Project Manager - Level 1

Equa; Waldorf (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in Maryland is seeking an IT Project Manager to oversee project planning and execution. The role requires coordinating tasks across teams to ensure timely and budget-friendly project delivery. Ideal candidates should have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and strong skills in communication, leadership, and project management. Certifications like PMP are a plus. Applicants must be able to obtain government security clearance and travel up to 75% of the time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or a high school diploma with 2 years of project management experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain government security clearance.
• Excellent communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and complete multiple IT projects.
• Prepare status reports, monitor project progress, and manage timelines.
• Evaluate and recommend data management and quality control procedures.

Skills

Adapt and implement new procedures

Excellent listening skills

Self-starter

Proficient with MS Office

Strong interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or High School Diploma plus 2 years of experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer

PURPOSE OF POSITION

IT Project Manager is a technical professional charged with overseeing the process of planning, executing and delegating responsibilities around an organization's information technology (IT) pursuits and goals. The IT Project Manager works with team members spread across different offices and disciplines. The IT Project Manager is to ensure that projects are delivered smoothly on-time and on-budget with minimal unexpected stoppages in work.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects
• Coordinates deadlines and monitoring activities on project execution, gate reviews, technical baselines and milestone reviews, and status updates in written and oral manner. Can oversee work products of subordinates to ensure relational information and program or policy information remains relevant to reporting status, government formats, and formal reviews.
• Plans, organizes, and integrates data and relevant information in to achieve critical milestones, reviews and manages project progress over a project’s life-cycle.
• Responsible for advising managers on calculated or known changes in status, logistics and/or crucial data influencing the progress of projected and realized events.
• Prepares reports regarding status, issues, risks, financial and other requested data. May also review artifacts or contributions made by subordinate contractors prior to submission.
• Evaluates, recommends, and implements procedures for data acquisition, management and quality control.
• Familiar with a variety of project management principles, practices, and procedures.
• Integrates and validates project data and liaisons within and across departments or experts to acquire and report pertinent facts, relational information, or statistical impact to timelines, financial execution/spend plans.
• Evaluates and recommends statistical methods for data analysis, and monitors and interprets results of analysis.
• Serves as a key resource for project information and resolves problems or questions referred by internal and external sources.
• Excellence in communication on quasi-technical and programmatic elements to ensure accurate and timely information.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or High School Diploma plus 2 years of project management experience

Certifications

Candidate with a certification is a plus:

• PMP
• CAPM
• CompTIA Project +
• MPM
• CPM
• PMITS
• APM
• PPM
• ITIL

Skills

• Adapt and implement new procedures as required to provide excellent customer support
• Willing to learn new technologies and stay current on the latest industry trends
• Excellent listening, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Professionally and effectively communicate; both verbal and written at all levels within the organization
• Self-starter, able to work independently with minimum supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment
• Maintain complete confidentiality of sensitive information
• Proficient knowledge with MS Office applications

General Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance
• May be required to work additional hours to support business objectives
• Limited availability to take leave during peak business cycles to support business objectives
• Valid driver’s license and vehicle are required for this position as it requires client onsite support.
• Ability to maintain valid driver's license issued within the United States and proof of personal liability insurance (applicable for mileage reimbursement)
• Must be willing to submit to assessment, background, and illegal substance testing prior to employment
• Ability to travel, up to 75% of time to domestic locations

Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer