IT Project Manager

Human Resources Research Organization

• $85K — $145K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited institution
  • 5+ years of relevant post-degree project management experience
  • Experience managing complex projects
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Familiarity with government contracting and Agile development practices
  • Desire to innovate and respond to client needs

Responsibilities

  • Implement and maintain project monitoring methods for timelines and budgets
  • Develop comprehensive project plans and budgets aligned with client requirements
  • Collect and document project requirements and status from various communications
  • Track project status to identify potential issues and risks
  • Schedule and organize client meetings and project-related events
  • Identify resource needs and manage project scope for timely delivery
  • Collaborate with Technical Leads to ensure quality assurance activities are executed

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life insurance equal to 2x annual salary
  • Retirement plan with company matching
  • Paid professional development and training
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Generous paid time off and 10 paid holidays
Full Job Description
About the Job

This job is for a candidate who has completed a bachelor's degree, and has several years of post-degree relevant work experience as a Project Manager on moderate to large, complex DOW projects. Work may include:
  • Implement and maintain methods to monitor project progress against timelines, budgets, and other project management metrics.
  • Collect information from a variety of written and oral communications to document project requirements and status.
  • Work in concert with one or more Technical Leads in establishing and maintaining project milestones and timelines.
  • Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, and budgets in alignment with client requirement.
  • Collect information from project team members and other relevant parties to assemble monthly status reports.
  • Track subproject dependencies, including dependencies between development and implementation of deliverables and schedule commitments, for example
  • Track project status to identify potential issues and risks that may impact completion dates or that may require corrective action
  • Schedule, arrange, and organize client meetings and other relevant events that facilitate project management goals to include arranging necessary hotel, travel, and related requirements.
  • Identify resource needs, forecast, and allocate resources effectively, and manage project scope to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.
  • Work in concert with one or more Technical Leads to track execution of Quality Assurance (QA) activities related to project deliverables/products.
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues, managers, and clients to ensure seamless project execution.
  • Ensure that key communications with the customer and team members are properly documented and made available to relevant stakeholders.

Candidates should be willing to work on a variety of tasks and projects and possess a desire to learn and develop inventive methods that respond to client needs.

The position is onsite at a HumRRO office in Alexandria, VA

Requirements and Qualifications
  • B.A./B.S. degree from an accredited college or university
  • Five plus years of post-undergraduate work experience
  • Experience managing complex projects
  • Willingness and interest to work on a variety of projects and tasks across our lines of business
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing
  • Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and manage own work and the work of others
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently as a member or leader of a team
  • Demonstrated commitment to meeting high standards for product and service quality
  • Desire to learn and develop inventive methods that respond to client needs
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills to establish and maintain effective relationships with team members and clients
  • Ability to work independently and manage task completion within time constraints.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple simultaneous goals and tasks effectively.
  • Familiarity with government and/or professional services contracting methods, requirements, industry trends, and management tools
  • Familiarity with software development life cycle processes and terminology.
  • Experience working with technical teams and customers employing Agile development practices.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience conducting project management activities in a military environment or with civilian federal agencies.
  • Current Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

U.S. citizenship is required for this position based on government contract requirements.

The anticipated salary range for this role is $85,000 to $145,000. Specific salary offers are based on candidate qualifications and experience.

At HumRRO, our generous benefits and highly competitive workplace policies reflect how much we value our employees - now and in the future.

We offer:
  • Health, dental and vision insurance
  • Life insurance equal to 2x annual salary
  • Retirement plan with company matching
  • Paid professional development and training
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Generous paid time off and 10 paid holidays

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