Project Manager - Strategy & Communications Workstreams

Steampunk; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk seeks a Project Manager to manage delivery execution for strategy, communications, and workforce-related workstreams within a large federal advisory program, serving as a client liaison and team mentor in a government consulting setting.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in project management with Agile (Scrum/Kanban), a Bachelor's degree, and PMP or equivalent certification. A U.S. government security clearance is required; salary range is $110,000 to $175,000, gross annually.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of project management experience with Agile (Scrum/Kanban)
• PMP or equivalent certification
• Scheduling, performance measurement, and executive reporting proficiency
• Ability to influence clients and build consensus across stakeholders
• Experience with human-centered design, communications, or workforce delivery (preferred)
• Federal contract experience (preferred)
• Certified Scrum Master (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Track deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and risks for assigned workstreams
• Apply financial management, acquisition support, and performance measurement practices
• Partner with strategy, design, and communications subject matter experts to stay on track
• Report workstream status into the integrated schedule and leadership reviews
• Maintain relationships with client stakeholders on the workstreams
• Manage workstream team members and facilitate delivery discussions
• Assess delivery environment and tailor Agile practices to the workstream
• Support Agile ceremonies and remove blockers to keep delivery on track
• Evaluate feasibility and accelerate delivery where possible
• Offer guidance to client stakeholders in challenging situations
• Support staff training and development within the team

Skills

Agile project management

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Communication

Influence

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP certification

Certified Scrum Master

Job description

Overview

Are you a leader? Energetic? Ever worked as part of a program that's Agile? Are you interested in being an agent of change on a team committed to client-focused, mission-driven excellence?

Steampunk is seeking a Project Manager to manage delivery execution for strategy, communications, and workforce-focused workstreams within a large federal advisory program, applying the program/project manager competency standard to an assigned subset of the work. You'll be a client liaison, team coach, and mentor — leading day-to-day project tasking and delivery in a government consulting environment.

Contributions

• Track deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and risks for assigned workstreams against program-wide SLA standards (status reporting, escalation timelines)
• Apply financial management, acquisition support, and performance measurement practices within the assigned workstreams
• Partner with strategy, design, and communications subject matter experts to keep delivery on track and Section 508-conformant
• Report workstream status into the integrated schedule and leadership reviews
• Maintain results-oriented working relationships with client stakeholders on the assigned workstreams
• Manage assigned workstream team members, facilitate discussions to troubleshoot delivery issues, and monitor team performance
• Assess the current delivery environment and recommend Agile practices tailored to the workstream
• Participate in and support Agile ceremonies for the assigned workstream, removing blockers to keep delivery on track
• Evaluate workstream feasibility, eliminate non-productive tasking, and find ways to accelerate delivery where possible
• Offer guidance and recommendations to client stakeholders in challenging situations
• Support staff training and development needs to build skills and career growth within the assigned team

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of project management experience, including 5+ years managing projects using Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
• PMP or equivalent certification
• Working proficiency in scheduling, performance measurement, and executive reporting
• Ability to establish immediate credibility with clients, build consensus, and achieve goals through influence
• Demonstrated interpersonal skill coordinating across technical, mission, and stakeholder groups, with flexibility to work across teams, individuals, and executives

Preferred:

• Experience supporting human-centered design, communications, or workforce-related delivery, including studio-based HCD approaches
• Prior federal contract experience
• Certified Scrum Master

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $110,000 to $175,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk's total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is aChange Agentin the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through ourHuman-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visithttp://www.steampunk.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.