Director, Project Management

ICF is a rapidly growing, entrepreneurial, multi-faceted consulting company, seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support our Department of Defense (DoD) Military Children, Youth and Family Joint Application Suite project.  ICF works with government representatives and users to build and enhance Military Family Readiness systems. The DoD recognizes the importance of providing military and DoD-affiliated families with access to quality, affordable childcare programs. Access to childcare directly affects the efficiency, mission readiness, morale, and retention of DoD personnel worldwide.

This senior-level Technical Project Manager will participate in building and integrating web-based applications to support our DoD Military Family Readiness project.  This Technical Project Manager will work directly with customers and internal subject matter experts to understand the business goals and objectives of the project, and then translate those findings into actionable specifications for delivery.  The role involves working with technical leads to design new features and functionality based on customer need, collaborate with the development team to refine requirements, and manage solutions from design and development through production deployment. This person will produce technical documents detailing integration points and features for multiple applications.  The ICF team performs custom software development to modernize and integrate siloed, legacy applications using modular design standards. The team works closely with clients and other contractors to ensure the performance and reliability of public-facing, mission-critical applications.

What you’ll be doing:

Responsible for project management activities of a large-scale technical modernization project in accordance with contract requirements and company policies, procedures, and guidelines. Has a good mix of project management, business analyst, and knowledge of web based application development. Assists the overall Program Manager through directing and supervising all support resources for the performance of project assignments and activities. Manages the direction of large and small projects through the requirements, design, testing, and implementation in multi-phase project environments in accordance with project objectives. Works closely with client to provide project implementation plans and document features stories with a full understanding of the client’s vision. Also, responsible for supporting new business development by assisting with proposals.  The candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Assisting with the management for the development of a software application modernization effort for a federal government client.
• Providing Operations & Maintenance project management of a large production system.
• Assist with the management of multiple teams of developers deploying IT solutions via a multiple phased approach.
• Ensuring that all project goals are accomplished according to specifications and business objectives.
• Exercises broadly delegated authority for planning, directing, coordinating, administering, and executing multiple routine and complex project requirements and expectations.
• Will be client-facing; will plan and manage development schedules, work closely with the overall program manager and development teams, and communicate timely status/progress to multiple stakeholders in an agile manner.
• Clearly documents and presents findings including creation of diagrams and procedure documentation.
• Responsible for driving recommendations through to implementation.
• Communicates effectively with a wide variety of technical and non-technical audiences.

What you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher); Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or program.
• 10+ years professional experience with 3 years of IT Project Management and/or scrum leader experience, to include heavy emphasis on Agile processes.
• 2 or more years’ experience assisting with large projects within the federal government arena.
• 2 or more years’ experience working with cloud platforms, application development, and data management solutions.
• 3 or more years’ experience in the software development life cycle paired with an ability to define/document business processes and software requirements for technology initiatives.
• 3 or more years’ experience with MS Project and JIRA/Atlassian products.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

What we'd like you to have:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Previous experience working with a time and material contract.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills, especially in a client interaction context.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, matrixed team environment, with a client-centric culture, and an environment of high performers.
• Ability to multi-task and shift priorities as needed.
• Ability to work effectively with numerous stakeholder types and bring a group to consensus.
• Strong and consistent experience with project budgeting and scheduling.
• Experience with client development; building on existing and introducing new products and/or services.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Why you’ll love working here:

• Generous vacation and retirement plans
• Comprehensive health benefits 
• Flexible work location
• Diverse workforce that values equality and inclusion
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Friendly community with lots of social events
• Participation in charity initiatives
• Employee support program

Working at ICF

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$136,141.00 - $231,440.00

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