IT Project Manager

SAIC•Colorado Springs, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking an onsite IT Project Manager in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to support a fast-paced, dynamic Department of Defense organization. The role leads a range of project management activities and applies Project Management Institute best practices to deliver capabilities throughout the project lifecycle, including enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and network systems. The manager plans, communicates, and documents work across initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closing phases. The position coordinates across directorate leadership, program managers, stakeholders, project managers, task managers, IT portfolio managers, governance and policy leads, resource managers, engineering and operations teams, and government leads. It ensures project alignment, policy compliance, resource coordination, stakeholder communication, risk management, and documented scope changes. The role also supports the documentation and sustainment of solutions, including cyber accreditation and network operations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least 9 years of experience, or a master's degree and at least 7 years of related experience.
Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
10 years of experience in IT project management.
Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
Department of Defense or federal government experience.
Ability to multitask, prioritize, and use time-management skills effectively in a fast-paced, fluid environment.
Strong verbal and written communication skills for day-to-day operational and IT management interactions.

Nice To Haves

ITIL V4 Foundations certification.
Scrum or Agile certification.
Cisco, VMware, Microsoft, or cybersecurity certifications.
COCOM and/or similar senior Department of Defense staff experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and synchronize project management activities with directorate leadership, program managers, and other key stakeholders.
Coordinate meetings and ensure clarity of scope, policy compliance, alignment with strategic objectives and program or portfolio plans, and execution of communications plans.
Work with project managers and task managers to level engineering, cybersecurity, and operations subject-matter expert resources for project delivery.
Direct project teams in following comprehensive communications and stakeholder engagement plans.
Update MS Project plans and maintain files on Project Server and MS SharePoint.
Use Microsoft Office products to create and maintain project plans, schedules, Statements of Work, Bills of Materials, risk registers, presentations, and briefings.
Apply risk management principles to identify, analyze, mitigate, accept, or ignore project risks.
Coordinate with IT portfolio managers, governance and policy leads, resource managers, program managers, and government leads to ensure solutions are supportable and documented across functions, including cyber accreditation and network operations sustainment.
Ensure all scope changes are fully vetted and documented.
Work closely with engineering and operations teams to minimize design time and reduce service transition risks.