Project Lead

Xpect Solutions, Inc.; Huntsville, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Retirement plan

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

3 weeks PTO

Holiday PTO 11 days

Performance awards

Referral bonus up to $5,000

Education reimbursement

Job summary

XPECT Solutions, LLC is seeking a Project Lead to support a Federal Government client in Huntsville, AL. The role requires coordinating large IT projects, onsite work, and ensuring delivery quality in a multi-enclave infrastructure.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years IT experience, TS clearance with SCI eligibility, PMP, and strong communication. The position emphasizes project leadership, agile ceremonies, and collaboration with government staff.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain SCI.
• Onsite work at customer facility.
• Minimum of ten years IT-related experience.
• PMP certification or equivalent experience.
• Large enterprise environment experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with Agile and Scaled Agile ceremonies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all tasks assigned to the team are addressed in accordance with the policies and standards documented and identified by the government
• Monitor and manage the performance of the personnel on the task
• Coordinate the schedules and availability of contractors to ensure required coverage to accomplish the requirements of the contract
• Provide feedback to the Government on changes or improvements to systems or processes based on the work done by the personnel on the task through the weekly and monthly deliverables and Project Management Reviews (PMRs)
• Provide quality assurance on the work performed by the contractors to ensure customer service, technical competence, completeness, and accuracy
• Ensure excellent customer service in all interactions by conducting customer follow-up to gain feedback and identify successes or failures to provide feedback to both the government and contract staff

Skills

Top Secret clearance

Excellent communication

Agile ceremonies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

PMP certification

Tools

Atlassian Jira

SharePoint

Job description

XPECT Solutions, LLC has built a strong reputation by supporting our clients in meeting their strategic goals and mission objectives. We provide high quality resources for a wide range of IT and security solutions at best-value pricing. Our success is built on a solid foundation of well-vetted, highly technical personnel, a disciplined project management approach, and an overarching commitment to customer service. We develop, test, deploy, and support exceptional solutions that enhance system functionality, while maximizing reliability and availability, and ensure the tightest security.

Position Overview

We are searching for a Project Lead on an effort supporting our Federal Government Client in Huntsville, AL. The ideal candidate will provide project management support for our large federal government agency’s highly complex network infrastructure environment to include multiple enclaves comprising various classification levels.

The Project Lead is responsible for coordinating, defining, staffing, and managing large Information Technology projects(s) in accordance with client requirements and company guidelines. Guides, organizes, and monitors information technology professional services provided by team. Works with the project owner or project business owner to oversee delivery performance, ensure delivery quality and report schedule and execution performance. Organizes, guides, and coordinates the planning and production of all contract support activities.

Core Responsibilities

• Ensure all tasks assigned to the team are addressed in accordance with the policies and standards documented and identified by the government
• Monitor and manage the performance of the personnel on the task
• Coordinate the schedules and availability of contractors to ensure required coverage to accomplish the requirements of the contract
• Provide feedback to the Government on changes or improvements to systems or processes based on the work done by the personnel on the task through the weekly and monthly deliverables and Project Management Reviews (PMRs)
• Provide quality assurance on the work performed by the contractors to ensure customer service, technical competence, completeness, and accuracy
• Ensure excellent customer service in all interactions by conducting customer follow-up to gain feedback and identify successes or failures to provide feedback to both the government and contract staff

Requirements

• Active Top Secret Clearance, with the ability to obtain SCI
• Must be able to workonsite at customer facility
• Minimum of ten (10) years of IT-related experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent experience
• Large enterprise environment experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with Agile and Scaled Agile ceremonies

Preferred Additional Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• Three (3) years of Project Leadership experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Experience managing network engineering projects
• Highly self-motivated and directed, with attention to detail
• Experience with Atlassian Jira
• Experience with SharePoint

Company Culture and Benefits

Xpect Solutions, LLC is a one-of-a-kind employer with a talented team that is cleared at various levels and is certified in dozens of industry-recognized certifications. Our talented staff are the key to our success. They bring the knowledge, experience and technical skills to deliver the best solutions to our customers.

We support our team by providing open communication, win-win partnerships with clients and vendors, a team-oriented culture that supports employee focus on professional development and growth for a long-lasting and happy career.

We offer a benefits package that is designed to keep our most important assets – our employees – healthy, happy, energized and moving forward. Our philosophy is simple – empower our employees with the benefits, resources and the financial incentives they need to be successful.

Benefits and Perks:

• A Company SponsoredMedical, Dental, and Vision plan
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• AD&D Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• 3 weeks of annual PTO
• 11 days of Holiday PTO
• Performance Awards
• Referral Bonuses(of up to $5,000)
• Education Reimbursement/Training (of up to $2,500/year)