ECS

Senior Project Manager

ECS$160K — $210K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Must be a US Citizen due to contract requirements.
  • Active Top Secret security clearance with eligibility for SCI access.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience per contractual standards.
  • 12+ years in project/program management for complex technical initiatives.
  • Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • Experience managing DoW or Intelligence Community technical projects.
  • Skilled in Agile, SDLC, and project lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

  • Lead various technical projects for cloud, infrastructure, software, and data.
  • Convert Government objectives into actionable project plans and timelines.
  • Manage project schedules, performance metrics, and risk/issue identification.
  • Collaborate with Government customers and technical teams to ensure mission success.
  • Ensure compliance with security and operational processes during project execution.
  • Maintain project health metrics and propose corrective actions when needed.
  • Prepare and deliver status reports to Government and internal leadership.

Benefits

  • Travel opportunity for project activities both CONUS and OCONUS.
  • Collaborative work environment involving diverse stakeholders and teams.
  • Professional development through exposure to Government and technical operations.
Full Job Description
Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Project Manager to work onsite five days a week in Ft. Meade, MD. This position will lead the integration of Cloud, Infrastructure, Software, and other emerging technology initiatives supporting a Department of War (DoW) customer. The position will manage multiple concurrent technical initiatives and lines of effort and report to the Chief Architect responsible for the technical team.

This role requires a strong operational background and experience leading diverse teams in dynamic environments. 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 unique capabilities to the Department of War. 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 Department of War priorities.

Position Responsibilities:
  • Lead multiple concurrent technical projects and lines of effort supporting, 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 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.
  • Other duties, as assigned.

Salary is commensurate with skillset, qualifications, experience, and educational background.

Salary Range: $160,000-210,000

General Description of Benefits

  • 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.
  • Bachelor's degree in related field or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience, subject to contractual labor category requirements.
  • 12+ years of progressively responsible project/program management experience supporting complex technical programs.
  • Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • Ability to travel occasionally CONUS and OCONUS in support of project activities.
  • Demonstrated:
    • Experience managing technical projects or programs for DoW and/or Intelligence Community customers.
    • Ability to manage multiple concurrent technical lines of effort with competing priorities, dependencies, schedules, resources, and stakeholders.
    • Experience briefing Government customers and senior leadership on project status, technical risks, schedule cost, dependencies, and recommended courses of action.
  • 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 with:
    • Managing costs, schedule, performance, scope, risk, issues, and project dependencies.
    • SDLC, Agile delivery/management, and project lifecycle management.
    • Project and information management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, GitLab, Confluence, or comparable platforms.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
  • Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).

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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