Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
MBI (T2)

Job Family:
Program Delivery and Execution

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Information Technology (IT) Projects, Project Deliverables, Project Leadership
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking a Project Manager to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Center for Information Technology (CIT) for the Business Applications Services (BAS) Program, specifically the Integrated Time and Attendance System (ITAS). ITAS manages employee timekeeping, leave, and approval workflows. The Project Manager oversees team activities across planning, daily operations, sprint coordination, communication routing, and collaboration with CIT and BAS stakeholders.

Responsibilities include leading tasks related to requirements refinement, development planning, release cycles, reporting, and coordination across NIH payroll processing timelines.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Planning ITAS work assignments aligned to biweekly payroll cycles
• Coordinating release schedules, sprint tasks, and operational windows
• Supporting requirements, design, development, testing, and release activities
• Managing stakeholder communication across ICs and CIT operations
• Supporting onboarding for new ITAS personnel
• Coordinating issue identification, backlog management, and risk tracking
• Managing contract reporting and schedule alignment

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent)
• Minimum 10 years of experience as an IT Project Manager
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing IT projects of similar size and complexity using similar technologies
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading projects in agile or iterative EPLCs
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading IT projects for the Federal Government
• Ability to work with key owners and stakeholders supporting timekeeping and payroll operations
• Ability to lead teams in analyzing and adopting new technologies quickly
• Solid understanding of Requirements, Design, Implementation, Testing, and EPLC
• Ability to obtain and maintain NIH Public Trust

Desired Skills:

• Experience supporting NIH or CIT environments

• Experience supporting Federal timekeeping or payroll systems
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Active NIH badge is a plus

The likely salary range for this position is $144,500 - $195,500. 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:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA MD Bethesda

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. 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.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.