Project Manager
mPower · Bethesda, MD · hybrid
USD 100,000 to 125,000 · period not stated
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead project management activities with federal government clients, including planning, scheduling, milestone tracking, dependencies, and status reporting.
- Collaborate with clients to define project objectives, deliverables, and success criteria to promote iterative development and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate steering committees, working groups, and stakeholder coordination, including meeting support, facilitation, briefing materials, decision and action tracking, executive communications, and governance support.
- Manage cross-functional teams of analysts, subject matter experts, and technical consultants to execute project tasks and achieve project milestones.
- Monitor project progress, identify potential risks and issue, and implement effective mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
- Develop and maintain project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and meeting minutes, to provide transparency and accountability.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration among project team members, fostering a positive and productive working environment.
- Lead requirements planning to include stakeholder discovery, requirements development and analysis, and current-state and gap assessments.
- Prioritize and plan business, operational, technical, and functional requirements.
- Gather and analyze project data, including schedule and resource allocation, to track project progress and identify potential risks and issues.
- Prepare and maintain project documentation, such as project plans, status reports, briefings, and meeting minutes, to provide visibility and transparency into project activities.
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among project team members, stakeholders, and clients, fostering a positive and productive working environment throughout the project lifecycle.
- Provide strategic and technical advisory services related to AI, emerging technologies, digital transformation, process redesign, and organizational readiness.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or related field.
- Proven experience managing projects in a federal consulting environment.
- Strong project management skills, including project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively with clients, team members, and both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data to support decision-making and problem-solving.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and project management tools and software.