Project Manager - EPMO R7582

Chickasaw Nation Industries • Rockville, MD

303d • $107,000 - $135,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Project Manager manages, plans and coordinates the full life-cycle of projects for the Indian Health Services. This position ensures that all project goals and objectives are accomplished as laid out in the scope of work and within the prescribed timeframe, budgetary parameters and to the customer's satisfaction. Provides project team leadership necessary to meet defined project deliverables and maintains positive working relationships with the customer and key stakeholders. The Project Manager utilizes subject matter expertise to analyze and evaluate business functions, systems and processes in order to determine the most effective business applications for meeting the needs of Indian Health Services objectives. This full time position is remote to the Rockville, MD area; however, may be required to be on-site in the future.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain an IHS Public Trust Clearance for access to facilities, equipment and property.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS or a related field of study and a minimum of 10 years IT experience.
• Two or more certifications in PMP is preferred.
• Experience with government contracting and procurement preferred.
• Ability to plan and oversee projects through the use of project management software tools and methodologies, including MS Project, and MS Project Server.
• Ability to effectively manage a geographically dispersed multifaceted team.
• Effectively prioritize and manage projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain excellent working relationship with government customers.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience managing Federal government projects and operations in a consulting environment.
• Experience with different strategies to successfully implement IT capabilities.
• Experience designing and documenting technical solutions.
• Fluency in both technical issues and business processes, such as procurement, finance, and budget.
• Ability to perform many different roles, both at a detailed level and from a higher-level perspective.
• Ability to schedule, plan and lead meetings.
• Exceptional organization skills with ability to effectively manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with solid presentation skills.
• Ability to clearly and concisely communicate/explain technical information to a broad range of people with varying levels of technical expertise.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Knowledgeable in the analysis of business and user needs, documentation of requirements, and translation into proper system requirement specifications.
• Advanced ability in requirements gathering and elaboration, business process improvement and emerging technologies.
• Extremely detail-oriented with ability to quickly grasp business needs and issues.
• Ability to mentor and instruct others.
• Skilled in facilitating teamwork and coordinating efforts for the successful achievement of goals.

Responsibilities

• Manages and communicates project expectations to team members.
• Maintains a project management methodology based on the HHS Enterprise Performance Management Lifecycle (EPLC) Framework to standardize PM processes across HIS.
• Develops supporting project management tools that integrate CPIC, EA, EPLC, and FAC P/PM standards and principles to improve the overall understanding of IT project selections, planning, and execution.
• Manages and maintains project-related activities and deliverables for the DPMB IT project.
• Builds and maintains solid customer relationships and assures customer satisfaction with the successful execution of the project.
• Creates and maintains Project Management Plans - including Work Breakdown Structures (WBSs), Project Charters, Change Management, Risk Management, and Communication plans.
• Responsible for managing the project providing support services of PMO, Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) Management team.
• Interfaces with internal project teams, management, customers and subcontractors.
• Creates and coordinates projects in the Enterprise Portfolio Management Tool (EPMT).
• Effectively manages the project scope, deliverables, cost, profitability, schedule, quality and resources.
• Develops IT project plans in Microsoft Project and within IHS tools to guide the execution and control of the project.
• Communicates IT project plans, objectives, timelines, schedules, job assignments and responsibilities.
• Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path.
• Proactively manages changes in project scope.
• Identifies and communicates potential risks with CNI and customer leadership, and devises mitigations and contingency plans.
• May be required to facilitate the establishment and implementation of policies, procedures and standards and governance to ensure compliance.
• Evaluates Agency's CPIC program and posture, provides recommendations to government client and senior leadership on changes and improvements.
• Responsible for direct oversight of a group of contractor personnel who have technical expertise in the design, configuration and operation of web servers, databases, and application development.
• Collects metrics, prepares weekly/monthly status reports for senior level management and the government client.
• Coordinates project due dates, risks, issues, and deliverables.
• Provides cost and resource estimates for projects.
• Plans daily activities within the guidelines of company policy, job description and supervisor's instruction.
• Provides a Post-Implementation Review (PIR) six (6) months after a DPMB IT project's rollout.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Family Planning/Fertility Assistance
• STD/LTD/Basic Life/AD&D
• Legal-Aid Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) - (11) Federal Holidays
• Training and Development Opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree