IT Manager at SAIC in Silver Spring, MD

SAIC is hiring an IT Project manager to support work at the NOAA Headquarters’ in Silver Spring, Md.

Essential Duties:

* Supporting the NOS ACIO, Deputy ACIO and Chief Technology Officer with management of strategic- level special (non-operational) projects. • Scheduling and helping facilitate inclusive strategic planning meetings, both IMO-only and with NOS IT governance boards, on at least an annual basis; multiple meetings may be needed to arrive at a plan consensus. • Using facilitation tools to help brainstorm, prioritize, and achieve consensus. • Ensuring notes and decisions are recorded (with assistance from other contract team members). • Maintaining annual strategic planning tracking sheet with adequate metadata to determine alignment and understand milestones and success factors. • Translating strategic planning results into project plans. • Planning and executing strategic NOS-scoped projects based on IMO requirements (will vary with each project) and PMI (or equivalent industry) standards. • Leading and maintaining project teams composed of SMEs from NOS IMO, other NOS Program Offices and IT teams, and other IMO or NOS contracts. • Managing multiple projects of varying duration and visibility at the same time. • Maintaining a tracking mechanism that differentiates active projects from a pre- project pipeline; ensuring the criteria to transition from pipeline to project are clear and consistently applied. • Ensuring requirements, outcomes, targets and deadlines are clear and understood by stakeholders and project team. • Coordinating collaboratively with all project SMEs and other leads to managing project schedules, track costs, and assess and report on project risks. • Scheduling and running project meetings; preparing meeting agendas and distributing notes. • Communicating and collaborating with other Project Managers, whether on this contract or not, working in IMO and NOS to achieve a project’s objectives; handing off projects to operational project team PM at the appropriate time. • Maintaining all project-related documents in a repository approved by and accessible to the Government. • Presenting project details and progress to various technical and non-technical audiences, including ACIO and NOS leadership. • Incorporating both Agile (preferred) and more traditional Waterfall project management methods, depending on the project and its objectives. • Maintaining communication and positive relationships with all stakeholders. • Scheduling additional meetings related to potential project planning and customer requirements at the request of the Deputy ACIO. • Preparing and delivering presentations related to projects to governance/working groups. • Integrating with contract teammates to aid strategic planning, reviews of annual policy and repositories, and provide meeting coverage in the absence of the facilitator. • Understanding the organizational policies and procedures for accuracy of solutions and deliverables to the client. • Demonstrating a commitment to quality and customer support.

Qualifications

• Fifteen (15) or more years of professional experience (with a Master's degree) OR Seventeen (17) or more years of professional experience (with a Bachelor's degree) • Minimum of five (5) years of project management experience in IT using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies • Experience with projects of varying size, scope, budget, and duration • Strategic planning experience; ability to categorize, integrate, and synthesize on the fly when working with virtual “whiteboard” or other tools • Proven ability to brief diverse audiences from CIOs to technical teams, influence without authority, build consensus, and drive engagement towards project solution and successful achievement of objectives • Technical expertise or general understanding of IT operations, technology, and concepts • Familiarity with Smartsheet • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Exceptional organization skills *Must be live near the Silver Spring/DC area

Desired But Not Required Qualifications • Advanced proficiency with Smartsheet • Experience with IT modernization projects (not just application development projects) *Prior experience helping build, mature, or scale a Project Management Office (PMO) from the ground up within a federal agency environment.

About the Company

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.