IT Project Manager

SAIC•Arlington, VA

22h•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, understand clients’ 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, identifies and resolves issues across teams, and provides hands-on project guidance to help deliver work on schedule and within budget. The role champions formal project management methods and tools, maintains schedules and risk, issue, and action-item tracking, and serves as a central point of contact between business and development teams. The position also involves working with government and contractor leadership on project scope, procurement, quality, and payment for 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 Microsoft Project skills or expertise with another scheduling tool.
Management experience with government agencies.

Responsibilities

Plan and budget projects in detail, develop requirements, and support software selection.
Report project status to senior management and provide hands-on project guidance.
Proactively identify and resolve issues across teams to deliver projects on schedule and within budget.
Establish, use, and promote formal project management tools and techniques.
Plan projects and processes; develop and maintain accurate schedules; and manage risks, 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 as needed.
Build and maintain strong, team-oriented working relationships.
Understand clients’ businesses, essential issues, processes, applications, and the systems affected by each project.
Attend customer meetings and potentially serve as the primary representative.
Collaborate with government and contractor team leadership to manage project selection, scope of work, procurement, quality, and payment for project materials, vendors, and subcontractors.