Project Manager (Initiatives/Sys Transition)

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare Sponsor Forms outlining initiative scope and objectives for Government approval; do not proceed without Government concurrence.
• Within 30 calendar days of initiative approval, identify the team lead, resources required, and deliver a project schedule to complete the initiative.
• Provide weekly status updates on all initiatives and maintain accurate status on a SharePoint site and within the enterprise project management system (PROMIS or equivalent).
• Track initiative tasks and subtasks in the enterprise ITSM ticket system (Remedy/Helix), and document level of effort, time, and resources involved.
• Create or update documentation required to support each initiative, including future O&M plans and supporting RMF artifacts.
• Lead transition of approximately 15–20 projects per year from the JSP Engineering team to Platform Services Operational teams, including participating in design phases, coordinating internal acceptance, and identifying transition risks.
• Career Development: Coordinate Platform Service project tasks for early lifecycle backups, monitoring, and patching; provide design and transition feedback to the JSP Transition team within 5 business days.
• Within 15 calendar days of a project transition, update internal SOPs, Work Instructions, and CMDB records to reflect the transitioned project.
• Maintain situational awareness of project lifecycles and provide Platform Services feedback on project scope changes in weekly status updates.
• Develop and present project briefs to JPH/JSP Leadership and provide PROMIS inputs within 48 hours of meetings with Division leadership.
• Apply industry-standard project management practices in accordance with PMI / PMBOK and ITIL service transition principles.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five (5) or more years of project management experience on DoD or federal IT services contracts, including managing concurrent initiatives or technology transitions.
• PMP certification required (or DAU Level III PM equivalent); ITIL Foundation certification strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience using enterprise project management and ITSM tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Remedy, ServiceNow) and SharePoint to manage portfolios.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across compute, storage, virtualization, applications, cyber, and operations disciplines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to brief Government leadership and produce executive-level project documentation.
• Working understanding of DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), STIGs, and IAVM impacts on project schedules and acceptance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage scope, schedule, cost, risk, and stakeholders for IT modernization projects in a complex enterprise environment.

Education Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Telecommunications, Management Information Systems, Business, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and seven (7) recent years of documented relevant project management experience.

Clearance Requirement

• U.S. Citizenship Active Secret Clearance (or higher)

Work Environment

• 100% onsite at a government facility within the National Capital Region (NCR), primarily at the Pentagon, Crystal Gateway, Taylor Building, Mark Center, or other JSP-designated alternate site.
• Must be local to the DC Metro Area with reliable transportation.
• Must comply with all DoD, DISA, and JSP security and access protocols, including the ability to access NIPRNet and SIPRNet environments.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, and retirement plans
• Paid time off and holidays

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law.