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Mission Technologies, a division of HII · 2 weeks ago

IT Project Manager (Information System Proj Mgmt 2) 26145

United States

Full-time

Remote

Entry, Mid Level

$68K/yr - $97K/yr

2+ years exp

Mission Technologies, a division of HII, is seeking a REMOTE Information Systems Project Manager 2 to join their team. This role involves hands-on technical project management with a focus on delivering IT projects on time and within budget, while managing multiple projects with varying complexities and risks.

Defense & Space

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Project Planning – work closely with project team and business stakeholders to define the approach, activities, and timelines for project execution, leveraging project management best practices; tailor standard project methodologies to define pragmatic approaches for specific initiatives

Project Management – apply modern project management techniques to manage a project, achieving objectives of scope, quality, time, and cost; organize and lead project status and working meetings; prepare progress reports; present to executive steering committee(s); proactively identify and mitigate project risks and issues; manage project changes; develop relationships with key business stakeholders

Project Team Management – hold project teams accountable for project responsibilities and deliverables; proactively ensure that teams are "in sync" in terms of communication, schedules, issues, etc.; develop project teams by promoting empowerment, engagement, and high-quality deliverables; advocate for the team and stakeholders

Process Management and Improvement - champion continuous improvement and adoption of best practices using innovative ideas to increase effectiveness

Change Management – seek to understand change impacts resulting from the project and leads the team in defining and executing change management plans. Proactively encourages cross-functional business involvement in projects, building trusting relationships with business counterparts to ensure alignment and buy-in to business and system solutions

Qualification

IT project managementPM tools ConfluencePM tools JIRAPM tools MS ProjectPM tools MS VisioProject Management methodologiesTechnical proficiencyChange ManagementAgile transformationsCommunicatorProactive approachConflict resolutionDetail-orientedRelationship building

Required

US Citizenship

Relevant IT project management experience/education: 2 years relevant progressive experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years relevant progressive experience with Masters in related field, or 6 years relevant progressive experience with a High School Diploma or equivalent

Technical proficiency with understanding of IT concepts and technologies

Experience leading a variety of different types of IT projects including COTS implementations, system integrations, infrastructure expansion/refreshes, business process re-engineering

Experience using the following PM tools: Confluence, JIRA, MS Project, and MS Visio

Ability to manage projects remotely with team members located throughout the US in different time zones

Strong understanding of Project Management methodologies (Agile, Hybrid & Waterfall)

Ability to establish project goals, validate and confirm acceptance, challenge stakeholders, and hold stakeholders accountable

Ability to gather and document project requirements, functional and technical

Ability to take a consultative approach to understand requirements, drill into details, and resolve issues

Ability to facilitate resolution of technical issues. Capable of interpreting technical information and communicating this information to different audiences in a way they can understand

Skilled in building trusted relationships with team members and project stakeholders

Ability to effectively address and resolve conflict

A detail-oriented, driven, and proactive go-do-er with exceptional organization skills

A strong communicator with the ability to pull out and summarize information and tailor communication style and content for a variety of audiences