When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. 

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Chugach is seeking a Subject Matter Expert V (Technical Project Manager) to support the US Coast Guard IT Services team and provide day-to-day IT program support to NIWC.  The position requires an experienced Process Engineer with project management experience to support the project.  This position will work out of the Washington, DC/Norfolk, VA/Charleston, SC area. Occasional travel may be required.

Work Model: Onsite/In-Office

Essential Duties & Job Functions:

• Plan and implement enterprise level IT projects. Ensure all projects are delivered on-time, within scope, and within budget.
• Assist in defining project scope, objectives and deliverables, involving all relevant stakeholders while ensuring technical feasibility.
• Develop detailed project plans to monitor and track progress and deliverables. Share project plans with stakeholders, while taking ownership of updating and improving tracking mechanisms.
• Manage changes to project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques.
• Promote and maintain communication between the project team and project sponsor, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Propose and manage new mechanisms to improve project workflow efficiencies, and proactively identify points of weakness and inefficiency working with project leads to identify solutions.
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques. Report project progress as well as problems and solutions to stakeholders and escalate as needed.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Track project performance to analyze successful completion of short and long-range goals. Identify delays and propose solutions to prevent future delays, while improving overall delivery schedule.
• Continuously improve the project management toolkits and methodologies used. Recommend IT strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organizational outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.
• Develop spreadsheets, diagrams and process maps to document needs. Evaluate and assess results of completed projects.
• Proven work experience in enterprise level IT project management involving developing project plans, task tracking, coaching, leading teams, process improvement, planning, and performance management.
• Thorough understanding of project management techniques and tools.
• Familiar with various IT system development and service methodologies.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong decision-making and leadership skills.
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Mandatory:

• BA/BS or higher degree in Information Technology or related field with 5+ years of experience or 10+ years of experience within the industry
• Available to get a SECRET Security Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship
• Must have a valid driver's license with acceptable driving record upon request

Reasonable Accommodation:

CGS will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Chugach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.