PMO Project Manager

Smart IMS Inc; Mechanicsville (VA); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

cyberThink is seeking a PMO Project Manager in Mechanicsville, VA (Hybrid). This 8–9 month contract role focuses on PMO governance, documentation, training delivery, and risk oversight for enterprise IT projects.

Responsibilities include maintaining PMO documentation, managing SharePoint Online, delivering training materials, and creating executive dashboards using Excel and Power BI. Strong governance, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 15+ years IT experience with enterprise environments.
• 10+ years in project management, PMO, governance or related work.
• Knowledge of PMO best practices and governance frameworks.
• Experience managing PMO artifacts and SharePoint repositories.
• Experience creating training materials and presentations.
• Strong risk management experience and reporting.
• Advanced MS Office, MS Project, Visio skills.
• Experience creating executive dashboards with Excel/Power BI.
• Ability to guide project managers on governance and readiness.

Responsibilities

• Maintain PMO docs, governance artifacts, and reports.
• Manage SharePoint Online libraries with governance and version control.
• Develop and deliver PMO training programs and user docs.
• Provide risk oversight including assessment and mitigation.
• Create recurring project reports and analytics with Excel/Power BI.
• Review project readiness and ensure governance compliance.
• Support PMO improvements and governance initiatives.
• Collaborate with leadership to improve delivery consistency.

Skills

PMO governance

Project management

Stakeholder management

Training material development

Risk management

Executive dashboards

Strong communication

Documentation management

Leadership

Ability to work with IT teams

Education

PMP/PMI-ACP certification

Tools

SharePoint Online

Microsoft Project

Visio

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Job Title: PMO Project Manager

Duration (Contract): 8-9 Months

Client Location: Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Location Preference: Hybrid

Job Description:
As a Project Manager, you will provide PMO support and governance oversight for enterprise IT projects, ensuring consistent project management practices, risk management, reporting, training, and process adherence across the organization. This role requires strong project governance expertise, stakeholder engagement skills, documentation management experience, and the ability to support project teams through all stages of the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Update, maintain, and publish PMO documentation to support project managers and IT teams.
• Manage SharePoint Online document libraries, ensuring proper organization, governance, accessibility, and version control.
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver project management training programs, workshops, and user documentation for project teams and stakeholders.
• Provide risk management oversight, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and escalation support.
• Create and maintain recurring project reports, dashboards, and analytics using Excel and Power BI.
• Review projects during the planning phase to ensure readiness for execution and compliance with governance standards.
• Monitor project execution activities to ensure adherence to established governance frameworks, reporting requirements, and quality standards.Review project plans for completeness, including schedules, milestones, resources, risks, dependencies, and status reporting mechanisms.
• Support PMO process improvements, governance initiatives, and organizational project management maturity efforts.
• Collaborate with project managers and leadership teams to strengthen project delivery consistency across the organization.

Required Skills, Experiences, Education, and Competencies:

• Minimum 15 years of overall IT experience, with a strong understanding of enterprise technology environments.
• Minimum 10 years of project management, PMO support, governance, or related experience.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and PMO best practices.
• Experience managing project documentation, governance artifacts, and SharePoint Online repositories.
• Proven experience developing and delivering training materials, presentations, and user documentation.
• Strong risk management experience, including risk assessment, mitigation planning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Project, Visio, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience creating executive dashboards, reports, metrics, and visualizations using Excel and Power BI.
• Ability to evaluate project readiness, monitor governance compliance, and provide guidance to project managers.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent project management certification preferred.
• Experience with enterprise portfolio management processes, IT procurement practices, and technology governance frameworks is highly desirable.
• Infrastructure project experience preferred; application development experience is a plus.

The hourly range for roles of this nature are $50.00 to $80.00/hr. Rates are heavily dependent on skills, experience, location, and industry.

cyberThink is an Equal Opportunity Employer.