Position- Software Program Manager
Location- Ft. Belvoir, VA
Salary- Up to $100k with full-benefits
Hiring - ASAP upon interview
MUST have active DOD clearance
 
General Summary:
Acquisition Business (AcqBiz) provides the acquisition community with a set of visible, accessible, and understandable tools and capabilities within the Army supported net-centric enterprise services environment. Utilizing a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), the suite of tools and capabilities will provide the acquisition community with information management services necessary to efficiently and effectively equip the Warfighter.
 
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans, develops, organizes, coordinates, and manages information technology (IT) projects from initiation to closing.
• Develops and gains approval of project plans; conducts cost benefit analyses and risk assessments; assures that project plans meet functional and technical business objectives.
• Creates and manages project schedules; monitors and reviews project progress; adjusts schedules and plans as necessary; identifies and resolves issues.
• Works with an integrated project team and manages integration across all functional areas to satisfy project requirements; manages project resources; monitors project activities and resources to mitigate risks; implements and maintains quality assurance processes.
• Manages project inquiries and provides project status briefings to internal and external stakeholders; manages customer and internal management expectations relevant to a project.
• Obtains user acceptance of completed products and services.
• Monitors project activities and resources to mitigate risk; implements or maintains quality assurance processes.

 
Problem Solving:

• Defining problems, assessing alternatives, and making decisions regarding issues that stand in the way of successful project completion.
• Facilitating Clear Communication: Enhancing communication among stakeholders, demonstrating exemplary personal communication skills, both oral and written.
• Organizing and planning: Forming teams; setting milestones; planning meetings; disseminating, tracking, and filing project documentation.
• Establishing and managing budgets: Performing cost estimates, tracking spending, reconciling invoices, soliciting and evaluating vendor quotes, preparing purchase orders.
• Negotiating and influencing: Balancing stakeholders' conflicting priorities; negotiating regarding budgets, resources, and scope definition. Working across a diverse team, with a range of individuals from both the private and public sector.
• Army Acquisition: Knowledge of the Army Acquisition Lifecycle and Program Management processes.

 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Senior level (4-7 years) experience in the management of large scale IT projects which encompass the planning, development, integration, and implementation of major enterprise-wide business software systems.
• Experience in accepted project management methodologies / processes, particularly the Project Management Institute's (PM!) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
• Experience in using Microsoft Project or MS Project Server to conduct critical path analysis, support earned value management, and monitor project progress against one or more project schedule baselines.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desired, but not required.

 
Working Conditions:
The physical requirements listed in this section include, but are not necessarily limited to, the motor/physical abilities and skills required of this position in order to successfully undertake the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. While undertaking the essential duties and responsibilities of the position, the employee must have the ability to:

• Ability to sit at computer for long periods of time.
• Ability to use basic office equipment.