Project Manager

TekSynap•Rockville, MD

2d•$120,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Project Manager to join our team supporting the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Rockville, MD. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) GLobal INfrastructure and Development Acquisition (GLINDA) provides a wide variety of Information Technology (IT) support services to the NRC Headquarters located in Rockville, MD; with four Regional Offices. We're looking for a highly skilled Project Manager who can provide project management and coordination of various small to large IT projects related to architecture, design, planning, deployment, and management of enterprise-class systems and solutions. TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

Requirements

10+ years of experience
Ability to build and maintain relationships, partnerships and external networks
Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision and work effectively in a collaborative team environment while keeping the team informed
Excellent customer-facing skills
Leadership Experience
Experience with large/complex nationwide projects
Excellent research, decision-making and organizational skills are required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
Maintain confidentiality and adhere to data protection and other guidelines where appropriate
Must be able to pass a drug screening
Must have a valid state driver’s license and proof of insurance
Must reside within the continental United States
Must be a United States citizen.
Ability to receive an NRC IT-1 Public Trust

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate and manage small, medium and large projects
Coordinate with customers and other agencies to deliver solutions
Navigate through customer governance and provide updates
Direct project team personnel, manage cost and schedule, ensure contract compliance, and serve as customer interface
Manage technical, cost, and schedule of assigned tasks or functions
Provide strong, proactive and assertive leadership skills that engage multidiscipline work teams to respond to business needs for assigned projects
Makes decisions at the project team level and properly escalate those decisions that cannot be resolved on a timely basis
Lead project team members such as executives, line of business subject matter experts, controllers and schedulers through the lifecycle of a project
Manage project teams that typically include multiple vendors and work centers
Create project management plans, set expectations and ensure the project plans are driven by organizational procedures
Coordinates with cross-functional project stakeholders to develop project scope, objectives, goals, and deliverables
Ensures that requirements are gathered, documented, reviewed and approved per organizational/PMO standards
Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and remain in scope. Monitors and tracks project dependencies
Create a work breakdown structure that defines all activities required for the project deliverables
Manage project budget, maintain financial plan, track actuals vs. plan, provide monthly forecasts, report monthly accruals
Allocate appropriate resources to ensure projects are completed within given time and budget.
Coordinate priorities and resources between multiple projects.
Establish and provide high-quality, informative written and verbal project communications, including weekly status, dashboards and project updates
Actively monitor, track and manage project tasks, timelines, attainment of established milestones and overall quality of project activities and deliverables