PMP Certified - Senior Project Manager

  • Rockville, MD
  • Posted 22 hours ago | Updated 22 hours ago

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

PMP
Project Management
Stakeholder Engagement
Agile
Business Cases
Communication
Computer Science
Conflict Resolution
Decision-making
Documentation
EPM
Functional Requirements
Information Technology
Law
Management
Military
Pivotal
Project Lifecycle Management
User Stories
Waterfall

Job Details

ASSYST is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Project Manager to support our Enterprise Office of Project Management. This role involves managing complex, high-sensitivity IT projects and guiding stakeholders through the full project lifecycle using best-in-class methodologies. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring project success through effective planning, execution, and stakeholder engagement.

Job Title: Senior Project Manager Location: Rockville, MD (Hybrid)

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Oversee information technology projects of the highest sensitivity and complexity.
  • Execute project plans and revise as authorized to meet changing needs and requirements.
  • Evaluate the goals, risks, and constraints of projects to determine the most efficient and effective project management methodology (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid) to follow.
  • Assist stakeholders with identifying and documenting business problems and project goals through the completion of business cases.
  • Facilitate communication, conflict resolution, and decision-making processes among multiple stakeholders and proactively remove barriers.
  • Ensure project needs and objectives are clearly communicated and teams have all necessary information and resources to complete tasks.
  • Adhere to the defined EPM governance process.
  • Maintain documentation that reflects any changes to scope, timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
  • Translate and document conceptual customer requirements into functional requirements and user stories in a clear and comprehensive manner.
  • Proactively keep stakeholders and senior management abreast of the status of projects and have the ability to respond to status requests on demand.
  • Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards.
  • Identify and mitigate project risks and issues and implement mitigation strategies.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • Minimum of twelve (12) years of professional, hands-on experience in the information technology field as a project or program manager.
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required at the time of application.

ASSYST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

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