Naval IT Project Manager

Booz Allen Hamilton; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Naval IT Project Manager to drive IT initiatives for naval programs in a fast-paced environment. You will craft robust project plans, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure successful delivery of complex IT solutions for fleet needs.

The role requires deep experience in IT project management, DoD program governance, and Agile leadership, with a focus on communicating outcomes to senior leadership and military stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT project management experience.
• 7+ years of DoD PMO program management experience.
• Experience in Agile, senior-level briefings with government officials.
• Secret clearance and a bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients and stakeholders to align tasks with program goals and cross-functional coordination.
• Communicate to ensure goals are met and quality standards.
• Translate IT requirements into project plans and milestones with realistic schedules.
• Lead client engagement sessions using Agile methodologies.
• Deliver executive-level communications and briefings.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Executive briefing

Communication skills

Translate technical info

Team leadership

DoD program management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

ServiceNow

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Naval IT Project Manager

The Opportunity: Do you embrace a dynamic work environment and want to work where Information Technology (IT) underpins the mission? We are looking for a Project Manager (PM) who can leverage their IT expertise to work with the fleet to understand their needs and challenges to deliver a world-class IT experience. You will create well-designed project plans to assist the client in developing innovative solutions to complex problems. You know that project managers touch every part of an organization and wear multiple hats, from caring for the client and their meaningful project goals to participating in organizational development and being a key contributor to team success.

What You’ll Do:

• Work directly with clients and external stakeholders, ensuring cross-functional team support, coordination, planning, collaboration, and execution tasks are aligned with program and project goals.
• Empower our clients through effective communication, ensuring the program achieves its goals and meets our quality standards.
• Engage with clients to collect, understand, and define their IT requirements, analyze and translate those requirements into project plans and milestones, and create realistic schedules to manage and report progress.
• Leverage Agile methodologies to lead client engagement sessions in support of development planning and execution.
• Write and deliver executive leadership-level communications and briefings.

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience supporting, planning, scheduling, coordinating, or delivering IT projects
• 7+ years of experience conducting program or project management for a Department of Defense (DoD) Program Management Office
• Experience operating within Agile frameworks, developing senior-level briefings and written products, including whitepapers, executive summaries, and analysis, and engaging with senior military or government officials, including briefing and coordinating at the O-6/GS-15 level or higher
• Experience in project management, delivering medium to large-scale IT projects or programs
• Experience with stakeholder management and coordination, including implementing actions to support mission objectives and organizational goals
• Knowledge of Agile principles and tools such as Kanban boards, and project tracking applications such as Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Jira, or Confluence
• Knowledge of IT concepts and best practices to develop client solutions
• Ability to translate technical information for non-technical audiences
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) service lifecycle or IT Service Management (ITSM)
• Knowledge of enterprise network transport initiatives, including Wireless Area Network (WAN) or Local Area Network (LAN) connectivity, circuits, and infrastructure
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

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• Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
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• Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.
• Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.
• We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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