Senior IT Specialist (Project Manager)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission • Rockville, MD

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About The Position

This position is located in the Division of Data, AI, Technology and Applications (DATA), Mission Systems Branch (MSB). The Senior IT Specialist (Project Manager) provides strategic oversight, technical leadership, and project management for agency IT projects and programs. The role coordinates with agency customers and leadership, manages large-scale IT initiatives and contracts, and helps ensure strategic plans are successfully implemented at the operational level. The position may be eligible for telework in accordance with agency policy. It is subject to drug testing and security and suitability requirements, and requires Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting.

Requirements

• At least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level in Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
• Specialized experience planning, directing, and managing large-scale, multi-million-dollar, multi-year IT projects or programs.
• Experience overseeing contract cost, schedule, staffing, and technical performance.
• Experience developing and implementing IT policies, standards, and procedures.
• Experience conducting technical evaluations of IT infrastructure and enterprise solutions.
• Experience leading or chairing source evaluation panels and participating in federal IT acquisition and contract management.
• Experience communicating complex technical or policy issues to senior management and stakeholders.
• IT-related experience demonstrating attention to detail, customer service, oral communication, and problem solving.
• Must meet the qualifications no later than 30 calendar days after the announcement closing date and before placement.
• Resume information must be true and accurate.
• Must be able to meet and maintain security and suitability requirements.
• A description of specialized experience and desired qualifications must be addressed in the resume; applicants may also provide information in the supplemental vacancy question.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing large-scale, complex IT projects.
• Technical knowledge of IT infrastructure and enterprise solutions.
• Experience with federal IT acquisition and contract management.
• Experience in strategic planning, business process improvement, and change management.
• Communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and manage processes to coordinate with agency customers at staff and management levels and keep them informed about assigned project status.
• Provide oversight, strategic support, and continuity for IT projects to transfer strategic plans and concepts to operational implementation.
• Plan, direct, manage, coordinate, review, and monitor large-scale IT projects and programs.
• Determine or recommend project scope, organizational structure, and resource allocation.
• Serve as a senior technical authority and consultant on urgent project and program requirements, workload priorities, and technology initiatives.
• Develop policies, standards, and guidelines related to agency architecture and technology programs.
• Manage contract cost, schedule, staffing, and technical performance for IT projects.
• Lead business process improvement efforts to enhance organizational effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity.
• Oversee agency communications and information-sharing activities regarding OCIO services.
• Develop statements of work and manage complex IT procurements, including requirements analysis, feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses, specifications, and evaluation criteria.
• Chair source evaluation panels and participate in negotiating major IT contracts.
• Provide technical leadership in IT infrastructure, telecommunications, networks, operating systems, platforms, applications, and support services.
• Represent the organization on significant technical and policy matters and build consensus among stakeholders.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations to management.
• Oversee execution of IT contracts and task orders through direct management and coordination with task managers.
• Inform customers and leadership about project status, risks, and progress through coordination, reporting, and briefings.
• Provide strategic oversight to ensure successful implementation of agency technology initiatives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and life insurance plans
• Flexible Spending Account Program for health and dependent care
• Dental and vision insurance
• Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement savings and investment plan similar to a 401(k)
• Annual vacation leave and paid sick leave
• Family-friendly leave policies
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Transit benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed