IT Project Manager

cFocus Software seeks an IT Project Manager supporting a federal agency in DC.
Required Qualifications Include:

• Ten or more years of information technology project management experience
• Seven to nine years of experience managing the development of federal budget/financial systems
• Project management certified such as PMI’s PMP or equivalent
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
• Certified Scrum Master

Desired Qualifications Include:

• Public Trust & Experience

The Project Manager (PM) shall interface with the Contracting Officer Representative/Alternate Contracting Officer Representative COR/ACOR, shall be responsible for the overall management of this procurement, and shall ensure that technical solutions and schedules are implemented in a timely manner. The PM:

• Functions as the overall lead, manager and administrator for the contract effort.
• Serves as the primary interface and point of contact with government authorities and representatives on technical and project issues.
• Is responsible for business and financial, programmatic and administrative aspects of project performance (i.e., contractual, administrative, deliverables management, program performance metrics and financial management).
• Manages and supervises personnel involved in relevant areas of project activity.
• Supports the project in the program/project organization and metrics gathering and analysis.
• Establishes and maintains technical and financial reports in order to show progress to government program authorities (i.e., management and clients).
• Maintains client contact to ensure conformity to all contractual obligations.
• Develops, maintains, and implements project management plans (a document that guides the performance of all functional activities performed on the individual tasks).
• Monitors and reports on progress relative to program plans (i.e., planned vs. actual), with respect to programmatic and financial baselines.
• Serves as a subject matter specialist in Earned Value Management (EVM) activities related to information system implementation projects.
• Supports the project team in schedule and cost baseline preparation.
• Assists the Control Account Managers with the development of the Work Breakdown Schedule, work packages, and control accounts for the project.
• Compiles the Integrated Master Schedule in coordination with the Control Account Managers.
• Provides schedule and baseline reports to the Control Account Managers and Technical Project Managers for analysis and review.
• Maintains the scheduling and earned value data and works with the Control Account Managers to update project schedules and to capture actual costs in the automated Earned Value Management tools.
• Ensures integrity of the integration between the project schedule and earned value data.
• Compiles and analyzes EVM data.
• Produces detailed cost and schedule data and populates status reports for use by the Control Account Managers.
• Project Management Institute Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.

We take good care of our employees!! We offer a generous benefits package including:

• 3 weeks of paid leave
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance coverage
• Life/Long Term/Short Term Disability Insurance
• Annual training
• Spot bonuses, generous Xmas party gifts