Senior Project Manager

About the role

Koniag Professional Services, LLC a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Senior Project Manager with a Secret security clearance to support KPS and our government customer in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level operations and project management support for high-visibility, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of projects, including development of charters, timelines, milestones, and performance metrics.
• Establish and maintain integrated project schedules and tracking tools to ensure accountability and transparency.
• Monitor progress, identify risks and dependencies, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful outcomes.
• Rapidly assess requirements, develop execution plans, and deliver results within defined timelines.
• Serve as the primary coordination point across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Facilitate meetings, working groups, and executive briefings to drive alignment and decision-making.
• Prepare clear, concise, and leadership-ready communications, including weekly executive-level status reports.
• Provide high-level administrative support to enable efficient operations and project execution.
• Develop professional, decision-quality meeting materials, including agendas, detailed notes, and clearly defined action items.
• Capture and document key decisions, risks, issues, and dependencies from meetings and engagements.
• Maintain and track action items, taskers, and follow-up to ensure timely completion and accountability.
• Manage and organize project documentation and records in accordance with Government standards and records management policies.
• Develop and maintain centralized documentation repositories (e.g., SharePoint or shared drives) for project artifacts.
• Ensure all documentation is accurate, clear, concise, and formatted for leadership consumption.
• Provide after-action reports, lessons learned, and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Strengthen project governance, tracking, and accountability mechanisms across initiatives.
• Analyze workflows and implement data-driven process improvements to enhance organizational efficiency.
• Provide leadership with actionable insights on project performance, risks, and resource considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, management, or related field.
• At least 10 years of experience managing projects and performing duties like those outlined.
• Project Management Professional certification.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi‑stakeholder, cross‑functional projects.
• Proven ability to deliver leadership‑ready communications, briefings, and weekly executive updates.
• Experience with the Federal Government is preferred.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including project management tools.
• Secret security clearance required.