Project Manager PMP

We are looking for Project Manager PMP - Hybrid for our client in Mechanicsville, VA.

Job Title: Project Manager PMP

Job Location: Mechanicsville, VA

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Requirement/Must Have:

• Active PMP from PMI or a PM certification from VITA is required.
• 1+ years of experience managing large-scale, complex IT projects.
• 5+ years of experience managing migration project budgets and schedules.
• 5+ years of experience with Azure services, including Azure Migrate, Azure Site Recovery, and Azure Database Migration Service.
• 5+ years of experience with cloud computing principles (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and hybrid cloud environments.
• 5+ years of experience with scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Azure CLI) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• 5+ years of experience with DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines.
• 5+ years of experience with PMP/Agile or Scrum methodologies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Leadership skills to guide and motivate cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical skills to anticipate and mitigate risks.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding environment.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a hands-on senior technical project manager partnering with development teams, business leaders, enterprise architects, and technology owners to deliver complex, multi-platform IT initiatives.
• Direct and synchronize project tasks, resources, timelines, and stakeholder expectations across ITD leadership, technical teams, business units, and governance bodies.
• Oversee vendor, consultant, and contractor performance, including contract coordination, procurement collaboration, SOW validation, and delivery oversight.
• Maintain comprehensive project artifacts (budgets, schedules, risks, issues, metrics, and status reports) and deliver timely updates aligned with the communications plan.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, fostering alignment across IT, security, business teams, and vendor partners.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical, security, operational, and vendor-related risks across all project phases.
• Ensure all project solutions adhere to agency architecture standards, security policies, best practices, and project management governance requirements.
• Track and evaluate vendor and third-party deliverables using defined KPIs and SLAs to ensure quality, timeliness, and contractual compliance.
• Manage project milestones, deliverables, change control, and release activities to ensure on-time, on-budget, and low-disruption deployments.
• Coordinate planning and execution of testing activities, document test objectives, and ensure creation of detailed test plans, test cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Support system and application training efforts to ensure smooth adoption, operational readiness, and effective knowledge transfer.
• Provide senior-level guidance on system upgrades, cloud and infrastructure modernization, application migrations, and remediation of security or asset vulnerabilities.
• Apply strong understanding of infrastructure, databases, APIs, and application architectures to support planning, estimation, and technical decision-making.

Nice to Have:

• Demonstrate working knowledge of modern AI technologies (LLMs, Agentic AI, automation platforms, and data-driven decision tools).