IT Project Manager

Govcio LLC•Tampa, FL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

GovCIO is hiring an IT Project Manager to provide operations and integration support for an international, multi-vendor infrastructure involving networks, systems, and cybersecurity. This hybrid position is located in Tampa, Florida, with on-site requirements based on project needs. The FMS IT Project Manager II plans, coordinates, executes, and monitors Foreign Military Sales (FMS) information technology and cybersecurity projects for U.S. Government and international partner-nation customers. The role develops and maintains integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, risk-management plans, deliverables, and performance metrics to ensure projects meet approved scope, schedule, cost, quality, and contractual requirements. The Project Manager leads multidisciplinary teams and coordinates with internal teams, vendors, subcontractors, U.S. Government stakeholders, and international customers to deliver IT, communications, cybersecurity, and technology-modernization capabilities. The role monitors project performance, identifies risks and issues, develops corrective actions, and reports project status to program leadership and customers. It generally reports to a Program Manager and may manage one or more concurrent FMS projects across their lifecycles.

Requirements

High school diploma and 6–9 years of experience, or commensurate experience.
Secret clearance.
At least 6 years of relevant project or program management experience supporting complex technical, defense, international, or government programs.
Demonstrated experience supporting FMS programs, including coordination with U.S. Government stakeholders, international partners, contractors, and/or OEMs.
Working knowledge of ITAR, EAR, export-control requirements, and associated international shipment or technology-transfer processes.
Experience managing project scope, schedule, cost, risk, deliverables, dependencies, and customer requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Experience coordinating cross-functional teams supporting engineering, procurement, logistics, integration, testing, fielding, training, or sustainment activities.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, priorities, and international stakeholder requirements.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of project status reports, schedules, risk assessments, executive briefings, and customer deliverables.
Valid U.S. passport and ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 40%, including to customer and partner-nation locations in Eastern Europe, Africa, and South America.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Engineering, Information Technology, Logistics, International Relations, or a related discipline with 3 or more years of relevant experience; alternatively, a high school diploma with 6 or more years of relevant experience. Specialized military, government, technical, acquisition, or FMS experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Experience managing DoD FMS programs involving IT, C5ISR/C6ISR, cybersecurity, communications, infrastructure, or other technology-modernization capabilities.
DAWIA, Defense Acquisition Credential, or equivalent acquisition/program-management training or certification.
Working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, DoD acquisition processes, and government contracting requirements.
Familiarity with the FMS lifecycle, including requirements development, acquisition planning, procurement, logistics, integration, testing, partner-nation coordination, fielding, training, and sustainment.
Experience supporting international deployments, site surveys, technical reviews, acceptance testing, material fielding, or transition to partner-nation operations.
Experience working with U.S. Government Program Offices, Security Cooperation Organizations, DSCA stakeholders, Combatant Commands, U.S. Embassies, or partner-nation ministries of defense.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and execute integrated project management plans for assigned FMS IT and cybersecurity projects, including scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, dependencies, and contract deliverables.
Manage projects through requirements definition, design, procurement, integration, implementation, testing, fielding, training, acceptance, and transition to sustainment.
Lead multidisciplinary project teams comprising engineering, cybersecurity, logistics, procurement, integration, fielding, training, and technical support personnel.
Establish project objectives, milestones, work packages, schedules, and performance measures aligned with contractual requirements and customer priorities.
Coordinate activities with U.S. Government program offices, international partner-nation representatives, vendors, subcontractors, OEMs, and other stakeholders.
Manage and track project schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and performance against approved baselines.
Identify risks, issues, constraints, and dependencies; develop mitigation strategies and corrective actions.
Monitor project execution and develop mechanisms for early identification of schedule, technical, procurement, logistics, or resource challenges requiring management intervention.
Manage vendor and subcontractor activities and review their deliverables for completeness, quality, schedule compliance, and contractual alignment.
Coordinate procurement, logistics, material readiness, international shipment, installation, integration, and fielding activities.
Incorporate applicable ITAR, EAR, export-control, security, contractual, and FMS requirements into project planning and execution.
Support development, review, and management of project requirements and maintain traceability from customer requirements through implementation, testing, and acceptance.
Ensure deliverables meet quality standards, customer requirements, technical specifications, and contractual acceptance criteria.
Plan and coordinate technical reviews, site surveys, design reviews, integration activities, testing events, acceptance activities, and other project milestones.
Conduct project meetings, technical coordination meetings, schedule reviews, risk reviews, and stakeholder status briefings.
Prepare and present status reports, schedules, risk assessments, financial updates, decision briefs, executive summaries, and other customer or program-management deliverables.
Maintain project documentation, action-item tracking, decision logs, risk registers, schedules, and performance records.
Coordinate international travel and in-country activities supporting partner-nation implementation, testing, fielding, and customer engagement.
Work with functional managers and technical leads to resolve resource, technical, schedule, and performance challenges.
Support change management by assessing impacts to scope, cost, schedule, resources, technical performance, and contractual requirements.
Ensure projects comply with company policies, contractual requirements, applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements, DoD guidance, and established program-management processes.
Recommend project priorities, corrective actions, resource requirements, and responses to customer concerns to Program Management, and identify decisions requiring senior leadership involvement.