Manager Technical Projects

MANTECH; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a motivated Manager, Technical Projects to join our team in Chantilly, VA. This role provides project management, integration, and requirements management support to the analytic branch of a large, mission-focused environment.

The Manager will coordinate priorities with sponsors, manage requirements, maintain schedules, and communicate status to stakeholders. TS/SCI with polygraph is required for eligibility. This is a hands-on leadership role in a demanding, fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with 10+ years of PM/requirements/systems integration experience.
• Strong experience in project management, requirements management, systems integration, and/or systems engineering.
• Experience gathering, tracking, and managing technical requirements/workloads in a complex environment.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and communicate to multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Determine priorities with Sponsor management and align team work.
• Coordinate and facilitate exchange meetings to validate requirements.
• Update and track requirements in JIRA and other methods.
• Develop and maintain realistic project schedules.
• Maintain proactive communication with Sponsor management and internal stakeholders.
• Prepare and present status reports, deliverables, and briefings.
• Organize documentation and collaborate with teammates, service providers, vendors, and users.

Skills

Project management

Requirements management

Systems integration

Systems engineering

Stakeholder communication

JIRA usage

MS Office

Scheduling

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

JIRA

Microsoft Office

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Manager, Technical Projects to join our team in Chantilly, VA.

The Manager, Technical Projects will provide project management, integration, and requirements management support to the analytic branch of a large, mission-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Working with Sponsor management to determine priorities and structuring the team’s work to align appropriately with those priorities, while effectively managing expectations at all levels with the ability to communicate well in a customer facing environment.
• Managing requirements, to include coordinating and facilitating exchange meetings or forums to determine/validate requirements and ensuring tasks are performed according to agreed-upon plans.
• Updating, maintaining, and tracking all requirements in JIRA, and through other methods as directed.
• Developing and maintaining realistic, accurate, and complete schedules for each project.
• Maintaining consistent, proactive, and timely communication with Sponsor management and other internal stakeholders, particularly in regard to outages, and events that may impact other teams.
• Preparing and presenting status reports, deliverables, and briefings as required, responding to inquiries and requests for assistance from outside parties and other technical teams.
• Organizing and maintaining documentation so it is easily interpreted by all required parties as well as collaborating with teammates, other service providers, vendors, and users to build relationships and achieve objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma with 10+ years of relevant project management, requirements management, systems integration, and/or systems engineering experience.
• Strong experience with project management, requirements management, systems integration, and/or systems engineering.
• Strong experience gathering, tracking, and managing technical requirements/workloads in a complex environment.
• Strong ability to manage competing priorities and communication to multiple stakeholders, while managing expectations appropriately.
• Experience with project management and other software suites, particularly JIRA and Microsoft Office products.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience working in an environment with many different types of data stores.
• Hands-on technical experience, particularly Cloud focused projects.
• Experience with presentations and storyboards.

Clearance Requirements

• An active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Use hands to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.