IT Project Manager

SAIC; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Colorado Springs is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead a fast-paced DoD support program, delivering enterprise software, infrastructure, cyber security and network systems onsite.

You will apply PMI best practices throughInitiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Closing, coordinating with directors, program managers, and government leads to ensure secure, documented results across all project phases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years IT PM experience or Master's with 0+ years.
• Active PMP Certification.
• Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.
• DOD or Federal government experience.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a wide range of IT PM activities in a DoD support organization.
• Apply PMI best practices across Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Closing.
• Update MS Project plans, Project Server files and SharePoint sites.
• Coordinate with directors, program managers, resource managers, and government leads.
• Manage scope changes, risk, and stakeholder communications plans.
• Work with engineering and operations teams to ensure secure, documented solutions.

Skills

PMP Certification

IT Project Management

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

MS Project

Project Server

MS SharePoint

MS Office

Job description

Description

SAIC is seeking an IT Project Manager onsite in Colorado Springs to work in a fast pace, dynamic DoD support organization. You will lead a wide range of Project Management activities and ensures use of Project Management Institute best practices. The IT Project Manageris responsible for ensuring capability delivery via the project lifecycle that provisions enterprise software, infrastructure, cyber security, and network systems. You will ensure progress via well planned, communicated, and documented actions within the Initiation Phase, Planning Phase, Execution Phase, Control/Monitoring, and Closing Phase.

Responsibilities

• Works aggressively across directorate leadership, program managers, and other key stakeholders to ensure full integration and synchronization of Project Management activities.
• Ensures meeting coordination and clarity of scope, policy compliance, alignment within strategic objectives and program/portfolio plans, and thorough communication plan execution.
• Works with other PMs and Task Managers to ensure engineering, cyber and operations SME resource leveling actions to deliver projects.
• Directs project team to follow comprehensive communications and stakeholder engagement plan.
• Updates MS Project plans, maintain files on Project Server, & MS SharePoint.
• Use MS Office products to create and maintain project plans, schedules, Statements of Work, Bill of Materials, risk registers, presentations and briefings.
• Applies Risk Management principles to identify, analyze, mitigate, accept or ignore risks for all projects.
• Coordinates activities with IT Portfolio Managers, governance/policy leads, Resource Managers, Program Managers, and government leads to ensure desired solutions are supportable/documented across all functions to include full cyber accreditation and network operations sustainment.
• Ensures all Scope changes are fully vetted and documented.
• Works closely with engineering and operations teams to minimize design time and reduce service transition risks.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors and two (2) years or more experience; Masters and 0 years related experience.
• Active PMP Certification.
• 10 years' experience in IT Project Management.
• Secret clearance with ability to secure a Top Secret clearance.
• DOD or Federal Government experience.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and apply other time management skills to operate effectively in a highly fluid, fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, in both day-to-day operational and IT management interaction contexts.

Desired Qualifications

• ITIL V4 Foundations certified.
• Scrum or Agile Certified.
• CISCO, VMWare, Microsoft, Cyber Security certification(s) a strong plus.
• COCOM and/or similar senior DOD staff experience.

Target salary range: $100,001 - $140,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.