Requirements Project Manager

Parsons•Columbia, SC

About The Position

The Requirements Project Manager provides requirements management and project coordination support throughout the project lifecycle. The role analyzes, tracks, clarifies, validates, and maintains stakeholder requirements while coordinating activities, deliverables, schedules, and communications across one or more system components. It supports requirements decomposition, development of performance requirements, traceability, requirements database maintenance, and successful execution of project objectives. The position is part of Parsons’ Federal Solutions team, which serves U.S. government customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical or business field and 10 or more years of related work experience; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
Experience with requirements management, systems engineering, and project coordination processes.
Experience developing and analyzing performance requirements, metrics, mission threads, and use cases.
Experience decomposing stakeholder and end-user needs into clear, achievable, testable, and verifiable requirements.
Experience with requirements validation, verification, traceability, change management, and lifecycle processes.
Experience using requirements management databases, project management tools, repositories, or related systems.
Ability to track and maintain traceability of technical information throughout the lifecycle, trace capabilities to requirements, and maintain and update requirements databases as changes occur.
Strong analytical, organizational, communication, coordination, facilitation, and technical writing skills.
Ability to work effectively with stakeholders and cross-functional technical teams while managing multiple priorities.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in systems engineering, engineering, computer science, information systems, business, project management, or a related field, plus 10 years of relevant experience.
Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, engineering, computer science, information systems, business, project management, or a related field, plus 12 years of relevant experience.
High school diploma or equivalent, plus 16 years of relevant experience in lieu of the degree requirement.

Responsibilities

Analyze, track, and clarify requirements submitted by stakeholders so they can be executed efficiently across one or more components.
Manage and validate requirements, and clarify whether project outputs meet expected requirements.
Coordinate requirements-related activities, deliverables, schedules, dependencies, action items, and stakeholder communications.
Develop performance requirements, including metrics, mission threads, and use cases.
Decompose end-user needs into clear, achievable, and verifiable requirements.
Assist in developing and maintaining the requirements process and participate in requirements activities, reviews, and working sessions.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to support project execution and align requirements activities with project scope, schedule, and objectives.
Track and maintain traceability of technical information throughout the lifecycle.
Trace capabilities to requirements and maintain and update the requirements database when changes occur.
Monitor requirements status, risks, issues, dependencies, and changes, and communicate impacts to appropriate stakeholders.
Support requirements change management by documenting proposed changes and coordinating reviews, approvals, and implementation.
Prepare requirements status reports, tracking tools, briefings, and other project documentation.
Perform other ad hoc duties related to requirements management, requirements designation, requirements analysis, and project coordination.