Project Manager

Unissant; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Unissant, Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our team and support a client in delivering a complex application program.

The role entails managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, staffing, stakeholder engagement, and project reporting while supporting iterative and agile delivery practices. The ideal candidate has 10+ years as an IT Project Manager, with at least 2+ years leading federal government projects, and strong communication and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; preferred fields: Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems or Operations Management.
• MBA or Master's degree preferred.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or comparable project-management/agile certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with client COR and stakeholders to plan, prioritize, execute, monitor, and report on project work.
• Lead project delivery to meet milestones, scope, and budget.
• Coordinate meetings with system owners, business, technical, and end users to define requirements and priorities.
• Ensure quality across requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and operations.

Skills

IT project management

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Budget & finance

Education

Bachelor's degree required; CS/IT/IS/Operations

MBA or Master’s preferred

PMP/PMI-ACP/CSM or similar certification preferred

Job description

Unissant, Inc. delivers innovative capabilities to the agencies that keep our nation healthy and safe. We apply our domain expertise, data acumen, and technology know-how to achieve breakthrough results for our clients. Working collaboratively, we advance missions and careers through a focus on honesty, integrity, and dependability. We continuously look for talent excited to join that effort. To learn more about our exciting organization, please visit www.unissant.com.

We are seeking a Project Manager to join our team and support our client.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented, results-driven IT project manager who can lead delivery for a complex application program. This individual will manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, staffing, stakeholder engagement, and project reporting while supporting iterative and agile delivery practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partner with the client COR and stakeholders to plan, prioritize, execute, monitor, and report on project work.
• Lead project delivery to ensure milestones and releases are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Coordinate and lead meetings with system owners, business owners, technical teams, functional teams, and end users to define and document requirements and implementation priorities.
• Ensure quality across requirements analysis, documentation, design, development, testing, deployment, operations, and maintenance activities.
• Manage financial activities, including timekeeping, budget tracking, status reporting, briefings, and communications.
• Lead project estimation, release planning, scheduling, task management, execution, and tracking for iterative and agile releases.
• Manage team resources, including staffing levels, skill alignment, mentoring, training, recruitment, and roll-off planning.
• Proactively identify, evaluate, mitigate, and monitor project risks, issues, dependencies, and corrective actions.
• Maintain effective communication with stakeholders regarding progress, risks, decisions, and mitigation activities.
• Support adoption of modern technologies and delivery practices, including AI-assisted delivery, DevSecOps, automation, and cloud-native approaches.

Work Experience and Job Skills:

• Minimum 10 years of experience as an IT Project Manager.
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing IT projects of similar size, complexity, and technology environment.
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading projects using agile or iterative enterprise performance life-cycle methodologies.
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading IT projects for the federal government.
• Solid understanding of software engineering disciplines, including requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations and maintenance.
• Working knowledge of the Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC) or comparable federal delivery framework.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage stakeholder expectations, and rapidly evaluate and adopt new technologies.
• Strong project planning, financial management, risk management, and written and verbal communication skills.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree required; preferred field of study in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Operations Management, or a related field.
• MBA or Master's degree in a relevant field preferred.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:

• PMP, Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP, or comparable project-management/agile certification is preferred.

Communication Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to facilitate stakeholder meetings and present project status, performance data, risks, and recommendations.
• Ability to write clear, concise content and manage sensitive information in a highly confidential manner.

Clearance Requirements:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance is required.

Travel:

• Travel may be required based on client and business needs.

Environmental Requirements:

• Mainly a routine office environment.
• May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds.
• Flexible in working extended hours as needed.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Unissant management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, where applicable and available, reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

Please note: Candidate(s) will be required to go through pre-employment screening.

Unissant, Inc. is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer! (EOE; M/F/Disability/Vets)