Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Snowcreek Consulting is seeking a Secret-level cleared Project Manager to oversee the
planning, execution, and delivery of information technology projects in support of the DISA J6
Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Enterprise Directorate (C4). This role
serves as a project manager who facilitates the implementation/delivery of internal agency
projects and customer-funded initiatives from initiation to full operational capability. This involves
applying the project management framework, liaising with stakeholders across the agency to
achieve project outcomes, ensuring authorization of delivered systems in accordance with the
NIST Risk Management Framework, and completing transition packages to appropriately
handoff projects to operational owners. Projects range from cloud migrations, to new
infrastructure buildout, to enterprise software deployment, to O/S upgrades, across classified
and unclassified networks/systems. This role requires strong leadership skills, technical
expertise, and a proven track record of successful project management.
This position will be based in Arlington, VA in the Crystal City area, and will require a minimum
of 1-2 days per week in office, subject to change based on client requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Use a consultative, customer-focused, team-oriented approach to finding solutions to
  customer challenges/needs
• Oversee all aspects of the project in a matrixed organization
• Facilitate requirements-gathering, navigating requirements collection from a variety of
  stakeholders. Document requirements using a variety of tools, including work breakdown
  structures and requirements traceability matrices
• Analyze new and complex project-related problems and create innovative solutions that
  incorporate schedule, technology, methodology, tools, and solution components of the
  project
• Build and maintain appropriately sequenced, complex project schedules in Microsoft
  Project/Project Server using schedule templates. Apply named resources to the
  schedules; demonstrate critical path linkage.
• Develop or update documentation using Government-approved templates
• With guidance from Authorization team, apply DoD's Risk Management Framework to
  ensure system security compliance and authorization.
• Brief mid to senior-level leaders and report initiative status in the Weekly Activity Report
  and at the monthly IPR, using Microsoft Project Server-based briefing information
• Identify, analyze, and track project risk; develop mitigation strategies. Escalate
  risks/issues to senior leadership.
• Proficiency in using the Microsoft Office suite, particularly, MS PowerPoint; proficiency
  in using Adobe Acrobat DC

EDUCATION:
Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of relevant experience; additional years of experience may be
substituted in lieu of a degree.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidate must have an Active DoD SECRET security clearance
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Demonstrated successful project management approaches
• Demonstrated success in planning and executing large/complex IT migrations and
  consolidations
• Excellent resource planning and task scheduling skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to handle any issues that occur during project
  completion
• Working knowledge of Network, Systems/Compute, and User Support requirements
• Experience with discovery, event management and ITSM tools
• Demonstrated success in working with leadership to understand and define resource
  needs of your project
• Comfortable asking questions of technical experts to clarify or confirm understanding
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented; able to parse and organize information in a clear and direct manner
• Have a flexibility in perspective when approaching unfamiliar work scenarios; ability to
  think on their feet and respond professionally
• Experience in performing project audits; monitor/tracking of corrective actions; managing
  process improvement; performing process checks on internal procedures; and reviewing
  contract deliverables
• Demonstrated success in multi-tasking, self-assigning work, and functioning in a
  dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated success working with technical leads and subject matter experts to
  understand and define resource requirements to order to develop schedules that ensure
  operational projects are completed on time
• Demonstrated success in managing project team activities, technical resources, and
  providing periodic project status to stakeholders
• Proficiency in project management tools and software such as Microsoft Project
• Proficiency with MS Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, SharePoint, and
  PowerPoint)

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Familiarity with DISA, DOD regulations, and directives
• Experience supporting multiple senior level managers and Program Management Office
  leaders for large DoD contracts.
• Experience in using PowerApps or PowerBI tools