Project Management and Support Services Task Lead - Powertek Corporation - Washington, D.C.

Project Management and Support Services Task Lead

Powertek Corporation - Washington, D.C. Metro Area (Washington D.C. Metro Area)

Job Description

Powertek seeks qualified candidates to lead data center support services for our Federal civilian agency customer. The project management and support services task lead manages a team of project managers who provide subject matter expertise and project management guidance and apply industry standard project management scheduling, communication, risk, resource, cost, and earned value practices to enterprise information technology projects that include data center operations, database administration, operating systems, and telecommunications systems. The project management and support services task lead will work directly with the program manager, customer service manager, and task leads in identifying, analyzing, prioritizing, and implementing IT projects; recommending additions and deletions to the enterprise project portfolio; and supporting the general execution of the entire program. The project management and support services task lead will liaise with the Powertek corporate Project Management Office (PMO) and project, program, and portfolio managers to assure continued alignment of the project portfolio with our customer’s strategic and tactical objectives. Daily activities include providing leadership and guidance to the project management team; meeting with stakeholders and customers; developing and updating project plans, schedules, workflows, processes, and procedures; and maintaining ongoing communication with the customer, team members, and corporate leadership. The enterprise and project management support task lead reviews and approves project plans and incorporates individual project schedules into the master project schedule and work breakdown structure (WBS); creates weekly, monthly, annual, and ad-hoc reports and presentations; meets regularly with Government counterparts and corporate leadership; and facilitates compliance with PMI-PMBOK and Federal project lifecycle standards.

Desired Skills & Experience

Basic Qualifications:  

• 7-10 years of experience as a program manager, project manager, portfolio manager, project scheduler, or project analyst on Federal agency or commercial contracts, including at least 4 years of experience managing 5 or more direct reports.
• 7-10 years of applicable project experience with large data centers, enterprise database systems, IT Service Management (ITSM/ITIL) process and function implementation, and “as a service” (aaS) methodologies (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS). 
• A broad understanding of project management tools, methodologies, and lifecycle approaches on contracts valued at more than $10 million per year.
• Experience developing project plans, schedules, WBSs, workflows, policies, processes, and procedures.
• Experience analyzing and reporting on performance based metrics, including service level agreements and operational level agreements.
• U.S. Citizen.

Desired Skills:  

• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize competing and conflicting objectives to support the customer’s organizational goals and commitments.
• Thorough understanding of information technology best practices, project lifecycle methodologies, software development approaches, cloud computing, and industry trends.
• Understanding of two or more industry standard frameworks, including PMI-PMBOK, PRINCE2, IIBA, SCRUM, Agile, (ISC)2 CBK, CMMI, COBIT, ITIL, SCRUM, Six Sigma, etc.
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products, including Visio and Project.

Education/Certifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization; advanced education and/or military service may substitute for portions of basic qualifications.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required.
• Knowledge of Information Security Domains desired; DoD 8570-compliant certifications desired.
• ITIL Foundation certification desired. 

Clearance:  Active Secret clearance desired
Travel:  None
Powertek Business Unit:  Civilian Programs
Position Type:  Full Time
Direct/Indirect:  DirectShift:  First

Company Description

Powertek is a leading provider of information technology and business management solutions headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, with locations throughout the U.S. We have experienced rapid and sustainable growth over the past three years due to our commitment to customer service. We understand that it is our cadre of IT professionals that enables us to earn the trust and loyalty of our customers by demonstrating an in-depth understanding of their dynamic business and technical environments. We foster an environment of growth, professionally and personally, through competitive compensation, generous benefits, and personal attention to your career. We invite you to submit your resume and consider becoming part of a team of professionals excited about delivering innovative solutions and expanding their knowledge. When applying, please reference the number next to each position so that your resume is reviewed promptly by the appropriate business unit and manager. 
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.No unsolicited agency referrals, please.
We are proud of our diverse environment:  EOE, M/F/D/V.

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