Job Description
Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.
Job Title: ITD Planning PM PMP
Location(s): Mechanicsville, VA
(Hybrid: Onsite 2–3 Days per Week)
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to manage and deliver complex technology projects involving multiple teams, business groups, vendors, and technical workstreams. The ideal candidate will have strong project leadership experience, hands-on technical project management skills, and experience managing projects through both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
The Project Manager will be responsible for successful project delivery across the full project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, control, and closeout, while adhering to established Commonwealth project management standards and governance requirements.
Required Certification
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification through PMI OR a qualifying VITA Project Management certification.
- No other project management certification qualifies.
- Agile Scrum Master certification is preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a hands-on technical project manager supporting development teams and business stakeholders.
- Lead complex IT projects with multiple teams and workstreams.
- Coordinate project activities, resources, timelines, and deliverables.
- Communicate project expectations, milestones, status, risks, and dependencies to technical and business stakeholders.
- Collaborate with vendors, consultants, contractors, procurement teams, and internal stakeholders.
- Follow established Commonwealth IT project management practices, governance, and PMO requirements.
- Maintain project budgets, schedules, plans, tasks, risks, issues, and status reports.
- Develop and maintain project communications plans.
- Document business and technical requirements and use cases.
- Facilitate requirements and design workshops.
- Define testing objectives and coordinate development of test plans and test cases.
- Manage project milestones and deliverables to ensure on-time and on-budget completion.
- Establish project metrics and clearly communicate progress and performance.
- Support system and application training activities.
- Coordinate project resources and work assignments across technical and business teams.
Required Qualifications
- Active PMP certification through PMI or qualifying VITA Project Management certification.
- Strong project management experience in complex IT environments.
- Experience managing projects using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and practices.
- Experience with Microsoft Project.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with Microsoft SharePoint.
- Ability to interact effectively with customers, technical teams, business stakeholders, and vendors.
- Ability to analyze and translate business requirements into system specifications.
- Knowledge of data modeling and interface management applications/tools.
- Ability to analyze, design, develop, troubleshoot, and implement technology solutions.
- Ability to program and create custom reports using standard IT application tools.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Progressively responsible experience in systems analysis, design, development, testing, and troubleshooting.
- Education, training, or experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline is preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- Agile Scrum Master certification.
- Previous experience working with state government IT environments.
- Previous experience working within a transportation or large enterprise IT organization.
Additional Requirements
- Must be able to work onsite 2–3 days per week.
- Position requires completion of a fingerprint-based background check.
- PMP certification through PMI or qualifying VITA Project Management certification is mandatory; no other certification will be accepted.
Skills:
| Skill | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience | Expertise Rating | Move | ||
| Current Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) | Required | 10 | Years | ||||
| Candidate must have a minimum of 15 years experience managing large projects | Required | 15 | Years | ||||
| Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and Waterfall project management principles. | Required | 5 | Years | ||||
| Balance business/technical background with sufficient level of technical background to provide highly credible leadership to technology teams. | Nice to have | 3 | Years | ||||
| Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, Project Server) | Required | 5 | Years | ||||
| Bachelor Degree | Required |
Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Mechanicsville, VA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | http://www.ampcus.com |
About Company
Ampcus Inc is a global technology and business consulting firm specializing in Digital Transforrmation, Big Data, Analytics, Cyber Security, Testing, IV&V, Infrastructure Management and Enterprise Solutions. Ampcus Inc is an SBA 8(a) certified Women and Minority Owned global Provider of broad range of consulting Services. From strategy to execution, our disciplined yet flexible approach starts and ends with our clients. By listening hard and working harder, their goals become our goals. We are an ISO 9000, ISO 20000, ISO 27000 and CMMi Level certified company.
Ampcus consultants have significant business, engineering and technology experience. Our consultants have over 20 years of business experience and an average of over 10 years of engineering and technology experience. This means that the project teams understand how systems work and how the technology impacts the business processes of organizations.
We believe that success of an engagement is determined by strong project management, clear communication and mutual commitment working collaboratively. Our methodology begins by listening to the customer needs, then working with their teams to gain a clear understanding of the requirements, while providing a knowledge transfer of best practices for the organization. As a recognized leader providing customized software services, management and engineering solutions to companies around the world, our ability to deliver is a "granted" that makes companies put their trust in us to answer their day-to-day business challenges and put them on a path for greater success. We are the choice for our clients because we look at our clients business from a growth perspective.
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Specialties: Digital Transformation, Big Data and Analytics, Infrastructure Management Services, Testing and IV&V, Cyber Security, Active Directory and E-mail Infrastructure, Project Management, Training, and ERP, CRM. EAI, BI