Technical Project Manager

Niksoft Systems Corporation - Falls Church, VA

Full-time - Senior

Falls Church, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

NikSoft Systems Corporation is a recognized Information Technology solutions provider, founded in 1998 and based in Reston, Virginia. The company is CMMI Level 3 Certified and has built a strong reputation for excellence and on-time delivery, consistently achieving high customer satisfaction ratings from both Federal Government and private consulting contracts. Currently, NikSoft is seeking a professional and experienced Technical Project Manager to join their team. This position is crucial for providing technical oversight, project planning, scheduling, and execution support for multiple projects required by a large government organization. The key objective of this role is to ensure the efficient, effective, and professional operations and execution of Information Technology projects required by the Agency. The Technical Project Manager (TPM) will be responsible for multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating strong organizational skills, and being results-driven. General tasks will include project planning, scheduling, requirements analysis, system architecture and design, and task monitoring during execution. The TPM will possess and apply comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high-impact assignments, planning and leading major information technology assignments and projects. They will evaluate performance results and recommend significant changes affecting short-term project growth and success, functioning as a technical expert across multiple project assignments. In this role, the TPM will serve as a liaison between the business and technical aspects of projects, planning project stages and assessing business implications for each stage. They will monitor progress to ensure that deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met, providing project management, planning, and scheduling support to multiple projects reporting to Senior Leadership and other government executives. Additionally, the TPM will brief and advise Government leadership on decision points and coordinate and support internal/external meetings with project teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight, project planning, scheduling, and execution support for multiple projects.
• Evaluate performance results and recommend major changes affecting short-term project growth and success.
• Function as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.
• Serve as a liaison between business and technical aspects of projects.
• Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage.
• Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.
• Provide project management, planning, and scheduling support to multiple projects reporting to Senior Leadership and other government executives.
• Brief and advise Government leadership of decision points.
• Coordinate and support internal/external meetings with project teams.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in IT or related field.
• Progressive experience demonstrating the required proficiency.
• Program/project management experience in the DoD environment preferred.
• Demonstrable experience with personnel and stakeholder management.
• Successful delivery, management, and leadership experience supporting large-scale enterprise IT environments.
• Expert level skills in project management, written and oral communication, collaboration, and strategy development.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• ITIL v3 Foundation certification highly preferred.
• Must be a US citizen and able to complete the government's background investigation.