Project Manager

About the role

At ITA International, we're a tech-enabled professional services company headquartered in Newport News, Virginia. We leverage subject matter expertise, data analytics and technology to challenge boundaries and transform possibilities. With a global presence and a passionate team of over 200 ITAers, we're driven by mission success for our customers, “In The Arena.” Our expertise spans Operations, Training, Engineering, Nanotechnology, Statistics, Machine Learning and Software Engineering – enabling data and tech-enabled solutions that deliver real value. ITA is seeking a Project Manager to join the team in Fort Eustis, Virginia in a hybrid position.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout of assigned projects and technical initiatives.
• Serve as the primary project-level point of contact for government stakeholders and program leadership.
• Develop and maintain project management plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and performance objectives.
• Establish project priorities and coordinate resources to ensure successful execution.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate activities across Business Analysts, Solutions Architects, Power Platform Developers, UI/UX Designers, testers, cybersecurity personnel, and other technical resources.
• Ensure project activities remain aligned with approved requirements and mission objectives.
• Facilitate project kickoff meetings, status meetings, technical working groups, sprint ceremonies, stakeholder reviews, and project closeout activities.
• Maintain project schedules and track progress against milestones and contractual commitments.
• Identify schedule delays, resource constraints, technical blockers, and other risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Establish and maintain project RAID logs covering risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.
• Coordinate resolution of issues that require cross-functional or stakeholder intervention.
• Monitor project performance and communicate status, risks, issues, and decisions to government and program leadership.
• Prepare executive-level briefings, status reports, dashboards, and other program management artifacts.
• Ensure project deliverables are completed accurately, on time, and in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Coordinate internal and customer reviews and obtain appropriate stakeholder approvals.
• Manage project change requests and evaluate impacts to scope, schedule, cost, resources, and technical delivery.
• Support prioritization of requirements and backlog items based on mission value, risk, schedule, and available resources.
• Work with technical leads to establish realistic development and delivery schedules.