Project Lead and Delivery Manager

T12 Technologies•Washington, DC

30d•$100,000 - $120,000

About The Position

We’re looking for a hands-on Project Lead & Delivery Manager to drive planning, execution, and delivery for complex IT initiatives. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, and quality—while enabling agile teams to deliver working software iteratively.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Business/Public Administration, Design, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
10+ years of project/program delivery experience, including leading complex IT/software initiatives.
Experience leading agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban), including planning, estimation, backlog readiness, and release management.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills—able to translate between technical and non-technical audiences and drive decisions.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with senior military and civilian leadership.
Proficiency in performance tracking, reporting, and data-driven decision-making.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading organizational change management across multiple stakeholder groups.
Familiarity with modern web platforms and tools (e.g., Cloudflare, static sites/pages, JavaScript, Perl, databases, Salesforce).
Experience applying PMI PMBOK® practices and artifacts in a software delivery environment.
Exposure to DevOps/CI/CD, test-driven development, and observability practices.

Responsibilities

On day-to-day delivery across one or more agile teams, including scope, schedule, budget, dependencies, and quality.
Create and maintain delivery plans aligned to the product roadmap; lead status reviews and working sessions; and provide clear, timely reporting.
Identify risks and issues early, drive mitigation and resolution, and communicate trade-offs to stakeholders.
Facilitate collaboration across engineering, product, design, operations, and external partners/vendors.
Define and track key milestones, critical path activities, testing approach, release readiness, and acceptance criteria.
Support agile ways of working by facilitating ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, reviews/demos, retrospectives) and removing blockers (Scrum Master as needed).
Maintain delivery artifacts (plans, RAID logs, decisions, documentation) and help teams continuously improve.
Lead stakeholder communications: set expectations, gather feedback, and keep partners aligned on progress and outcomes.
Serve as Scrum Master (as needed) to identify and remove blockers to delivery.
Mentor and develop team members to ensure engagement, participation in ceremonies, and meaningful contribution.
Establish a sustainable delivery pace and a collaborative team culture.