Senior IT Project Manager (DISA)

Position Summary

Senior IT Project Manager to serve as the on-site Program Manager for a DISA records management and automatic declassification support contract.

This individual is the single point of accountability for contract performance across two task areas -- declassification review support at the NARA Interagency Referral Center and records/information management (RIM) modernization at DISA Fort Meade -- ensuring all deliverables meet quality, schedule, and security requirements with little to no government intervention.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary interface with the DISA Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and Agency Records Officer, managing all communications, escalations, and status reporting.
• Direct a cross-site team of up to 8 cleared personnel (6 at Ft. Meade, 2 at NARA), overseeing staffing, resource allocation, and continuity of coverage during absences.
• Develop and execute an Event Chain Method (ECM) Project Management Plan with supporting sections for Communications, Change Management, Risk Assessment, Training, and Business Process Improvement.
• Manage the transition-in plan to achieve 50% staffing within two weeks and 100% within 30 days of the period of performance start.
• Establish and enforce a quality control program to meet acceptable quality levels -- including the minimum 20,000 records reviewed annually at 95% accuracy with zero security infractions for the declassification task.
• Oversee timely delivery of all contract deliverables (monthly status reports, referral reports, DDSS updates, records disposition schedules, SOPs, RM manual, NDA status reports).
• Ensure program compliance with federal records mandates (44 U.S.C. Ch. 31 & 33, 36 CFR 1220-1239, OMB/NARA M-19-21, DoDI 5015.02) and DISA security policies.
• Manage risk, change, and communications; conduct program assessments; and brief senior DISA leadership.
• Ensure all personnel maintain required clearances, SCI eligibility, and executed Non-Disclosure Agreements throughout the period of performance.

Required Qualifications

• Clearance: Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (favorably adjudicated Tier 5); U.S. citizen.
• At least 5 years' experience as a Program/Project Manager on federal professional services or IT/records contracts, ideally within DoD or the intelligence community.
• Experience managing multi-site, cleared teams and delivering to a Performance Work Statement under a Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).
• Working knowledge of federal records and information management (RIM) programs, NARA regulations, and records disposition/declassification processes.
• Strong project management discipline in scope, schedule, risk, change, and communications management (PMP certification preferred).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing senior government leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting DISA, NARA, or a declassification/records management program.
• Familiarity with systems such as DDSS, NARA ERA/ARCIS, and SharePoint Online records repositories.
• Experience with the Event Chain Method (ECM) or comparable project management methodologies.
• Knowledge of EO 13526, restricted data (RD/FRD) handling, and NARA Interagency Referral Center (IRC) operations.
• PMP Certification
• Agile Scrum Master or equivalent

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Management, or a related field (advanced degree or equivalent experience substitutions may apply per STARS III labor category education/experience equivalency provisions).