Project Manager

HeiTech Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HeiTech Services seeks an experienced project manager to provide overall leadership for complex federal technology and information management projects. You will translate customer requirements into actionable plans, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, and ensure deliverables meet schedule and quality standards.

The role requires five years of federal PM experience, strong communication, and the ability to obtain necessary security clearances.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a management or technical discipline from an accredited institution, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated project management experience on federal government initiatives; PMP certification may be beneficial.
• Minimum five years of progressive federal government project management experience.
• Experience leading technology-focused projects including information systems, development or modernization, and digital services.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required federal suitability and background investigations; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and day-to-day management for complex federal technology, digital services, and information management projects.
• Translate customer and contractual requirements into clear project plans, schedules, and deliverables.
• Ensure alignment of technical, business, and support teams on priorities and delivery expectations.
• Oversee performance, staffing, quality, risks, issues, dependencies, and communications.
• Prepare status reports, risk/issue registers, trackers, and meeting records.
• Plan and facilitate kickoff, status, stakeholder reviews, and retrospectives.

Skills

Project management

Federal government

Communication

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Undergraduate degree in management or technical discipline

Job description

Description

Provides overall leadership and day-to-day management for complex federal technology, digital services, and information management projects. This role translates customer and contractual requirements into clear project plans, coordinated work assignments, realistic schedules, and measurable deliverables. Ensures technical, business, and support teams remain aligned on priorities, responsibilities, and delivery expectations throughout the project lifecycle.

Oversees project performance, staffing, quality, risks, issues, dependencies, and communications while maintaining visibility into overall project health. Serves as a key point of coordination among customer stakeholders, project personnel, subcontractors, and company leadership to address challenges and support timely decision-making. Helps ensure project activities and deliverables are completed accurately, on schedule, and in accordance with established requirements and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall management, direction, administration, and quality oversight for assigned projects and workstreams, ensuring activities are executed in accordance with established requirements, schedules, and performance expectations.
• Provide project management oversight for technology-focused workstreams involving information systems, application development and modernization, digital services, content management, and related IT solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and manage integrated project plans and schedules covering tasks, milestones, resources, dependencies, deliverables, target dates, and completion status.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, including employees and subcontractor personnel, to ensure responsibilities are clearly assigned, resources are appropriately aligned, and work progresses according to plan.
• Coordinate closely with technical leads, developers, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand technical requirements, dependencies, risks, resource needs, and potential impacts to project schedules and deliverables.
• Monitor project performance, staffing, quality, risks, issues, and dependencies; identify emerging concerns and coordinate appropriate mitigation or corrective actions.
• Prepare and maintain project status reports, risk and issue registers, action-item trackers, meeting records, schedules, and other project management documentation needed to maintain visibility and accountability.
• Plan and facilitate kickoff meetings, recurring status meetings, stakeholder reviews, retrospectives, and other project working sessions while maintaining effective communication with customer stakeholders, project personnel, subcontractors, and company leadership.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a management or technical discipline from an accredited institution, or equivalent applicable experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in project management through relevant professional experience; PMP certification may also demonstrate proficiency.
• Minimum of five years of progressive federal government project management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex federal government projects.
• Experience managing technology-focused projects involving information systems, application development or modernization, digital services, content management, or related IT environments.
• Working knowledge of IT project delivery concepts and the ability to effectively coordinate with technical teams, business stakeholders, and system users.
• Strong communication, organization, facilitation, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to successfully complete applicable federal suitability and background investigation requirements.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a NACI or higher-level investigation/clearance.

This position is contingent upon contract award. HeiTech Services is proactively identifying qualified candidates in anticipation of a potential federal contract award. Qualified applicants may be contacted for prescreening and interviews prior to award. Employment is contingent upon successful contract award and completion of all required pre-employment and security requirements.

HeiTech Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact us at [e-mail].

HeiTech Services may utilize technology-assisted tools, including artificial intelligence, to support the review of application materials. These tools are used to enhance efficiency; however, all hiring decisions are made by human reviewers in accordance with federal hiring guidelines.