Manager, Project Management

Accountabilities

• Lead portfolio planning and resource allocation across the Testing Logistics Services function, aligning project management support with project complexity, delivery risk, workload, stakeholder requirements, and team capabilities.

• Maintain visibility into project demand, team capacity, dependencies, and competing priorities while recommending staffing assignments and resource optimization strategies to program leadership.

• Identify opportunities to engage Project Managers earlier in the project lifecycle to strengthen planning, risk management, and delivery outcomes.

• Provide direct leadership, performance management, coaching, mentoring, and career development for a team of Project Managers.

• Build project management capabilities through knowledge sharing, professional development, and consistent coaching while fostering accountability, sound judgment, and execution excellence.

• Establish and maintain scalable project management standards, tools, templates, governance practices, and processes that promote consistent execution across the portfolio.

• Monitor project health, risks, issues, dependencies, milestones, and delivery trends, intervening early and recommending actionable solutions to leadership.

• Partner with testing leads and functional managers to align project schedules, testing activities, resource availability, and readiness criteria.

• Develop portfolio-level reporting, dashboards, metrics, and insights that support leadership decision-making and improve operational efficiency.

• Build trusted relationships with government stakeholders, program leadership, and cross-functional teams to align priorities, expectations, and delivery objectives.

• Facilitate the resolution of cross-project dependencies, resource conflicts, and delivery challenges within established governance frameworks.

• Use lessons learned, performance data, and stakeholder feedback to continuously improve project management practices and portfolio performance.

Requirements:

• Hold a bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Technology, Management, or a related field; equivalent education and experience may be considered.

• Bring at least 8 years of progressive project, program, or portfolio management experience, including 5+ years leading Project Managers, PMOs, or comparable delivery teams.

• Demonstrate a strong record of building, leading, and developing high-performing project management teams.

• Have experience managing complex technology portfolios involving resource planning, capacity management, prioritization, and coordination of dependencies across multiple initiatives.

• Demonstrate experience establishing project management standards, governance practices, performance measures, and reporting frameworks that improve delivery consistency and transparency.

• Possess strong strategic thinking, leadership, coaching, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to turn complex or incomplete information into actionable recommendations.

• Demonstrate the ability to identify and mitigate delivery risks while balancing customer priorities, organizational objectives, and resource constraints.

• Have working knowledge of predictive, Agile, and hybrid delivery methodologies and the ability to select the appropriate approach based on project needs.

• Possess exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting portfolio status, risks, trends, and recommendations to senior leadership and government stakeholders.

• Demonstrate advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams.

• Be able to work effectively in a hybrid environment with the potential for limited telework.

• Be a U.S. citizen and able to successfully complete a government background investigation, including required security forms and fingerprinting.

• Hold a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

• Federal government experience leading PMO, portfolio management, or project management functions is strongly preferred.

• Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs, Electronic Health Record Modernization, testing, independent verification and validation, quality assurance, healthcare IT, or large-scale technology modernization programs is preferred.

• Experience with project portfolio management, resource management, and reporting tools such as Microsoft Project, Power BI, Jira, or similar platforms is advantageous.

• Familiarity with federal IT governance, risk management, and delivery oversight practices is beneficial.

• Additional certifications such as ITIL, Agile, or Certified Scrum Master are a plus.

• Experience developing executive dashboards, portfolio KPIs, operational reporting, and measurable outcomes is desirable.

• Demonstrate the ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across matrixed organizations in fast-paced, high-visibility environments.

• Be willing and able to travel as needed to support program and customer requirements.

Benefits:

• Competitive total compensation package for full-time, benefits-eligible employees.

• Paid leave.

• Employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance options.

• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.

• Life insurance and AD&D coverage.

• Legal services, identity theft protection, and accident insurance options.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options with pre-tax savings for qualified expenses.

• Employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plan with an employer contribution match that is immediately vested.

• Professional courses and certification opportunities.

• Tuition reimbursement programs.

• Opportunity to lead project management teams supporting federal technology modernization and healthcare initiatives.

• Exposure to portfolio governance, testing, quality assurance, resource optimization, and large-scale technology delivery.

• Leadership and professional development opportunities in a high-visibility federal environment.