IT Project Manager

SAIC•Arlington, VA

About The Position

SAIC is hiring an IT Project Manager in Arlington, Virginia, to support the United States Marshals Service’s mission. The role uses project management and technical skills to lead projects throughout their lifecycle, understand clients’ business initiatives and priorities, and help address complex business issues through technology. The Project Manager conducts planning and budgeting, develops requirements, supports software selection, reports project status to senior management, proactively identifies and resolves issues across teams, and provides hands-on project guidance. The role is accountable for delivering projects on schedule, within budget and scope, and at a high level of quality. It also serves as a central point of contact between business and development teams, manages expectations and responsibilities, and fosters strong team relationships. The position requires understanding the client’s business, processes, applications, and affected systems. The Project Manager attends customer meetings and may act as the primary representative, while collaborating with government and contractor leadership on project scope, procurement, quality, and payment related to materials, vendors, and subcontractors.

Requirements

Secret clearance or above.
Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, Business Management, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent work-related experience.
Five or more years of direct project management experience in the building construction or facilities maintenance industry.
Strong MS Project skills or expertise with another scheduling tool.
Management experience with government agencies.

Responsibilities

Manage projects throughout the project lifecycle, applying project management and technical skills.
Work with clients to understand business initiatives and priorities and help solve business issues using technology.
Conduct detailed project planning and budgeting, requirements development, and software selections.
Report project status to senior management and proactively recognize and resolve issues across teams.
Provide hands-on technical and other project guidance to ensure assigned projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
Establish, use, and champion formal project management tools and techniques, including project and process planning, status reporting, schedule maintenance, risk management, and management of issues and action items.
Deliver projects on time, within budget and scope, and with high quality.
Act as a central point of contact between business and development teams.
Manage project expectations and clarify roles and responsibilities when needed.
Build and maintain a strong, team-oriented working relationship.
Understand the client’s business, essential issues, business processes, applications, and systems affected by each project.
Attend customer meetings and potentially serve as the primary representative.
Collaborate with government and contracting team leadership on the selection, scope of work, procurement, quality, and payment of project materials, vendors, and subcontractors.