Senior IT Project Manager

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Project/Task Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Project Management, Project Tasks, Written Communication

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Please take this opportunity to join one of GDIT’s fastest long-standing growing programs!  US Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System eXtended (US BICES-X) is a cutting-edge program supporting DoD intelligence information sharing on current and emerging global threats to mission and coalition partners and emerging nations. With an internationally dispersed team supporting each combatant command, the US BICES-X team is in direct support of the war fighter and their missions. We are seeking a creative and driven professional with a passion for solving real world issues on a cross-functional, fast paced team.

Candidate will become a member of the project management team responsible for initiating and managing projects and tasks.

Responsibilities:

• The IT Project Manager will be required to plan and manage various customer facing IT Projects.
• The IT Project Manager will be client-facing and required to deliver projects on time and within budget. Projects will vary in scope and size depending on the nature of the requirement.
• The Project Manager will work closely with the Program's Project Portfolio Manager and government client to develop project estimates (schedules, cost estimates, materials, services, etc.) to meet the client's requirement.
• A range of projects may be assigned at a time which may include coordination with various engineering teams, vendors, customers and other non GDIT contract personnel.
• Projects may consist of instantiating new bilateral networks, cross domain integration, physical IT hardware relocations, standing up new locations with all of the required IT infrastructure and user facing devices, life cycle, and device recap projects, etc.
• The project manager will facilitate, manage, and execute project activities from large or complex tasks that may include enterprise systems integration, data maintenance and migration, and other analysis of projects.
• Design and develop project baseline schedules, support implementing and maintaining integrated master schedule (IMS) and work breakdown structures (WBS).
• Identify risks affecting project cost, schedule, performance, and support development of alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules.
• Must have the ability to produce schedules visually depicting decision points, milestones, progression, and interdependence of the project tasks to provide program with a clear picture of the project schedule, communicate project updates and support effective decision making.
• Working closely and effectively communicate with staff members and the client to ensure efficient and accurate schedule developments and updates.
• Monitoring and maintaining status schedule progress.
• Identify and communicate significant schedule risks to staff and management team.
• Assist in developing resource loading and level process for project schedules using the performance work statement (PWS), technical proposal, WBS and oral directions from senior project managers and technical leads.
• Conduct project management related training as directed by PMO.
   

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of work-related experience.
• Must possess and maintain a SECRET clearance.
• BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience required.
• PMP Certification required. If absent, must obtain within six months of hire.
• ITIL V3 acceptable with V4 Foundation within 6 months of hire.
• Understanding of project management process of ascertaining work, executing work, and post-project procedures.
• Experience with and the ability to develop, maintain and report on project plans and schedules.
• Must be well-versed with MS Project.
• Solid experience with project budgeting and scheduling.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, especially in a client interaction context.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite/Tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Desired Qualifications:

• At least 5+ years of Project Management experience demonstrated by a proven track record of success in multiple complex projects and/or programs preferred.
• Experience with DoD Coalition information sharing, NATO, MPE, JIE, or other interoperability programs, standards and systems.
• Understanding of cross domain simulations and processes.
• Demonstrated understanding of DoD information technology systems, tools, process, or organizations.
• Can take direction from several individuals as well as work on a variety of projects simultaneously.
• Depending on job assignment, additional specific certifications may be required.

The likely salary range for this position is $110,614 - $146,050. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

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