The Project Manager, Senior-Technical (PMS) oversees the full project management lifecycle for the implementation of strategic IT and business initiatives. The PMS-Technical manages the technical life cycle including research, architecture, development, customization, testing, and release. The PMS-Technical is responsible for the management of key projects with the goal of delivering on-time, within budget, and within scope. The PML-Technical manages, executes, coordinates, and establishes priorities for complete lifecycle of projects, including the planning, design, development/programming, implementation, testing, and delivery of business solutions. The PMS-Technical manages the project issues, risks, open items, decision process, and actions for success of the project. The PMS-Technical determines project needs and acquires resources required. The PMS-Technical designs project plans, which identify needs, and define major tasks and milestones, based on scope, resources, budget, and personnel. The PMS-Technical may coordinate the development of new systems and/or application projects, the modification of existing systems or applications, or changes in current methods and techniques. The PMS-Technical coordinates project performance with other affected departments or stakeholders. The PMS-Technical is highly skilled and proficient in discipline. The PMS-Technical conducts complex work important to the organization. The PMS-Technical works under minimal supervision with wide latitude for independent judgment.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. 40%: Plans overall technical project plans, identifying key milestones as part of project/product lifecycle including research, architecture, development, customization, testing, and release.; organizes project information to communicate clearly with team, management, and stakeholders
2. 20%: Executes and monitors project schedules and work for efficiency and effectiveness; manages change and scope, and drives progress to achieve project plan within time, budget and resource constraints; manage project meetings with team, management, and stakeholders.
3. 20%: Manages employee performance, behavior and provides career development to direct reports.
4. 10%: Manages development of project/product deliverables, including software code and infrastructure, if appropriate; coordinates the release plan and execution or project/product deliverables; coordinates demos and launches activities with stakeholders, as appropriate. Project reporting to present project information, status, and updates, including issues and risks. Tracks projects with weekly and monthly status meetings/reporting
5. 10%: Contributes to or responsible to modify established body of policies and controls to ensure that successful project management standards are established and followed; supports business development opportunities to expand current business.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelorâs Degree
Technical field or management or equivalent work and educational experience
Related Work Experience: 6-8 years
- Demonstrated experience working across the full technical project/product lifecycle.
- Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Project and Office creating and managing project schedules.
- Demonstrated experience as a Technical Project Manager for medium to large projects using Integrated Project Teams.
- Demonstrated experience of project management best practices (e.g., PMBOK).
- Experience identifying and managing risk.
- Proven experience with critical paths, milestone identification, and project dependencies; facilitation of issue resolution across project teams.
- Demonstrated experience managing technical solution delivery projects with fixed deadlines containing interrelated tasks being performed by multiple teams.
- Excellent client-facing and internal verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience successfully managing communications between infrastructure teams and software development teams and technology consumers, when appropriate.
- Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
- Prior federal contracting experience a plus.
- Proven knowledge of a specific technical area, e.g., architecture, design, programming, testing, or operations
- PMP preferred
SCOPE of POSITION:
Program / Project Manager
This position reports to Project Manager, Lead or Director. This position has no direct internal reports rather is responsible for managing project(s), program(s) and / or vendors.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractorâs legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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