Federal IT Data Center Project Lead (Hybrid)

Graham Technologies; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Graham Technologies (GTech) is seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager with a strong data center background to serve as the primary point of contact for our Federal IT Program Managers. This role leads complex federal IT and data center projects within a matrixed environment from Denver, CO on a hybrid schedule.

You will coordinate technical teams across servers, storage, networking, virtualization, and cloud connectivity; manage schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables; apply

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of hands-on IT project management experience within the Federal Government.
• Demonstrated experience managing data center or major IT infrastructure projects.
• Experience leading data center deployments, migrations, upgrades, consolidations, modernization initiatives, or similar infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing projects using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Experience working within a matrixed organizational structure and coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Proven ability to plan and execute complex IT programs and projects to achieve defined goals.
• Clearance: Active Q clearance or TS/SCI clearance.
• Certifications / Tools: Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or the ability to attain one within 3 months of the start date.
• Intermediate to expert proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Project, Excel, and Visio.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single point of contact for customers' Federal IT Program Managers, providing effective communication, coordination, and project leadership.
• Lead complex data center and IT infrastructure projects, including data center deployments, migrations, upgrades, consolidations, modernization initiatives, and related infrastructure activities.
• Coordinate cross-functional technical teams supporting areas such as servers, storage, networking, virtualization, cloud connectivity, facilities, security, and other data center technologies.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, milestones, and deliverables.
• Execute projects using both Waterfall and Agile lifecycle methodologies.
• Develop clear and complete project management artifacts, including project charters, project management plans, schedules, requirements, risk registers, status reports, and executive presentations.
• Ensure projects comply with applicable PMO processes, federal requirements, security standards, and lifecycle governance.
• Work effectively across matrixed organizations to coordinate technical resources and maintain accountability for project outcomes.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and technical constraints and develop appropriate mitigation and escalation strategies.
• Facilitate project meetings, technical discussions, status reviews, and executive-level briefings.
• Communicate project status, risks, recommendations, and decisions effectively to senior leaders and Federal IT Program Managers.
• Use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Project, Excel, and Visio to develop and maintain schedules, reports, presentations, diagrams, and other project documentation.
• Apply strategic thinking, negotiation, conflict management, prioritization, and time-management skills to drive projects to successful completion.

Skills

IT project management

Data center projects

Waterfall & Agile

Matrixed organizations

PMO processes

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Project planning

PMP certification

Microsoft Office tools

Security clearance

DoD/IC experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Graham Technologies (GTech) is seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Manager with a strong data center background to serve as the primary point of contact for our Federal IT Program Managers. This role leads complex federal IT and data center projects within a matrixed environment from Denver, CO on a hybrid schedule.

You will coordinate technical teams across servers, storage, networking, virtualization, and cloud connectivity; manage schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables; apply