Project Manager II

Paragon Technology Group, Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Paragon Technology Group, Inc. seeks a Project Manager II to oversee defense-related projects. You will assemble project teams, assign responsibilities, identify resources, and develop schedules to ensure timely completion and milestones are met.

The role requires knowledge of acquisition program planning, strong coordination across stakeholders, and the ability to manage scope, time, cost, quality, HR, communications, risk, and procurement. A US citizenship with DoD clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years' experience in project management.
• Must be a US Citizen with a DoD Secret, or higher, clearance determination.

Responsibilities

• Assemble project team and assign individual responsibilities.
• Identify resources needed and develop schedule to ensure timely completion.
• Coordinate activities with internal and external organizations to meet project milestones.
• Manage project scope, time, cost, quality, HR, communications, risk, and procurement.
• Establish management controls, milestones, metrics and reviews to reflect project status.

Skills

Project coordination

Acquisition program planning

Stakeholder communication

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

MS Office

Job description

The Project Manager II oversees one or more projects of a highly complex nature. Responsible for assembling project team, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedule to ensure timely completion of project and meeting deadlines of project. Familiar with the project scope and objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member in order to effectively coordinate the activities of the team. May perform one or more of the following activities: assembling project team; assigning individual responsibilities; identifying appropriate resources needed; developing schedule to ensure timely completion of project; meeting deadlines of project; project scope management; project time management; project cost management; project quality management; project HR management; project communications management; project risk management; and project procurement management.

• Possess working knowledge of Acquisition program plans consistent with policies, requirements, and direction.
• Proven ability to analyze interrelated issues and development of recommendations to solve problem
• Ability to coordinate activities and schedules with internal and external organizations and customers to guide program accomplishment through phases of the acquisition cycle
• Experience establishing management controls such as milestones, expenditure rates, metrics and management reviews to reflect Acquisition program status and to provide early detection of problems.
• Ability to recommend tradeoffs to cost, schedule and performance. Familiarity with the application of industry best practices to program guidance, planning, and solutions.
• Experience in preparation and tracking status of Acquisition program-related documents submitted for review/approval by Command authority.
• Familiarity with accessing and supporting program information in the government provided portfolio management tool
• Experience building an acquisition schedule in Microsoft Project for internal tasks, durations, task flows, interdependencies, etc., major milestones, and key events
• Possesses the ability to produce and/or review of all Acquisition program documentation as specified in the Integrated Defense Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics Life Cycle Management Framework including Integrated Master Schedule (IMS
• Experience tracking and monitoring of acquisition documents

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• 2+ years' experience in project management
• Must be a US Citizen with a DoD Secret, or higher, clearance determination.