IT Project Manager

Snowcreek Consulting - Arlington, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Arlington, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The IT Project Manager at Snowcreek Consulting will support a DoD client by managing the implementation and delivery of various internal agency projects and customer-funded initiatives. This role requires a Secret-level clearance and involves overseeing projects from initiation to operational capability, ensuring stakeholder engagement, and managing project risks and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the project in a matrixed organization.
• Facilitate requirements-gathering from various stakeholders and document requirements using tools like work breakdown structures and requirements traceability matrices.
• Analyze complex project-related problems and create innovative solutions incorporating schedule, technology, methodology, and tools.
• Build and maintain complex project schedules in Microsoft Project/Project Server, applying named resources and demonstrating critical path linkage.
• Develop or update documentation using Government-approved templates.
• Apply DoD's Risk Management Framework to ensure accreditation of systems with guidance from the Accreditation team.
• Develop cost estimates for projects and track project costs with guidance from the Business Office.
• Brief mid to senior-level leaders and report initiative status using Microsoft Project Server-based briefing information.
• Identify, analyze, and track project risks; develop mitigation strategies and escalate risks/issues to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related technical discipline, or 5 years of equivalent combination of education, professional training, or work experience.
• PMP certified.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to organize information clearly.
• Flexibility in perspective when approaching unfamiliar work scenarios.
• Exposure to foundational IT constructs, including cloud-based computing, database and server applications, transport, networking, and MS Windows/Linux servers.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience using Microsoft Project/Project Server and Visio.