IT Project Manager (II) 03568 NWSOL

North Wind Incorporated - Richland, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Richland, WA

11-50 employees

Construction of Buildings

About the position

North Wind Solutions (NWSOL) is a government contracting small business with operations at military and civilian installations across the United States. The Richland site project's primary focus is providing mission-critical support for the Hanford site in the areas of Cyber Security, IT Infrastructure deployment and management, including network operations, End User Support services, Application Engineering with an emphasis on software development and support, Records Management, and Project Management for the execution across the spectrum of provided services. The Project Management organization is primarily responsible for the management of hundreds of software application projects at the Hanford Site. The North Winds team is currently undergoing a major modernization effort towards a more agile methodology. In this phase of the transformation, project managers are responsible for ensuring that we maintain current software development processes while assisting and encouraging the implementation of new, agile processes alongside them. This project management position manages multiple small and mid-level software projects simultaneously. These software projects may include both Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) implementations and custom-developed software efforts. This role must be capable of managing independently with limited mentor assistance. This position requires rudimentary knowledge of project management professional principles (e.g., PMI) and practices, though certification is not a requirement. Duties and responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, creating and maintaining project schedules, managing stakeholder expectations, and ensuring effective communication throughout the project life cycle. The role also involves estimating and budget management, change control, risk and quality management, and adherence to DevSecOps and production support processes.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project schedules, including resource allocations, with limited assistance or review by assigned project management mentor or management.
• Regularly meet with development team members to ensure balance between demand and capacity, review actual hours worked vs planned hours to ensure deadlines and budgets are maintained.
• Provide rough order magnitude (ROM) estimates utilizing the approved North Wind (NWSOL)/Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) Business Office processes with input from the development team.
• Ensure project costs are tracked throughout the project life cycle against the planned schedule and budget once approval and funds are received.
• Manage any cost variance and report overall project progress and execution within SCIFORMA as required.
• Demonstrate effective communication and presentation skills to both internal and external project stakeholders.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, maintain productive relationships, and ensure client engagement during the project life cycle.
• Document change control items per standard project management process, procedures, and best practices; tracking impact to schedule, scope, resources, and cost.
• Identify, assess, document, manage, mitigate, and communicate issues and risks throughout the project life cycle.
• Develop and maintain contingency plans based on identified project risks.

Requirements

• Ability to manage multiple small and mid-level software projects simultaneously.
• Rudimentary knowledge of project management professional principles (e.g., PMI) and practices.
• Effective communication and presentation skills to both internal and external project stakeholders.
• Ability to manage stakeholder expectations and maintain productive relationships.
• Experience in estimating and budget management for projects.
• Knowledge of change control processes and risk management.

Nice-to-haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and practices.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps processes and production support.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• 401k retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling options
• Professional development opportunities