IT Project Manager, Level II

NANA Regional Corporation - Oak Ridge, TN

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Oak Ridge, TN

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The IT Project Manager, Level II at Akima Infrastructure Services, LLC (AIS) is responsible for overseeing strategic IT projects at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This hybrid role involves both on-site and remote work, focusing on project direction, coordination, and execution while ensuring adherence to company strategies and goals. The position requires strong leadership skills to manage project teams, budgets, and deliverables, while also maintaining effective communication with upper management and project stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of strategic IT projects.
• Manages and directs the day-to-day activities of one or more projects, including the formulation of project teams and development of project execution plans.
• Leads complex IT projects through the full project life-cycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Develops and executes full-scale project execution plans, managing project budgets and resources.
• Directs project team resources to deliver assigned projects within agreed constraints.
• Develops and maintains project and/or technical documentation, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Ensures effective communication exists with and among projects for which he/she is responsible.
• Briefs upper management on project activities, cost, schedule, status, and technical performance.
• Participates in departmental management processes such as planning, budgeting, and scheduling.
• Participates in developing procurement deliverables for external services and materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline with 5-9 years of direct experience, or a Master's degree with 5-9 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance.
• Experience in Microsoft Project and/or Primavera (P6) or equivalent tool.
• Strong interpersonal communication, time management, organizational, and oral/written skills.
• Good understanding of risk management, risk mitigation, and contingency planning.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

Nice-to-haves

• SAFe Certification preferred.
• Scrum Master Certification preferred.
• Agile Project Management Certification preferred.
• ITIL Foundations Certification preferred.
• ServiceNow experience with Agile Development and Project modules preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and certifications.