Deputy Project Manager

GDIT is seeking a Deputy Project/Task Senior Manager to assist the Project Manager with a complex program driving impactful mission outcomes for our customer. This role offers the opportunity to see the bigger picture on mission initiatives and grow your program management career.

Responsibilities

• Create weekly status reports including:
  • Detailed technical report
  • Summarized version for the client’s Chief Information Officer
  • Statused project schedule
  • Project schedule summary
• Create monthly status reports including:
  • JIRA reports
  • Spend plan
  • Earned Value Management Report
  • Quality Report
• Assist with creating, maintaining, and statusing several schedules.
• Create Monthly Performance Reports.
• Create and present monthly PowerPoint presentations to client’s COR, Chief Information Officer, and other Government stakeholders (if PM is unavailable).
• Assist with creating quarterly Integrated Baseline Review slide deck.
• Create Sprint deliverables, ensuring timely delivery and proper check-in to source control.
• Push appropriate resources to create/update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as needed; write SOPs when necessary.
• Assist with creating and peer-reviewing multiple deliverables to meet contract quality standards.
• Create Statements of Work for subcontractors and job requisitions as needed.
• Handle on-boarding and off-boarding activities, including ensuring proper signing and submission of laptop forms to GDIT property group.
• Learn SETRIS and handle SETRIS issues for subcontractors; contact submitters and approvers to ensure timely timesheet transmission.
• Serve as backup for PM for timesheet approvals.
• Ensure proper email notifications are sent before upgrades or patches to environments (backups, user notifications for Production, monitoring script turn-off).
• Track environment versions (Tomcat, Apache HTTPD, Java, Oracle, Sprint, etc.).
• Create/update Confluence pages as needed; capture daily status in Confluence Daily Scrum page.
• Perform Scrum Master duties such as creating, statusing, closing, and updating JIRA tickets.
• Proactively follow up on tasks to ensure completion.
• Participate in planning and budgeting exercises.
• Build and maintain relationships with client, customer staff, and end users.
• Assist the team and client with decisions based on long-term and short-term engagement aspects.
• Monitor progress to ensure deadlines and standards are met.
• Contribute to modernization and migration to Azure cloud activities.
• Support the Project Manager with business development activities to expand technology solutions for Department of Commerce clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree.
• 10 years of project management experience, with at least 5 years of intensive and progressive experience demonstrating required proficiency levels.
• Excellent writing, speaking, and interpersonal skills with demonstrated client-facing roles.
• Proven track record of leading complex systems implementation or integration efforts.
• Experience working for a senior leadership client, participating in briefings, presentations, and advisory sessions.
• Experience with business process management (BPM) products and Azure cloud SaaS-based implementations.
• Some knowledge of radio transmitters and receivers, radar, antennas, and satellites (radio spectrum).
• Experience managing relationships and dependencies with external teams.
• Experience working in an Agile framework.
• Experience with JIRA and JIRA reports.
• Experience with Confluence.
• Experience writing technical documentation.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Must have a Secret Clearance to start.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Competitive pay and paid time off.
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year (prorated based on hire date).
• 10 paid holidays per year (prorated based on hire date).
• GDIT Paid Family Leave program: up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.
• Short and long-term disability benefits.
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.
• AI-powered career tool for identifying career steps and learning opportunities.
• Internal mobility team focused on career growth.
• Award-winning culture of innovation and military-friendly workplace.

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $123,250 - $166,750. Salary will be set based on experience, geographic location, and possibly contractual requirements.

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Travel Required: 10-25%
• Telecommuting Options: Remote
• Work Location: Any Location / Remote