General Dynamics - Washington, DC

posted 3 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Washington, DC
10,001+ employees
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Senior Project Manager/Scrum Master at GDIT. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that's important. Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Senior Project Manager/Scrum Master at GDIT. Here, you'll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. There is no challenge we can't turn into an opportunity. And our work depends on a Senior Project Manager/Scrum Master joining our team to lead and manage a system modernization effort using a modern low-code/no-code platform. As a Senior Project Manager/Scrum Master, you will be responsible for all aspects of the project over the entire project life cycle, which includes initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing projects. You will assign individual responsibilities, identify appropriate resources as needed, and develop a schedule to ensure timely completion of the project. You will manage projects from original concept through final implementation, interfacing with all areas affected by the project including end users, contractors, and vendors. Your role will also involve managing the scope, risks, issues, deliverables, and schedule of individual project tasks while interfacing with customer executive level management on a regular basis. You will plan and facilitate Agile activities, including PI Planning, Backlog Refinement, Iteration Planning, Daily Stand-up, Iteration Review, and Iteration Retrospective. Regular meetings with the program manager and project team will be conducted to document the status of the project, including technical, schedule, and financial issues that may arise. You will review all startup and planning documents, develop and maintain the project plan and schedule, and establish and enforce the use of the project's Change Control process and Communication Plan.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for all aspects of the project over the entire project life cycle (initiate, plan, execute, control, close)
  • Assign individual responsibilities and identify appropriate resources as needed
  • Develop a schedule to ensure timely completion of the project
  • Manage projects from original concept through final implementation
  • Interface with all areas affected by the project including end users, contractors, and vendors
  • Manage the scope, risks, issues, deliverables, and schedule of individual project tasks
  • Interface with customer executive level management on a regular basis
  • Plan and facilitate Agile activities, including PI Planning, Backlog Refinement, Iteration Planning, Daily Stand-up, Iteration Review, and Iteration Retrospective
  • Conduct regular meetings with the program manager and project team, documenting status of project including technical, schedule and financial issues
  • Review all startup and planning documents
  • Develop and maintain the project plan and schedule
  • Establish and enforce the use of the project's Change Control process
  • Establish and enforce the use of the project's Communication Plan

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • PMP certification
  • 10+ years of related professional work experience
  • At least 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager/Scrum Master with strong history of leading projects
  • Must have IT project management work experience with implementing new technology, software development, and IT systems upgrades/enhancements in an Agile Scrum environment

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience working in a similar role with the United States Postal Service (USPS)
  • Experience with low-code/no-code platforms
  • Agile Certification (ie, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master, etc.)

Benefits

  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
  • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Full flex work weeks where possible
  • Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
  • Short and long-term disability benefits
  • Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
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