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Position Title

Project Manager

Position Type

Full-Time, Remote (some onsite work in Bethesda)

Position Location

Bethesda, Maryland Area

Tracking Code

01191

Daily Responsibilities

  • Overall responsibility for delivery to include on time delivery within scope and budget, prioritization and tasking of assignments, review and oversight of team deliverables, financial management and project reporting, stakeholder management and all necessary project management functions to effectively balance and manage the team and meet project needs/requirements. 
  • Work closely with the NIH COR to provide project management and administrative project support, oversee all aspects of project work based on inputs and priorities from the COR and other stakeholders and regularly report progress. 
  • Demonstrate ability to work with all system stakeholders including COR, system owners, business owners, and lead technical and functional teams to document, design, develop, test, and validate a system to successful implementation throughout the systems development lifecycle. 
  • Effectively coordinate and lead meetings with business and system owners as well as necessary stakeholders such as business users to understand and document desired system requirements and successfully implement them while maintaining consistent and effective communication regarding status, risk, and mitigating activities. 
  • Ensure quality in analysis, documentation, design, development, testing, and deployment as well as continuity of operations and maintenance activities. 
  • Provide and ensure effective financial management and timekeeping, status reporting, briefings and necessary communications and management activities to ensure milestones/tasks are met on time and within scope and budget. 
  • Lead and coordinate project schedule and task management activities such as ensuring proper estimation, planning, execution and tracking of iterative / agile releases. 
  • Provide results driven proactive leadership and initiative in managing the team to ensure all project needs are met and appropriately communicated. 
  • Manage resources – appropriate staffing levels, expertise and skill set, and proper training and mentoring for the contract team. Continually assess the team and work with the COR and other stakeholders to show that the team resources, schedule, and task costs are all in alignment. 
  • Perform effective risk management – proactive identification, evaluation, mitigation, and monitoring of risks. 

Years of Experience:

  • Minimum 10 years of experience as IT Project Manager. 
  • Minimum 3 years of experience managing IT projects of similar size and complexity with same/similar technology. 
  • Minimum 2 years of experience leading projects in agile or iterative EPLCs. 
  • Minimum 2 years of experience leading IT projects for the federal government. 

Requirements:

  • Excellent communications skills. 
  • Ability to work with key owners and stakeholders to ensure effective delivery for all O&M activities. 
  • Ability to lead a team in analyzing and adopting new technologies quickly. 
  • Solid understanding of all parts of Software Engineering (e.g., Requirements, Design, Implementation, Testing) and the Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC). 
  • Familiarity with or knowledge of the NIH/HHS organizational, technical, security, and/or governance environment is preferred. 
  • Familiarity with executive correspondence, document workflows, and federal records management is preferred. 

Required Clearance

  • Hold or be eligible for a Public Trust Moderate (Tier 2) background investigation 

About Systems Plus

Systems Plus is headquartered in Rockville, MD with over 2 decades of experience providing Global Enterprise Management, Technology, Engineering and Professional services and solutions across Defense and Federal Civilian government sectors.

From Discovery to Delivery, Systems Plus brings a greater measure of confidence, commitment and value to our clients. With various Defense and Federal contracts across the United States, Europe and Pacific/Asia, we are driving innovation and excellence within the Special Operations Forces Components and Commands, Defense Health Agency, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, National Institute of Standards and Technology, House of Representatives and more.

Through our diverse portfolio of clients and capabilities we power vision and insight—discover what’s possible with a Small Business that thinks BIG!

Interested individuals should email their resume with salary expectations and with a cover letter to [email protected] .

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