Project Manager III

Lukos; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Life insurance

Short/long-term disability

Paid time off

Federal holidays

Job summary

Lukos in Bethesda, MD is seeking a Project Manager III to lead portfolio and program initiatives for the NCCIH contract. You will define scope, manage schedules, risks, and deliverables while coordinating with leadership and stakeholders to ensure high-quality work products.

The ideal candidate has seven or more years of project management experience, with federal health experience preferred, and will oversee cost, resources, quality, and change across multiple projects within a dynamic

Qualifications

• BA/BS in a relevant discipline from an accredited institution; Master’s preferred.
• Minimum seven (7) years managing projects or programs with scope, schedule, risk, and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Meet with NCCIH leadership to understand, define, and prioritize portfolio/program/project needs.
• Plan and execute stakeholder communications and engagement activities.
• Coordinate with leadership to plan, execute, and monitor activities aligned to strategic goals.
• Provide updates to leadership and elicit feedback on activities and work products.
• Communicate activities with stakeholders and maintain a transparent process.
• Foster outreach and engagement, including information gathering sessions and resources.
• Collaborate to research and gather technical/background information for documents.
• Lead relevant workgroups and stakeholder meetings.
• Identify dependencies and opportunities for collaboration across programs.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

BA/BS in relevant discipline

Master’s preferred

Job description

Project Manager III

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| Minimum Qualifications Summary |
| Certification & Education | Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited institution, Master’s preferred. |
| Experience Required | Minimum seven (7) years managing projects or programs, including responsibility for scope, schedule, risk, resources, and deliverables. Federal health or HHS experience is preferred |

Job Objective
The Office of Administrative Operations (OAO) of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) requires a contractor to provide Business Analysis and Policy Development Support to NCCIH executive leadership and staff. The Acting Executive Officer will work closely with the Contracting
Officer’s Representative (COR) to manage all contract services to ensure successful delivery of high-quality work products and support to meet stakeholder business needs, managing risks proactively and effectively.
The contractor shall empower and support NCCIH leadership and staff in assessing, planning, executing, and managing portfolio, program, and/or project activities to achieve Strategic Plan goals. The contractor is responsible for facilitating all business needs analysis and stakeholder management, schedule management, cost management, quality management, scope management, risk management, resource management, integration management, and change management functions

Responsibilities

• Meet with NCCIH office and division leadership to understand, define, and prioritize portfolio/program/project needs, goals, and success criteria/key performance indicators.
• Help plan and execute stakeholder communications and management activities including but not limited to identifying stakeholders, assessing their needs and expectations, and planning and implementing various ways to engage with them.
• Work closely with NCCIH office and division leadership and other stakeholders as needed to plan, execute, and monitor activities and work products in alignment to strategic goals.
• Meet with NCCIH office and division leadership and other stakeholders to provide updates on and elicit feedback for activities and work products.
• Communicate activities with stakeholders and maintain a transparent process.
• Foster outreach and engagement with leadership and stakeholders, including but not limited to developing and facilitating information gathering sessions, emails, decision memos, presentations, training, templates, and resources as appropriate.
• Work closely with all stakeholders to research and gather both technical and background information for inclusion in documents.
• Actively participate and/or lead relevant workgroups and team/stakeholder meetings/discussions.
• Identify and communicate internal and external dependencies and/or opportunities for collaboration across programs/projects as appropriate.

Work Location
Bethesda, MD

About Lukos
Lukos has been delivering professional services to the Federal Government for 15 years. We help a variety of federal agencies in areas such as national security, homeland security, international development, training, analytics, healthcare, and other professional services. Since our founding, we have grown to support all military services and multiple federal civilian agencies.
About Our Name: Lukos is ancient Greek for “wolf”. The characteristics of the wolf match our approach to national security. The wolf is known for cunning, aggression, patience, and teamwork. An individual wolf is smart, strong, and resilient, but the true strength of wolves is their ability to work together as a wolfpack. Kipling said it best in The Law of the Jungle.
“For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.”
At Lukos we take care of our pack by offering full time employees competitive benefits to include: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off and Federal holidays.
Lukos is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or national origin.