Technical Project Manager

Arcfield•Herndon, VA

27d

About The Position

The Technical Project Manager will be responsible for planning and coordinating program management process activities, leveraging experience to recommend streamlined and efficient business processes, including the development of standard operating procedures and associated documentation. This role involves establishing parameters for collecting, analyzing, and displaying metrics, and defining and capturing requirements by interacting with stakeholders and conducting independent research and analysis in preparation for meetings. This includes seeking information from personnel within the supported principal's organization or appropriate external stakeholders to provide background information required for meetings and other engagements, and conducting follow-up activities to ensure materials are prepared and ready for review in advance of meetings.

Requirements

Must possess and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline.
Ability to communicate project status and progress to stakeholders, including senior management and team members.
Ability to lead and direct complex project teams, including providing guidance and briefings to executive and senior leadership.
Strong familiarity with facilities and logistics within the IC community for complex CONUS and OCONUS projects.
Experience with and knowledge of Sponsor Project Management Framework and network systems, the latter to include legacy, current, and specialty transport systems.
Experience managing project financial activities, including budget creation, hardware and software acquisition, and cost management to ensure effective financial management and delivery within budget.
Ability to manage and lead large-scale, high-profile Tier IV-centric projects with significant financial investments, requiring strong leadership, management, effective resource allocation, and risk management skills.
Experience facilitating Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective meetings.
Ability to lead multiple project managers in the development of master project plans.
Bridge the technical and business divide by presenting engineering requirements to senior leadership in a clear, non-technical manner.
Experience facilitating communication between vendors and internal stakeholders.
Oversee quality assurance processes to ensure products or services meet customer and regulatory requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree (or equivalent experience) in a field related to the position.
15 years of experience in Intelligence Community (IC).
Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment.
Ability to coordinate with engineers, systems analysts, programmers, technicians, scientists, and senior-level managers in the planning of programs.
Ability to apply critical thinking to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Responsibilities

Plan and coordinate program management process activities and leverage experience to recommend streamlined and efficient business processes, including the development of standard operating procedures and associated documentation.
Establish parameters for collecting, analyzing, and displaying metrics.
Define and capture requirements by interacting with stakeholders and conducting independent research and analysis in preparation for meetings.
Seek information from personnel within the supported principal's organization or appropriate external stakeholders to provide background information required for meetings and other engagements.
Conduct follow-up activities to ensure materials are prepared and ready for review in advance of meetings.
Communicate project status and progress to stakeholders, including senior management and team members.
Lead and direct complex project teams, including providing guidance and briefings to executive and senior leadership.
Manage project financial activities, including budget creation, hardware and software acquisition, and cost management to ensure effective financial management and delivery within budget.
Manage and lead large-scale, high-profile Tier IV-centric projects with significant financial investments, requiring strong leadership, management, effective resource allocation, and risk management skills.
Facilitate Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective meetings.
Lead multiple project managers in the development of master project plans.
Bridge the technical and business divide by presenting engineering requirements to senior leadership in a clear, non-technical manner.
Facilitate communication between vendors and internal stakeholders.
Oversee quality assurance processes to ensure products or services meet customer and regulatory requirements.