Project Manager - Advanced

An experienced and PMP-certified contractor project manager is needed to assist with the current workload of the Security and Technology Services (STS) Project Management Office (PMO). This position is required so that the team continues to be productive and balanced under the current projected workload.

Scope of the project:
Under general supervision, reporting to STS Management, serves as an experienced Project Manager responsible for multiple infrastructure, cloud-based, information security, and/or application-level projects.

This is a full-time contract position requiring a commitment of 40 hours per week during standard business hours. For the first twelve months the selected candidate is required to work onsite at the designated work location.

This contractor will be one member of a team that is comprised of proven experts in some or all the fields of analysis, research, project management, networking, virtual environments, information security, encryption, network automation, centralized IT management, cloud computing, Microsoft applications, SQL database management systems, end-user support, and applications development or support environments, etc.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Serves as Project Manager for specific Agency projects and activities; works with Agency Security and Technology Services (STS) Management on priorities and timeframes of projects; plans work and schedule for projects; coordinates interaction between interrelated project teams; reviews and assesses progress of Agency projects and activities and takes corrective action where necessary
2. Ensures that Agency projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to customer requirements
3. Is required to follow Agency's methodology, the Project Management Approach for The Systems Development Lifecycle
4. Assists Agency management and project stakeholders in information technology planning related to the Agency program
5. Clarifies expectations and defines requirements. Directs the work activities and priorities of team leaders, architects, consultants, analysts, and technicians engaged in design, procurement, testing, and implementation of Agency projects and activities. Responsible for providing feedback to Agency management on staff, assignments, training, development, and performance related to Agency.
6. Serves as primary contact person for Agency project stakeholders and contractors to resolve day-to-day issues, process change requests and manage schedules for Agency projects and activities. Escalates to the Agency management and project sponsors any issues, change requests, and schedule impacts.
7. Coordinates with agency management and resources responsible for ongoing maintenance and support of Agency components post-implementation as needed for knowledge transfer and for coordination with new Agency implementation.
8. Estimates, tracks and reports on costs, including potential hard dollar, and internal Agency personnel and contractor hours. Reports regularly to Management and Sponsor as to project status, including project accomplishments, issues, risks, and financials. Serves as project advisor to Agency Management, Project Sponsors, and Steering Committee.
9. Documents expected benefits, such as reduction in cycle time, personnel savings, and any hard dollar savings for any enhancement requests other than ones mandated by legislation.
10. Performs other duties and special projects assigned.

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• 3+ Years of Experience in developing and maintaining documentation for core project collateral, training, policies, procedures, and best practices
• 3+ Years of Project Management Experience with infrastructure, network, or applications projects
• 3+ Years of Experience with Full Life Cycle Change Management
• 3+ Years of Experience with PCI, PUB1075, and/or NIST Standards.

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• Experience as a project manager in Government IT projects
• Knowledge of Microsoft products- Windows, SharePoint, Microsoft Project, MS Office, Office 365, Visio
• Business/Quality Analyst experience
• Vendor management skills
• Metrics analysis and reporting
• Information Security Project experience

Required Education/Certifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field and four (4) years of experience in information technology systems or related area
• PMP certification verifiable via https://www.pmi.org/certifications/registry

Preferred Education/Certifications:

• Industry certifications in field

Additional Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communications to include grammar, composition, punctuation, writing, editing and proofreading skills
• Team player
• Leadership skills
• Working knowledge of the PMI project management lifecycle, including waterfall and agile methodologies
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate the needs of technical peers, technical and user management, business users, vendors, and staff members
• Knowledge of information technology best practices, organization and operations
• Easily adapts to changing priorities in a dynamic environment
• Ability to conduct research into issues and products as required
• Experience with meeting facilitation