IT Project Manager

SAIC•Arlington, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is hiring an IT Project Manager in Arlington, Virginia, to support the United States Marshals Service. The role uses project management and technical skills to manage projects throughout their lifecycle, work with clients to understand business initiatives and priorities, and help address complex business issues through technology. The project manager plans and budgets projects, develops requirements, supports software selection, reports project status to senior management, proactively resolves issues across teams, and provides hands-on technical and other project guidance. The role champions formal project management tools and techniques, manages schedules, risks, issues, and action items, and is accountable for delivering projects on schedule, within budget and scope, and with high quality. The position also serves as a central point of contact between business and development teams, manages expectations and responsibilities, builds team-oriented relationships, and works with government and contractor leadership on project 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

Conduct detailed project planning and budgeting.
Develop requirements and support software selection.
Report project status to senior management and interact with senior-level clients.
Recognize and resolve issues proactively across teams, and provide hands-on project guidance.
Establish, use, and champion formal project management tools and techniques, including project and process planning, schedule development and 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 strong, team-oriented working relationships.
Understand clients’ businesses, essential issues, processes, applications, and affected systems.
Attend customer meetings and potentially serve as the primary representative.
Collaborate with government and contracting team leadership to manage selection, scope of work, procurement, quality, and payment of project materials, vendors, and subcontractors.