Project Manager

Unissant delivers innovative capabilities to the agencies that keep our nation healthy and safe. We apply our domain expertise, data acumen, and technology know-how to achieve breakthrough results for our clients. Working collaboratively, we advance missions and careers through a focus on honesty, integrity, and dependability. We continuously look for talent excited to join that effort. To learn more about our exciting organization, please visit us at www.unissant.com.

We are seeking a Project Manager to support a Federal agency in Washington, DC. The candidate will be responsible for managing tasks, creating project plans, documenting processes, identifying issues, and analyzing complex situations. They will be responsible for developing solution strategies and making recommendations to senior level agency management. This role will also be responsible for quality assurance as well as assigned key projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and facilitate meetings including the development and communication of meeting agendas, minutes, and the tracking of action items though dashboards or other systems.
• Coordinate and facilitate working groups and user groups as well as user support.
• Assist with the development of program/project plans, tasks, and schedules.
• Formulate plans and make recommendations that influence changes in business practices and policies.
• Establish measures to capture business benefits.
• Provide general project management support including the development of project management documentation.
• Identify milestone dates to ensure proper sequencing of events, work efforts, and resources to accomplish objectives.
• Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Review and update existing SOPs or documentation.
• Prepare drafts and final versions of documentation, procedures, and business process maps. The contractor may be required to provide a document outline prior to draft documents.

Work Experience:

• 5 years of professional experience in project management and/or processes.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects, committees, user groups and working groups.
• Demonstrated experience documenting processes.
• Technical writing skills in communicating at all levels within an agency/organization to provide guidance and instructions.
• Experience in Microsoft Office, including Excel and Project.
• Financial, Housing and/or Mortgage industry experience is preferred; GSE experience is a plus (Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac).

Job Skills:

• Enthusiastic, proactive, positive attitude with good listening skills and high integrity.
• Must possess strong analytical, problem solving and facilitation skills.
• Ability to confidently make recommendations to senior level agency management and be a team player.
• Ability to deal with and resolve ambiguity.
• Ability to anticipate problems and take decisive action, giving regard to the impact on both the client and company.
• Ability to adjust work/management style to different situations
• Ability to work under pressure (at times) and to be flexible under changing priorities.
• Ability to identify innovative ways to solve problems.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or Information Systems required or any equivalent four year Bachelors degree is required.

Communication Skills:

• Solid ability to interface, inspire and motivate at various levels of the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with keen attention to detail and organization.
• Must be able to communicate confidently to executive level management.
• Polished presentation skills.
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively across internal and external organizations.

Environmental Requirements:

• Mainly sedentary; in an office environment.
• May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds.
• Flexible in working extended hours.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Unissant management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, where applicable and available, reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

Please note: Candidate(s) will be required to go through pre-employment screening.

Unissant, Inc. is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer! (EOE; M/F/Disability/Vets)