Project Manager
Job Description
Ref No.: | 19-03253 |
Location: | Arlington VA, Virginia |
Job Title: Project Manager
Job Location: Arlington, VA 22201 USA
Position Type: Full Time
Agency: Federal
Certifications/clearances
- US Citizen
Section I: Position Description
- Lead project management activities for analytics projects within the Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO)
- Develop business cases, requirements definition, and project plans
- Apply best practices and methods to translate business objectives into functional requirements
- Work with subject matter experts to translate functional requirements into technical requirements
- Coordinate and manage multiple initiatives and projects simultaneously
- Advise on project scope, resource, and schedule constraints
- Prepare and deliver regular briefings on project status and constraints
- Participate in phase, milestone, and final project reviews and document results / action items
- Work with subject matter experts to identify user acceptance testing requirements; coordinate user acceptance testing and collate results
- Communicate project scope, resource, schedule, risks, etc. to program sponsors, business customers, and stakeholders
- Serve as a point of contact for all assigned projects
Section II: Position Requirements
- Plan, organize, and manage project activities
- Ability to flexible apply and adapt project management best practices to analytics projects
- Manage multiple, simultaneous projects with shared resources and disparate timelines
- Work independently in a cross-functional environment and coordinate project activities
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with senior-level management and customers
- Multi-task and effectively prioritize competing needs
- Knowledge of data analytics methods and the use of data-warehouses, business intelligence platforms, and statistical analysis software
- Excellent time management skills
- Experience leading business process and business re-engineering discussions, user acceptance testing, etc.
Section III: Experience
- Certification or advanced studies in project management
- Degree from an accredited college or university in a technical field (engineering, mathematics, statistics, computer science, or related field of study)
- At least 5 years of specialized experience conducting project tracking/support management for major IT and/or data analytics system development projects
- At least 2 years of technical and/or project management experience in leading data analytics projects
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