IT Project Manager
About The Position
The IT Project Manager will lead, manage, and support software and application projects for NIAID’s Enterprise Collaboration and Power Platform Support Services division at the National Institutes of Health in Rockville, Maryland. The role works with contract and federal teams and the Project Management Office to initiate, track, and complete projects. The manager oversees requirements, plans and timelines, project deliverables, budgets, risks, resources, and progress, and serves as a point of contact for federal leads and representatives on project issues. The position is onsite, with 40 scheduled weekly hours and less than 10% travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.
- At least 5 years of related experience.
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
- Experience scheduling, de-conflicting, and coordinating project activities and emergency changes.
- Ability to create project plans and work breakdown schedules and perform resource management.
- Ability to monitor and report progress, gather and validate requirements, manage risks, brief leadership, and communicate with federal leads and representatives.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Power Platform, SharePoint, and Azure environments.
- Experience with software and application lifecycle development.
- Strong sense of responsibility and ownership of tasks, and conflict resolution skills.
- Meticulous scheduling and documentation skills and ability to work cohesively in team settings.
Responsibilities
- Lead, manage, and support software and application projects for NIAID’s Enterprise Collaboration and Power Platform Support Services division.
- Collaborate with contract and federal teams and the Project Management Office to initiate, track, and complete software and application projects.
- Ensure deliverables are on time and on budget, customer requirements are met, and each project’s definition of done is achieved.
- Use project management, collaboration, and automation tools to share and collaborate on project documents and deliverables.
- Schedule, de-conflict, and coordinate routine activities, project efforts, and emergency changes to minimize timeline delays.
- Create project plans and work breakdown schedules, and perform resource management.
- Monitor and report project progress at established cadences.
- Gather and validate project requirements.
- Manage risks proactively and brief leadership as required.
- Serve as the interface and point of contact with federal leads and representatives on project issues.
Benefits
- Medical plan options, including some with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental plan options.
- Vision plan.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Flexible work weeks where possible.
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick, personal, holiday, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
- Wellness packages.
- Internal mobility support and career-development tools.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
