ECS

Senior Project Manager

ECS$149K — $175K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • US Citizenship required due to contract stipulations.
  • Active Top Secret security clearance with eligibility for SCI access and CI polygraph.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience based on contractual requirements.
  • 7+ years of project/program management experience with complex technical programs.
  • Experience managing projects for DoD or Intelligence Community customers.
  • Proficient in managing multiple technical lines of effort with conflicting priorities.
  • Familiarity with cloud, on-premises, and hybrid infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the management of multiple technical projects related to AI, cloud, and emerging technologies.
  • Translate technical requirements into actionable project plans and schedules.
  • Oversee project cost, schedule, performance, scope, and risk management.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to manage priorities and deliver on mission requirements.
  • Coordinate deployment across various infrastructure environments in line with Government standards.
  • Ensure compliance with security protocols and operational processes.
  • Prepare project status reports for Government and internal leadership.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment with flexibility for remote and onsite work.
  • Opportunity to work with advanced technologies in defense and intelligence sectors.
  • Engagement with high-stakes projects that impact national security.
  • Chance to work in a multidisciplinary team with diverse expertise.
  • Professional development in project management and technology integration.
Full Job Description
Everforth ECS seeks a Senior Project Manager to work Hybrid remote/onsite, with a minimum of 3 business days onsite at the Fairfax, VA corporate office and/or Springfield, VA customer site. Additional on-site or travel support may be required based on mission needs.

NOTE: This position is contingent upon additional funding

Job Description:

Everforth ECS seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead complex Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud, Infrastructure, Software, and integration of emerging technology initiatives supporting a Department of Defense (DoD) customer. The position will manage multiple concurrent technical initiatives and lines of effort and report to the Program Director responsible for the broader portfolio.

The successful candidate will operate in a multidisciplinary environment spanning Government stakeholders, engineering teams, vendors, subcontractors, and enterprise/corporate support elements, supporting several lines of effort delivering revolutionary capabilities to the US Intelligence Community and Operational Forces in CONUS and overseas. The role requires a technically sound project leader who can translate mission and technical requirements into executable plans and drive delivery across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. The candidate is highly motivated and enthusiastic about implementing new technologies where deadlines are important to national security.

The Senior Project Manager will be accountable for project cost, schedule, performance, scope, risk, dependencies, and customer outcomes while adapting to changing mission priorities and delivery timelines important to national security.

Position Responsibilities:
  • Lead multiple concurrent technical projects and lines of effort supporting AI, cloud, infrastructure, software, data, and emerging technological capabilities.
  • Translate Government objectives and technical requirements into executable project plans, milestones, dependencies, resource requirements, schedules, and measurable deliverables.
  • Manage cost, schedule, performance/deliverables, scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and decision points; proactively identify blockers and drive cross functional teams toward resolution.
  • Collaborate daily with Government customers, technical leads, subject matter experts, vendors, partners, and subcontractors to adjust priorities and deliver mission requirements.
  • Coordinate deployment and sustainment of infrastructure across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and multiple classification level environments in accordance with Government guidance and direction.
  • Ensure assigned activities comply with applicable authorization, security, engineering, and operational processes; coordinate with appropriate Change Control Board representatives, Cybersecurity, and security stakeholders.
  • Maintain integrated schedules, action items, risk/issue registers or logs, dependencies, and project health metrics; provide accurate assessments and recommended corrective actions and associated timelines.
  • Prepare and deliver project status reports and brief Government Program Managers, Senior Leadership, and Everforth ECS leadership on schedule, cost, technical risks, dependencies, decisions, and recommended courses of action.
  • Interface with contracts, procurement, logistics, HR, finance, security, and other support functions to execute program activities.
  • Prepare Statements of Work (SOWs), support project kick-off activities, lead recurring status meetings, and ensure successful delivery of contract line items and other contractual deliverables.
  • Support proposal planning, technical solution development, research, and responses to emerging customer challenges and requests.
  • Provide collaborative leadership across matrixed teams and coordinate required skills and resources to complete project tasks.


Required Skills:
  • Must be a US Citizen as required by contract.
  • Must possess an active Top Secret security clearance and be eligible and willing to obtain SCI access and a CI polygraph, as required by the customer.
  • Bachelor's degree in related field or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience, subject to contractual labor category requirements.
  • 7+ years of progressively responsible project/program management experience supporting complex technical programs.
  • Demonstrated experience managing technical projects or programs for DoD and/or Intelligence Community customers.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent technical lines of effort with competing priorities, dependencies, schedules, resources, and stakeholders.
  • Working knowledge of cloud, on-premises, and hybrid infrastructure environments and the ability to effectively coordinate engineering teams and communicate technical risks, dependencies, and requirements.
  • Experience managing costs, schedule, performance, scope, risk, issues, and project dependencies.
  • Experience with SDLC, Agile delivery/management, and project lifecycle management.
  • Experience with project and information management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, GitLab, Confluence, or comparable platforms.
  • Demonstrated experience briefing Government customers and senior leadership on project status, technical risks, schedule cost, dependencies, and recommended courses of action.
  • Strong problem solving, written and verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to travel occasionally CONUS and OCONUS in support of project activities.

Salary: $149,000-175,000

General Description of Benefits

About ECS

ECS is a leading provider of digital solutions and services to the federal government. The company was founded in 2001 by Roy Kapani and has since grown to become a trusted partner to a wide range of government agencies. ECS offers a broad range of services, including cloud computing, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. The company has been recognized for its innovative solutions and has won numerous awards, including the AWS Public Sector Partner of the Year award.
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