsoft Project, the Microsoft Office Suite, and other management software to create dashboards and staffing analysis.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate and pro-actively engage with all stakeholders to achieve the defined project outcomes.
Coordinate subject matter expertise and support activities with other vendors, as required.
Apply a hybrid approach between traditional Project Management and the Agile Methodology.
Develop the project charter, project management plan (and sub-plans), and ensure adequate definition of the business requirements, project scope, goals, and deliverables.
Assemble and coordinate project staff in a matrixed organization.
Develop and maintain project schedule baseline and subsequent changes.
Define and prioritize project tasks and resource requirements, host and run daily scrum meetings and other team meetings.
Track project deliverables using appropriate tools.
Provide direction and support to the project team.
Develop testing methodologies for the Quality Assurance Plan, monitor and control the project plan, monitor and schedule project timeline.
Develop metrics reports to show corrective actions or improvements are achieved. Monitor and report on progress of the project regularly.
Implement and manage project changes to achieve project outputs.
Close projects and ensure all project artifacts are reviewed and accepted by the customer.
Evaluate project results and prepare a detailed project summary and lessons learned account for future reference.
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