Sr. IT Program Manager, Program Management Office

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what's possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Sr. IT Program Manager, Program Management Office to join our team! In this role you will get to oversee low to mid-level complexity IT projects running concurrently with an annual volume up to $5M

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develops the project approval documentation, integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, and related project management artifacts
• Works with project team to develop estimates, schedules and work plans to ensure timely completion of a project or working group within a project
• Assigns responsibilities and coordinates the activities of the team, including vendors and contractors
• Prepare financial forecasts and provide on-going reconciliation of project resources and other related project expenditures
• Directs the formation, execution and closeout of the assigned project
• so it meets project specifications and requirements and is delivered within budget and schedule
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to develop business requirements and/or user stories
• Partner with business sponsors to define success metrics and criteria
• Facilitate all operational checkpoint activities throughout the project life-cycle
• Assess and resolve all high priority project risks as they are encountered
• Ensure all projects adhere to project methodology compliance standards set
• by the company
• Continually update relevant business stakeholders of project status and periodically publish project status reports
• Serve as a subject matter expert to regularly brief key stakeholders on different aspects of assigned initiatives
• Represents the project in various project governance and inter-departmental forums

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• 4-year degree in Computer Science (or related curriculum) and 10-12 years of relevant application and/or IT infrastructure experience and at least 5-7 years of progressive experience in project management
• Ability to effectively communicate with users, team members, and Parsons management on technical and non-technical subjects
• A successful track record of selecting and leading an IT project team from project startup to successful delivery and closeout meeting budgets, schedules, and technical requirements for the project
• Experience in directing, coaching and mentoring individual team members to provide individual development or to improve the person's job performance and effectiveness on the team
• Comfortable managing several projects or activities concurrently

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Desired: Project Management Institute Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Special Consideration will be given for certifications in the following:
• SAFe Agile (Leading, Scrum Master, Product Owner/Product Manager, Teams, etc); Smartsheet; Project Management Institute Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)

Security Clearance Requirement:
None

This position is part of our Corporate team.

For over 80 years, Parsons Corporation, has shaped the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. Our employees work in a close-knit team environment to find new, innovative ways to deliver smart solutions that are used and valued by customers around the world. By combining unique technologies with deep domain expertise across cybersecurity, missile defense, space, connected infrastructure, transportation, smart cities, and more, we're providing tomorrow's solutions today.

Salary Range: $134,100.00 - $241,400.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!

Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to