Position Summary
Emagine IT is seeking a Project Manager to support a federal government client under the direction of the Program Manager, providing disciplined project management across the integrated schedule, cost, scope, and quality of the contract. The Project Manager runs special projects, surge initiatives, and modernization workstreams that operate adjacent to steady-state operations, maintaining full program-management oversight within the standing governance cadence.
Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions
• Own the integrated project schedule and track cost and quality against the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) across all seven task areas.
• Plan and manage special projects, surge initiatives, and modernization workstreams inside the standing ERB/CCB (Enterprise/Change Control Board) change-governance cadence.
• Maintain schedule, scope, and resource discipline, reporting status and variance at the biweekly PMO Sync and supporting the Program Management Plan (PMP) and communications artifacts.
• Analyze complex, cross-tower project problems and develop innovative solutions involving schedule, technology, methodology, tools, solution components, and financial management.
• Support governance meetings including the Daily Operations Stand-Up, Weekly Integrated Project Team (IPT) meeting, Monthly Service Review (MSR), and Quarterly Executive Review (QER).
• Maintain the Risk Register and Issue/Action Item Log, driving items from identification through documented closure and escalating to Government leadership as appropriate.
• Support long- and short-range planning for application selection, systems development, maintenance, and production support resources.
• Contribute to program-level reporting, including monthly status reports, burn-rate/funding tracking by LCAT, and change-activity summaries provided to the COR.
Required Qualifications
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent professional experience considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience: Five (5)+ years managing IT projects, preferably in a federal enterprise IT operations or managed-services environment; demonstrated ownership of schedule, cost, scope, and quality against a defined WBS.
• Governance & reporting: Hands-on experience leading or supporting formal change governance (ERB/CCB), risk registers, and recurring performance reporting (MSR/QER cadence).
• Tools: Proficiency with project scheduling and reporting tools and with ServiceNow-based performance dashboards and workflows.
• Clearance & citizenship: Ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 2 (Moderate Risk Public Trust) background investigation. U.S. citizenship is required for this project by the client. All personnel must satisfy government client's suitability and background-investigation requirements before receiving physical or logical access to facilities or systems.
Preferred Qualifications
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• ITIL v4 Foundation certification.
• Prior experience on a comparable federal IT operations vehicle.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow, Microsoft Azure/M365, Zero Trust.
Benefits
This position is eligible for Emagine IT's benefits package, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) with company match; paid time off and holidays; and professional development and certification support.
Work Location
This position is 100% on-site at a client office in Washington, D.C.
Physical Requirements
This position is generally performed in a standard office environment. The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee must be able to meet, with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this role.
• Ability to remain in a stationary position and operate a computer for extended periods.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and in writing/virtually with colleagues, government stakeholders, and leadership.
• Ability to perceive and interpret information displayed on a computer screen, including dashboards, reports, and analytics tools.
• Ability to occasionally move about the office to access files, equipment, or meeting spaces.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move office materials weighing up to 15 pounds (e.g., laptop, documents).
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role. Applicants who require accommodation during the application or interview process should contact [redacted] to request one.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
