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, Technical Projects
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 NIH Ethics Enterprise System (NEES). NEES supports ethics-related workflows across NIH, including financial disclosure, approval routing, and compliance processes. The Project Manager will lead the NEES team by coordinating schedules, planning releases, aligning tasks to Government priorities, and supporting operational activities across CIT and BAS teams.

Responsibilities include task planning, requirements coordination, iterative planning, stakeholder communication, and oversight across requirements, design, development, testing, and release cycles. The Project Manager partners with Technical Leads, analysts, and CIT stakeholders to support ethics workflows and maintain consistent operations.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Converting Government priorities into actionable plans
• Leading NEES schedule planning and release coordination
• Managing workflow tasks, sprint activities, and operational windows
• Coordinating stakeholder updates and contract reporting
• Supporting requirements refinement and documentation
• Facilitating communication across Institutes and Centers ethics offices and CIT governance
• Supporting onboarding for new personnel assigned to NEES
• Coordinating risks, issues, and operational dependencies

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 across ethics programs
• 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 ethics systems

• Understanding of workflow automation platforms
• 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.