IT Project Manager

Description

SAIC has an opening for an IT Project Manager billet in Arlington, VA. SAIC is recognized as an IT leader in the intelligence and law enforcement spaces. This exciting opportunity will be supporting the United States Marshals Services' unique mission needs. We are seeking an individual to join the team who is fully committed to the success of USMS programs and bringing the best innovation, implementation, and attitudes to bear to the position.

Description of Duties:

The IT Project Manager will utilize project management and technical skills to manage projects throughout the project lifecycle, work with clients to understand their business initiatives and priorities and help them solve complex business issues with the use of technology. Additionally, the candidate will:

• Conduct detailed project planning and budgeting, requirements development, software selections, project status reporting to senior management, proactive recognition and resolution of issues across teams, and hands-on project guidance (both technical and other) to ensure completion of assigned projects on schedule and within budget.
• Establish, utilize, and champion the use of formal project management tools and techniques across all assignments:
• Project and process planning
• Status reports and senior-level client interactions
• Development and maintenance of accurate schedules
• Creative and effective risk management
• Management of issues and action items
• Deliver projects on time, within budget, and scope with high quality
• Act as a central point of contact between the business and development team(s)
• Successfully manage project expectations and clarify roles and responsibilities when needed
• Ensure a strong, team-oriented working relationship
• Understand the client’s business, their essential issues, their business processes, their applications, and the systems affected by each project
• Attend customer meetings and may serve as primary representative
• Collaborate with government and contracting team leadership to manage the selection, scope of work, procurement, quality and payment of project materials, vendors and subcontractors

Qualifications

Required Experience/Skills/Attributes:

• Secret clearance or above
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT, Engineering, Business Management, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent work-related experience
• Five (5) or more years of direct project management experience in the building construction or facilities maintenance industry
• Strong MS Project skills; or expertise with another scheduling tool
• Management experience with government agencies

Target salary range: $140,001 - $180,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2618866

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability