SME Project Management Specialist/Project Manager

Novaces Llc; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NOVACES seeks a SME Project Management Specialist to serve as Project Manager and Key Personnel for a U.S. Coast Guard SFLC Business Operations Division opportunity in Baltimore, MD.

The role leads strategic initiatives, modernization efforts, and process improvements; coordinates contractor work; and acts as the primary liaison for the Contracting Officer and COR. On-site with possible CONUS remote support; PMP preferred and Tier 1 clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and federal PM experience.
• 10+ years of senior-level project/program management experience.
• Certification: PMP preferred; Agile/Scrum helpful; Tier 1 clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate strategic initiatives, modernization efforts, and business process improvements.
• Serve as primary point of contact for the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative.
• Coordinate contractor work across matrixed teams and maintain project plans and POA&Ms.
• Develop artifacts, manage schedule, risk, and resources; deliver reports throughout the lifecycle.
• Support Agile project management with tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or Confluence.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Resource planning

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Confluence

Job description

NOTE: This position is contingent on contract award.

NOVACES is seeking a SME Project Management Specialist to serve as Project Manager and Key Personnel for a U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center Business Operations Division support opportunity in Baltimore, MD.

The Project Manager will be responsible for leading and coordinating strategic initiatives, modernization efforts, and business process improvement projects in support of SFLC-BOD. This role will serve as the primary point of contact for the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative and will be responsible for coordinating contractor work across the team.

The successful candidate will provide project management support with minimal guidance, lead diverse and matrixed teams, support joint working groups, facilitate stakeholder engagement, develop project plans and POA&Ms, manage schedule/risk/resource considerations, prepare decision-maker artifacts, and deliver professional reports throughout the project lifecycle. The role may involve Agile project management methods and tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms.

Work may include supporting business process improvement and modernization initiatives, coordinating integrated teams, developing implementation plans, tracking actions to completion, facilitating meetings, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to high professional standards.

This is a proposal-contingent position supporting anticipated work on site in Baltimore, MD. Work may be performed through a mix of onsite and remote support from a CONUS location, subject to Government direction and approval.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, project management, operations, engineering, information systems, public administration, logistics, or a related field. Equivalent combination of education, professional certification, and relevant federal project/program management experience may be considered.

Experience: 10+ years, senior-level project/program management experience supporting federal, DHS, DoD, Coast Guard, logistics, modernization, business process improvement, or data-enabled transformation efforts.

Certifications: PMP preferred; Agile/Scrum helpful

Must be able to obtain a Tier 1 clearance.