Project Manager - LLJP00001559 at Softworld Inc

Job Title: 80417 - Project Manager

Job Location: Lexington MA 02420

Onsite Requirements:

• Experience working in cybersecurity
• Experience working in DoD or similar government industry
• Experience creating and maintaining project plans that communicate tasks, milestone dates, and status. The successful candidate will also be responsible for the development of project documents such as project charter, communications plan, requirements metrics, and similar documents.

Job Description:

• This position is dedicated to Project Management across SSD, with a specific focus on Cybersecurity and Operational, and will report to the Manager, Strategy and Project Management.

In this role you will:

• Responsible for executing multiple Cybersecurity high visibility, high risk and complex SSD projects in collaboration with other Departments, and Divisions.
• Create and maintain project charter, project plans, risk and issue log, and communications plan. PM will be responsible for scope, schedule, and budget management.
• Drive the project team for pro-active risk management.
• Provides project status reporting to stakeholders, SSD management and Laboratory senior management.
• Provides direction to the vertical teams regarding project feasibility, development of business cases, establishment of priorities, monitoring progress, continual evaluation of project status and resource utilization from project inception to post-deployment closeout.
• Driving project close-out with a clear operationalization plan will be included in PM's core responsibilities.
• Develop success measures (qualitative and quantitate) for projects to measure the effectiveness and outcomes
• Provide reporting at all levels for the assigned project, including core team, SSD leadership team and the executive team within Business Transformation Office (BTO) and Director's office.
• Build Continuous Improvement model with SSD Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Information Services Department (ISD) and other teams.
• The SSD PM will build relationships, execute, manage and negotiate in a matrixed environment by following SPMO practices and project management methodology (Waterfall, Agile etc.)

Required Skills:

• 5-7 years of experience as a project manager
• Experience creating and maintaining project plans that communicate tasks, milestone dates, and status.
• The successful candidate will also be responsible for the development of project documents such as project charter, communications plan, requirements metrics, and similar documents.
• 2-3 years of experience working in one of these: cybersecurity, DoD or similar government industry
• Minimum 2 years of experience working in a Project Management Office
• Proficiency in O365, Microsoft Project Plan (.mpp) Office Strong skills in excel and power point for meaningful reporting and executive presentations
  Strong interpersonal, organizational, written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Skills:

• PMP certification
• Change Management experience
• Business analysis experience

** 3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.

This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.

This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role.

Due to the nature of the work, a United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for the position **