Senior IT Project Manager

MDW Associates; Quantico (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Job summary

MDW Associates is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead and support IT projects from planning through execution, with emphasis on integrated schedules, risk management, performance metrics, and clear technical documentation for a complex Department of War organization.

The role serves as a trusted partner to technical teams and leadership, ensuring alignment with IT governance, cybersecurity, and program-management standards.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple technology projects or workstreams and producing executive-ready status materials.
• Strong technical writing, facilitation, stakeholder-management, and Microsoft Office skills.
• This position requires U.S. citizenship in accordance with applicable government contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, risks, performance measures, cost information, and status reports for IT initiatives.
• Coordinate project reviews, working groups, and stakeholder meetings; prepare agendas, briefings, minutes, and action-item trackers.
• Draft and edit technical documentation, including project plans, policies, procedures, standards, user guides, reports, and briefings.
• Support process assessments, root-cause analyses, after-action reports, SOP development, change management, and knowledge-transfer activities.
• Monitor project performance, compliance documentation, budget, and delivery risks; provide recommendations for leadership consideration.
• Support development of controls and performance measures aligned to applicable IT, cybersecurity, and program-management standards.

Skills

Project management

Executive reports

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Education

Master's degree

5+ years experience leading projects

Tools

ServiceNow

SharePoint

Job description

MDW Associates is seeking Senior IT Project Managers to lead and support information-technology projects from planning through execution, with emphasis on integrated schedules, risks, performance, technical documentation, and continuous improvement for a complex Department of War organization. The role serves as a trusted partner to technical teams and leadership.

This role supports a federal organization responsible for personnel security, mission assurance, and protection of sensitive work environments.

This position is remote eligible; periodic on-site support in Quantico, Virginia may be required based on mission needs.

The Senior IT Project Manager may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties:

• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, risks, performance measures, cost information, and status reports for IT initiatives.
• Coordinate project reviews, working groups, and stakeholder meetings; prepare agendas, briefings, minutes, and action-item trackers.
• Draft and edit technical documentation, including project plans, policies, procedures, standards, user guides, reports, and briefings.
• Support process assessments, root-cause analyses, after-action reports, SOP development, change management, and knowledge-transfer activities.
• Monitor project performance, compliance documentation, budget, and delivery risks; provide recommendations for leadership consideration.
• Support development of controls and performance measures aligned to applicable IT, cybersecurity, and program-management standards.

Required Experience/Skills:

• Experience managing multiple technology projects or workstreams and producing executive-ready status materials.
• Strong technical writing, facilitation, stakeholder-management, and Microsoft Office skills.
• This position requires U.S. citizenship in accordance with applicable government contract requirements.

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• PMP, PgMP, Scrum, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, or comparable certification.
• Experience with IT governance, NIST-aligned documentation, ServiceNow, SharePoint, or similar enterprise tools.

Education Requirement(s):

• Master's degree or 5+ years of experience leading or supporting complex projects, plus at least 5 years supporting project planning, scheduling, risk management, or performance reporting.

Security Requirement(s):

• Candidates for this position must have an Active US Security Clearance (Secret).

Company Description

Incorporated in 2012, MDW is a small business headquartered in McLean, VA with offices in Huntsville, AL. We provide Federal government clients with consulting, management services, advisory and assistance services, decision support, strategic planning, process planning and improvement, task execution and metrics analysis. Our mission is to make our clients more successful by providing honest assessments, exceptional analysis, prudent advice, direct communication, and hard work.

Our core capabilities include:

• Strategic Planning
• Cost Estimating
• Budget Programming and Justification
• Budget Execution
• Acquisition Management
• Financial Systems Support & Integration

MDW Associates, LLC ("MDW") is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, covered veteran status, mental or physical disability, pregnancy or any other unlawful basis unrelated to the ability to do the job. MDW seeks to employ talented, ethical, and entrepreneurial-minded persons. Our applicants and employees are protected from discrimination as required by Federal law.

Additional Information

We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits and compensation package for our employees, including but not limited to:

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Group Life Insurance/Long Term Disability/Short Term Disability
• Retirement/401(k)
• Flexible Leave Policy

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.