Senior Project Manager - Change Management and Training

NFF • Washington, DC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

NFF is seeking a Senior Project Manager for one of our premier DC customers modernization efforts transitioning from on-premise to a cloud environment. NFF seeks a Project Manager to support the Project Management Office (PMO) by overseeing change management and training. This Modernization Project is replacing the existing on-premises procurement management system with a new state-of-the-art cloud solution.

Requirements

• 20+ years’ expert proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required.
• 16+ years’ project management experience in technical writing or documentation management, with demonstrated writing and editing skills.
• 16+ years’ experience with demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate messages and tailor documents for diverse audiences.
• 16+ years’ of proven leadership and decision-making skills managing a diverse team including onsite and virtual team members
• Bachelor’s degree in Change Management, IT, communications, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience is required.
• PMP certification required

Nice To Haves

• 8+ years’ experience with Microsoft SharePoint and Teams
• Must be willing to work onsite 4 days a week

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage project activities, including developing, maintaining, and monitoring schedules; creating and organizing project documents; coordinating weekly status reports; preparing PMO status reports and presentations; and maintaining project artifacts in Microsoft Teams.
• Develop change strategies and project plans aligned with ensuring changes achieve desired outcomes.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement, clearly and consistently communicating the vision and goals of the changes.
• Create and manage change management and training plans and schedules that align with the overall project timeline.
• Assess change impacts on business processes, client agencies, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Identify potential resistance to change and develop mitigation strategies.
• Work with PMO and project managers to ensure team members have the knowledge and skills to support stakeholders during adoption.
• Monitor change and training progress, measure effectiveness, and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Support embedding change into customer culture, policies, and operations beyond initial implementation.
• Translate strategic vision into actionable plans, including resource alignment, training, communications, testing, go-live preparations, and post-go-live support.
• Coordinate workstream resources, monitor activities, and update schedules to maintain alignment with PMO timelines.
• Leverage experience on large or complex projects to: Analyze delivery dates and create innovative Microsoft Project schedules or Agile Scrum roadmaps.
• Align schedules with stakeholders, workstreams, technology, and methodology to deliver on time and within budget.
• Track milestones and report progress.
• Oversee project scope and objectives, including RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions), change management, and communications processes.
• Maintain organized project documentation in Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.
• Participate in PMO, Steering Committee, and other meetings, document discussions and decisions.
• Serve as liaison between PMO, project managers, and team members.
• Provide comprehensive support for all PMO activities.

Benefits

• NFF offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and flexible paid time off options, for eligible employees:
• Medical, Dental and Vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account
• STD, LTD, Supplemental life insurance and ADD&D
• Comprehensive 401k plan
• Paid Time Off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees