Project Lead

Category: Project Management

Main location: United States, Virginia, Fairfax

Position ID:J0526-2270

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Description:

Join CGI as a Project Lead and take ownership of delivering high-impact solutions while serving as a trusted partner to our clients. In this role, report directly to the Program Manager or Deputy Program Manager. You'll lead one or more small agile software delivery teams and translate client priorities into clear action, balancing delivery excellence, proactive risk management, and disciplined financial oversight. If you thrive in a fast-moving environment, enjoy solving client problems in real time, and want the opportunity to bring innovative ideas to life while growing others' leadership skills, this role offers the visibility to make a measurable difference.
This position is located in our Fairfax, VA office; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Your future duties and responsibilities:
As a Project Lead, you will manage one or more small projects and be accountable for client satisfaction, delivery quality, and effective team execution. You will operate within established account governance and CGI-required processes, ensuring deliverables meet client expectations, milestones, and applicable SLAs.
Client Leadership & Stakeholder Management
You will serve as the primary point of contact for the client-building credibility, managing expectations, and ensuring the team's work stays aligned to evolving business needs.
Serve as the primary client POC: respond to questions, log and track requests, and translate priorities into actionable plans
Understand the client's business, organization, and requirements; ensure solutions address client needs
Maintain a project communication strategy and provide accurate, on-time status updates (including required huddles/data calls)
Identify and articulate risks, issues, and mitigation plans; escalate appropriately
Identify potential add-on work/new opportunities and communicate them to the PM
Support proposal efforts as needed (e.g., solution input, writing, reviews)
Project Delivery, Governance, and Quality
You will lead day-to-day execution and ensure the team delivers quality outputs in compliance with required processes and controls.
Lead and organize daily activities for a small software development team (approx. 4-8 people)
Apply SDLC/Agile practices to plan, execute, and track work (e.g., JIRA/Confluence)
Ensure deliverables are produced on time, meet requirements, and are properly stored (including meeting minutes)
Follow account procedures and governance (e.g., PMO deliverables and required process artifacts)
Manage deployments in accordance with established governance procedures
Meet PPQA expectations (peer reviews, routing, keeping required project information current) and address audit defects in required timeframes
Maintain and update risk/issue tracking and drive continuous service/deliverable quali

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

You bring a balance of client-facing leadership, delivery discipline, and strong communication-along with the ability to manage a small team and keep work moving under pressure.
Education: Bachelor's degree
Experience:
5+ years of experience in government consulting, including at least 1 year in a client-facing project management role
Experience leading or coordinating day-to-day work for a small delivery team
Skills / Knowledge
Knowledge of SDLC and Agile development practices; experience using JIRA and Confluence
Strong functional analysis and writing skills (including executive-ready summaries/status)
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to manage client expectations
Understanding of project estimation basics and ability to support staffing/forecasting needs
Ability to work effectively within a team environment under tight timelines
Ability to travel to client site as needed
Desired qualifications/non-essential skills required:
These qualifications will help you ramp faster and be even more effective in the role:
Experience operating within structured delivery governance and PMO processes (including quality/compliance expectations such as PPQA, peer reviews, and audit readiness)
Demonstrated ability to proactively identify risks/issues and drive mitigation to closure
Experience supporting proposal development (writing, reviews, solution input)
Strong financial management discipline (e.g., maintaining estimates and monthly projections with high accuracy)
Experience mentoring team members and building onboarding/training materials
Certifications:
Scrum/Agile certifications - CSM preferred
Project Management certifications desired but not required
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $62,900.00 - $153,300.00.
CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. Competitive compensation
. Comprehensive insurance options
. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
. Paid parental leave
. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
. Wellness and Well-being programs
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Skills:

• Client management
• Communication
• Delivery management
• Financial management
• Risk management