Information Technology Project Coordinator

M2 Strategy; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid individual medical

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) matching

Paid Time Off

Certification Reimbursement

AI Training

Employee Recognition

Team and Corporate Events

Job summary

M2 Strategy in the DC area is seeking a highly motivated Project Coordinator to support federal and commercial clients. This role involves coordinating multiple projects, maintaining schedules, and ensuring alignment with program goals.

You will develop project charters, IMS, risk registers, and status reports, while coordinating with government officials, leaders, and vendors. The position is full-time and can be remote within the DC metro area.

Qualifications

• BA/BS with at least 8 years coordinating projects or providing PM support.
• PMP or CAPM preferred but not required.
• Experience with government or federal projects is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multiple projects and initiatives supporting federal scientific programs.
• Support project planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting across initiatives.
• Assess requirements, readiness, dependencies, and escalate gaps.
• Develop and maintain charters, IMS, plans, milestones, and risk registers.
• Coordinate with federal officials, leadership, and stakeholders for updates.
• Facilitate meetings among federal stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors.
• Monitor schedules, milestones, risks, and resource constraints; escalate delays.
• Assist in coordinating priorities and maintaining project momentum.
• Document action items, decisions, deadlines, and responsibilities.
• Prepare status reports, summaries, executive briefings, and presentations.
• Improve PM processes, governance, and reporting mechanisms.
• Use tools to track deliverables and coordinate across initiatives.
• Analyze performance data to identify trends and drive improvements.
• Build relationships with government officials, leadership, and teams.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Federal government programs

Meeting facilitation

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Google Workspace

Jira

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

The Firm is a technology and strategy consulting firm whose motto, Think Differently, is integrated within all components of our solutions and operations. We integrate artificial intelligence into our consulting practice to streamline operations, enhance decision-making, and deliver measurable results for our clients. Our teams work side by side with AI tools every day to design smarter solutions and uncover efficiencies that traditional methods often miss. As a Platinum Partner with Smartsheet, we help our clients transform, modernize, and digitize their operations while positioning their workforces for the future. We live our four core values: Be Kind, Be the Best You, Bring the WOW factor, and Pay It Forward, which has provided success for our employees and our clients. We don't settle for ordinary; we live, design, and implement the exceptional. We develop leaders at all levels and offer advancement opportunities for individuals looking to develop a long-lasting career with our Firm.

A Day in the Life at M2

M2 Strategy is seeking a highly motivated Project Coordinator to join our firm and support our government clients, commercial clients, and leadership. Our projects are high-profile, fast-paced, and complex and provide a great opportunity to work on challenging engagements. Please see the responsibilities section below for additional details.

What's Important to Us

As well as a highly competitive salary, M2 Strategy offers an extraordinary benefits package including:

• 100% company-paid individual medical health insurance
• Voluntary dental insurance
• Voluntary vision insurance
• Voluntary short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Matching 401(k) plan that is 100% vested immediately
• Paid Time Off
• Professional Certification Reimbursement
• Company Artificial Intelligence Training
• Employee Recognition for Achievements and Milestone Anniversaries
• Team and Corporate Events

Note: This is a full-time salaried position. Resumes from independent consultants or contractors will not be considered. The role supports Federal Government clients, so U.S. Citizenship is required. Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to individual email or phone inquiries about application status. Candidates selected for next steps will be contacted directly.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Coordinate multiple projects and initiatives supporting federal scientific programs, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, mission objectives, and established project goals.
• Support project planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting across scientific and technology-related initiatives.
• Assist in assessing project requirements, resource availability, dependencies, and readiness for execution, identifying potential gaps and elevating concerns to project leadership.
• Develop, organize, and maintain project charters, integrated master schedules (IMS), project plans, milestone trackers, risk registers, and other essential project documentation.
• Coordinate with federal officials, scientific leadership, and program stakeholders to provide project updates, track action items, and facilitate timely communication.
• Facilitate meetings and collaboration among federal stakeholders, scientific subject matter experts, technical teams, and external vendors to support project execution and deliverable completion.
• Monitor project schedules, milestones, risks, resource constraints, and dependencies, proactively identifying potential delays and escalating issues as appropriate.
• Support project leadership in coordinating priorities, tracking assignments, resolving administrative and operational challenges, and maintaining project momentum.
• Maintain effective communication among project stakeholders, ensuring action items, decisions, deadlines, and responsibilities are clearly documented and tracked.
• Prepare project status reports, meeting summaries, executive briefings, presentations, and decision-support materials that communicate progress, risks, and outstanding actions.
• Assist in implementing and improving project management processes, governance procedures, documentation standards, and reporting mechanisms to enhance efficiency and accountability.
• Utilize project management tools and methodologies to track deliverables, maintain schedules, monitor progress, and coordinate activities across multiple initiatives.
• Collect, organize, and analyze project performance data, operational metrics, and reporting requirements to identify trends and support continuous process improvement.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with government officials, scientific leadership, contractors, and cross-functional teams to support successful project delivery.

Basic Qualifications and Requirements:

• BA or BS degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant project coordination, project management support, or consulting experience.
• PMP or CAPM certification is preferred.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects, including maintaining project schedules, tracking milestones, documenting risks, monitoring action items, and supporting deliverable completion.
• Experience with Google Workspace for project coordination, collaboration, documentation, scheduling, and reporting.
• Experience with Jira or comparable project management and tracking tools.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including proficiency with Google Workspace, Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• Experience preparing project status reports, meeting minutes, executive briefings, presentations, and other project documentation for senior-level stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating meetings, managing action items, tracking decisions, and following up with stakeholders to ensure timely completion of assigned tasks.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with government officials, executive management, clients, peers, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong organizational, analytical, time-management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to coordinate competing priorities and meet established deadlines.
• Must be self-motivated, detail-oriented, highly organized, and capable of working independently in a remote environment.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, proactively identify potential challenges, recommend solutions, and escalating concerns appropriately while maintaining effective communication with project leadership.

Operating Status:

Most M2 positions are hybrid roles, which will require working both at clients' work locations and teleworking. This specific role has the opportunity to be fully remote but physically in the DC Metro area.

Physical Qualification(s) Required:

• Work is performed in an office and telework environment
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for an extended period of time
• Responsible for adhering to all established safety standards

M2 Strategy is an equal opportunity employer. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access M2 Strategy’s career website as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by contacting M2 Strategy Talent Acquisition Team, [e-mail], 703-822-5600.

Note: We may use technology, including AI-assisted tools, to support the review of applications; all employment decisions are made by qualified human professionals.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.