IT Manager

SAIC•Silver Spring, MD

7h•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is hiring an IT Project Manager to support work at the NOAA Headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. This role involves supporting the NOS ACIO, Deputy ACIO, and Chief Technology Officer with the management of strategic-level special (non-operational) projects. The position requires translating strategic planning results into project plans, planning and executing NOS-scoped projects based on IMO requirements and PMI standards, and leading project teams composed of SMEs from various NOS entities. The IT Project Manager will manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintain a tracking mechanism for active projects and a pre-project pipeline, and ensure clear communication of requirements, outcomes, targets, and deadlines. Responsibilities include coordinating with project SMEs, managing schedules, tracking costs, assessing risks, preparing meeting agendas and notes, and communicating with other Project Managers. The role also involves maintaining project-related documents in an approved repository, presenting project details to various audiences including leadership, and incorporating Agile and Waterfall project management methods. Maintaining positive stakeholder relationships, preparing presentations for governance groups, and integrating with contract teammates for strategic planning and policy reviews are also key duties. The position requires understanding organizational policies and procedures, demonstrating a commitment to quality, and providing excellent customer support.

Requirements

Experience supporting the NOS ACIO, Deputy ACIO and Chief Technology Officer with management of strategic- level special (non-operational) projects.
Experience scheduling and facilitating strategic planning meetings.
Experience using facilitation tools to brainstorm, prioritize, and achieve consensus.
Experience ensuring notes and decisions are recorded.
Experience maintaining strategic planning tracking sheets.
Experience translating strategic planning results into project plans.
Experience planning and executing strategic NOS-scoped projects based on IMO requirements and PMI (or equivalent industry) standards.
Experience leading and maintaining project teams composed of SMEs from NOS IMO, other NOS Program Offices and IT teams, and other IMO or NOS contracts.
Experience managing multiple projects of varying duration and visibility at the same time.
Experience maintaining a tracking mechanism that differentiates active projects from a pre- project pipeline.
Experience ensuring requirements, outcomes, targets and deadlines are clear and understood by stakeholders and project team.
Experience coordinating collaboratively with all project SMEs and other leads to managing project schedules, track costs, and assess and report on project risks.
Experience scheduling and running project meetings; preparing meeting agendas and distributing notes.
Experience communicating and collaborating with other Project Managers.
Experience maintaining all project-related documents in a repository approved by and accessible to the Government.
Experience presenting project details and progress to various technical and non-technical audiences, including ACIO and NOS leadership.
Experience incorporating both Agile and Waterfall project management methods.
Experience maintaining communication and positive relationships with all stakeholders.
Experience scheduling additional meetings related to potential project planning and customer requirements.
Experience preparing and delivering presentations related to projects to governance/working groups.
Experience integrating with contract teammates to aid strategic planning, reviews of annual policy and repositories, and provide meeting coverage in the absence of the facilitator.
Understanding of organizational policies and procedures for accuracy of solutions and deliverables to the client.
Demonstrated commitment to quality and customer support.

Nice To Haves

Agile project management methods (preferred)

Responsibilities

Supporting the NOS ACIO, Deputy ACIO and Chief Technology Officer with management of strategic- level special (non-operational) projects.
Scheduling and helping facilitate inclusive strategic planning meetings, both IMO-only and with NOS IT governance boards, on at least an annual basis; multiple meetings may be needed to arrive at a plan consensus.
Using facilitation tools to help brainstorm, prioritize, and achieve consensus.
Ensuring notes and decisions are recorded (with assistance from other contract team members).
Maintaining annual strategic planning tracking sheet with adequate metadata to determine alignment and understand milestones and success factors.
Translating strategic planning results into project plans.
Planning and executing strategic NOS-scoped projects based on IMO requirements (will vary with each project) and PMI (or equivalent industry) standards.
Leading and maintaining project teams composed of SMEs from NOS IMO, other NOS Program Offices and IT teams, and other IMO or NOS contracts.
Managing multiple projects of varying duration and visibility at the same time.
Maintaining a tracking mechanism that differentiates active projects from a pre- project pipeline; ensuring the criteria to transition from pipeline to project are clear and consistently applied.
Ensuring requirements, outcomes, targets and deadlines are clear and understood by stakeholders and project team.
Coordinating collaboratively with all project SMEs and other leads to managing project schedules, track costs, and assess and report on project risks.
Scheduling and running project meetings; preparing meeting agendas and distributing notes.
Communicating and collaborating with other Project Managers, whether on this contract or not, working in IMO and NOS to achieve a project’s objectives; handing off projects to operational project team PM at the appropriate time.
Maintaining all project-related documents in a repository approved by and accessible to the Government.
Presenting project details and progress to various technical and non-technical audiences, including ACIO and NOS leadership.
Incorporating both Agile (preferred) and more traditional Waterfall project management methods, depending on the project and its objectives.
Maintaining communication and positive relationships with all stakeholders.
Scheduling additional meetings related to potential project planning and customer requirements at the request of the Deputy ACIO.
Preparing and delivering presentations related to projects to governance/working groups.
Integrating with contract teammates to aid strategic planning, reviews of annual policy and repositories, and provide meeting coverage in the absence of the facilitator.
Understanding the organizational policies and procedures for accuracy of solutions and deliverables to the client.
Demonstrating a commitment to quality and customer support.