Federal IT Project Lifecycle Manager (TS/SCI)

LMI Consulting, LLC; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI is hiring an IT Project Lifecycle Manager to support the Office of Security for a mission-focused federal government client in Reston, VA. Early-career role requiring strong organization, proactive mindset, and ability to work in an evolving structure under a senior PM lead.

You will coordinate, schedule, report, and communicate with stakeholders across multiple IT modernization initiatives, including software development, data analytics, and cybersecurity coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• 2-4 years supporting federal project lifecycle activities including planning, scheduling, execution monitoring, reporting, and closeout.
• Ability to produce and maintain recurring status reports, trackers, and project artifacts across multiple concurrent projects; comfortable refining reporting products as needs evolve.
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously with different stakeholders, schedules, and dependencies.
• Builds effective working relationships and keeps information flowing from a support rather than authority-based posture.
• Ability to identify, track, and elevate risks, issues, dependencies, and action items.
• PMP, CSM, CSPO, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or similar a plus.
• U.S. Citizenship required. Active TS/SCI required with CI polygraph. Applicants with TS/SCI who are eligible for polygraph are encouraged to apply and will be sponsored for upgrade.

Responsibilities

• Supports project lifecycle coordination across IT modernization initiatives including software development, data analytics, cybersecurity coordination, and business process improvement.
• Works under the direction of a senior PM lead, providing structure, visibility, and reporting discipline across projects executed by government personnel, contractors, and technical teams outside the PMA's direct authority.
• Provide weekly status reporting for assigned projects covering schedule health, development progress, security assessment status, staffing, risks, issues, documentation, and upcoming milestones.
• Build and refine reporting templates, trackers, and structures in a new and evolving environment; incorporate feedback and adapt as leadership priorities develop.
• Coordinate with project teams, system owners, technical staff, and external contractors to keep information flowing and ensure accurate, timely reporting.
• Maintain project schedules, milestone trackers, dependency logs, risk and issue logs, and action item registers across multiple concurrent projects.
• Support requirements validation by documenting business needs, identifying gaps, and tracking alignment to client priorities.
• Produce project artifacts including meeting notes, status summaries, briefings, and lifecycle documentation.
• Collaborate closely with the Business Modernization and Project Lifecycle Lead, government stakeholders, project sponsors, and execution teams.

Skills

Coordination

Communication

Reporting

Risk management

Stakeholder management

PMP

CSM

CSPO

PMI-ACP

SAFe

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

LMI is hiring an IT Project Lifecycle Manager to support the Office of Security for a mission-focused federal government client in Reston, VA. Early-career role requiring strong organization, proactive mindset, and ability to work in an evolving structure under a senior PM lead.

You will coordinate, schedule, report, and communicate with stakeholders across multiple IT modernization initiatives, including software development, data analytics, and cybersecurity coordination.