Project Manager - Global Projects

Spectraforce Technologies; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies is seeking a Project Manager for Global Projects in McLean, VA. The role focuses on leading large, cross-functional IT initiatives through full lifecycle, ensuring governance and stakeholder alignment.

Responsibilities include budgeting, governance, risk management, and delivering artifacts. Strong MS Office and PM tool proficiency required; 12-month engagement in a dynamic, global environment.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree required.
• Experience leading small- to mid-sized projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages multiple, complex, large and/or global projects. Coordinates and supports all aspects from concept through implementation, ensuring governance adherence and stakeholder management.
• Develops project budgets and monitors financial performance against parameters.
• Manages all aspects of large, complex IT projects or programs, including scope, milestones, costs and benefits.
• Creates project artifacts such as plans, communications, and resource/time management.
• Maintains relationships with customers, vendors and suppliers; facilitates evaluations.
• Ensures adherence to company policies, procedures, and standards.
• Identifies risks and issues; devises mitigation and escalation strategies.
• Leads governance structures and project reviews with PMs and stakeholders.
• Implements project management methodology and governance tools; drives tollgate compliance.
• Performs administrative tasks and participates in meetings as required.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Undergraduate Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Job description

Title: Project Manager - Global Projects

Location: McLean, VA

Duration: 12 Months

OBJECTIVES:

• Leads and manages multiple, complex, large and/or global projects. This role coordinates, supports, and assists all aspects of a large, complex, cross-functional, and/or global project from original concept through the final implementation, ensuring governance process adherence, project continuity, and stakeholder management.
• Develops project budgets and is responsible for performance against financial parameters and monitoring and reporting on projects.
• Manage all aspects of large, complex, cross-functional, and/or global IT projects or programs, including monitoring scope, milestones, dependencies, costs, and benefits through lifecycle.
• Create project artifacts, such as project plans, measures, team and stakeholder communications, resource and time management.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with key customers, vendors and suppliers. Manage key stakeholder and project manager commitment levels and communication. Facilitate vendor and supplier evaluations.
• Ensure projects follow all company and departmental policies, procedures, and standards.
• Identify and highlight risks and issues within the project and escalation appropriately. Devise effective mitigation and escalation strategies for projects to address risks and issues.
• Lead governance structures and processes to drive and manage the project.
• Manage implementation of project management methodology and governance tools. Drive projects through project governance methodology and ensure compliance to tollgates.
• Lead regular project and program reviews with Project Managers and stakeholders.
• Perform various administrative tasks and any other relevant task per request and participate in authorized on and off-site meetings and group activities.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate Degree.
• Experience leading small-midsized projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook).