Project Manager

Title- Project Manager

Location: Columbia, MD

A P Ventures (APV) Background: Since its inception in 2006, APV has been pioneering creative eLearning solutions. Over the years, APV’s staff has created more than 3,000 hours of online learning for Federal, State, and commercial clients. APV’s innovative products are enabling many clients to provide 24/7/365 custom training and education, with highly interactive content, to a widely distributed work force. Due to our stellar past performance creating and delivering training solutions, APV has established itself as a highly successful provider of online learning—one that has won many task orders under the multi-billion-dollar, Best-in-Class Human Capital Training Solutions (HCaTS) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), overseen by the Office of Personnel Management and General Services Administration (OPM/GSA).

This is an excellent opportunity for you to be part of a team of professionals with a history of supporting customers that include DoD and several civilian agencies including HHS, USDA, FEMA and Maryland State Agencies all with exceptional performance evaluations.

This position will serve as Project Manager and task-lead executing the day-to-day activities of the contract while coordinating closely with the customer.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

· Responsible/accountable for overall performance, quality, delivery, and management of staff for the project.

· Directs all aspects of the Scope of Work, including outreach, education & training, technical assistance, release management, and project management.

· Serves as the primary liaison between Client ( Center of Medicare & Medicaid Services), stakeholders, and APV for implementation and ongoing operations of the Project.

· Facilitates the Kick-Off Meeting, status meetings, and manages all other verbal and written communication with CMS.

· Other duties as assigned.

Other Job Functions:

· Main POC for the Client

· Staff & Resource Management

· Project/Client Delivery Management, including risk management

· Internal & External Reporting

· Ensures the use of agency, company, and industry best practices (e.g., Project Management, Quality Management, Software Development, etc.)

Minimum Requirements/Experience:

· 5+ years of experience managing projects for CMS

· Knowledge of and experience with software development and HHS development lifecycles (EPLC, SDLC, XLC, etc.)

· Experience Working in a CMMI Appraised Organization

· Organized and efficient with excellent time management skills

· Effective communication skills

· Strong leadership and team building skills

· Inspires a shared vision

· Ability to creatively problem-solve

· Driven, enthusiastic and competent

Education:

· Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline

Certifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

About A P Ventures

A P Ventures is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status. Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability candidates are encouraged to apply. Qualified military veterans are encouraged to apply.

http://www.apvit.com

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• Project/Client Delivery Management and risk management: 5 years (Required)
• Working in a CMMI Appraised Organization: 3 years (Required)
• software development and HHS development lifecycles: 3 years (Required)
• managing projects for CMS: 5 years (Required)
• Project Management: 5 years (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

License:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) (Preferred)