Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Department: Service Delivery

Location: Northern VA – visits to corporate office and client’s sites required on occasion

Clearance: Must be able to maintain a DoD Secret clearance or higher

Company/ Program Description: 

Centuria, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), has been delivering IT, Engineering, and Scientific solutions to the Federal Government since 2002. During our two decades of service we have earned the trust and respect of our government clients for the simple reason that we have great people who are experts in their fields and take pride and ownership in everything they do. 

The Washington Post has recognized Centuria Corporation as one of the top workplaces in the DC Metro area for 2024. This award celebrates nationally recognized companies that make the world a better place to work together by prioritizing a people-centered culture and giving employees a voice. The Top Workplaces USA award is based entirely on feedback from an employee engagement survey completed by the employees of participating workplaces. Centuria is honored to have been awarded this distinction.  

Job Summary

The Project Manager will be responsible for assuring the successful completion of Centuria project engagements in accordance with Statements of Work, Budgets, Client expectations and Centuria best practices.  These engagements typically involve the multi-year delivery of IT services that may include Cloud, Cyber, Service Support and Network/System administration.  The successful candidate will use a range of project management, account management, and team building skills to manage on-site projects and deliverables; track status, expenses, billing and budget estimates as well as providing client interaction to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and responsiveness.  The Project Manager will work as part of a team on client engagements with minimal direct supervision and will be required to oversee the work of others. 

Job Responsibilities:

·        Provide management and oversight of Centuria projects.

·        Manage small and medium sized teams in the delivery of services

·        Utilize Centuria defined processes (Quality Management System and project management tools) to ensure that projects produce quality deliverables that add value and meet customer expectations. 

·        Work with client management and Centuria staff to integrate the project scope with the client’s mission objectives, current technical infrastructure, and state of the art technologies into enterprise-wide solutions.

·        Participate in lifecycle project management including requirements analysis, design and implementation as well as timely, accurate reporting.

·        Interface with the Centuria project team, client staff and management, as well as Centuria Account Management and Engineering Management.

·        Apply project and business management skills to assure the timely, satisfactory and cost-effective completion of engagements.

·        Utilize staff management skills to monitor staff performance and provide timely and effective feedback to ensure that the individual is a productive member of the Centuria Design/Implementation team.

·        Apply interpersonal skills to communicate with both technical and business-oriented individuals.

·        Apply prior experience in network systems and/or business operations. 

·        Ability to develop deliverables, presentations, project plans and spreadsheets.  Individual must have an excellent knowledge of the MS Office suite and be able to work quickly and effectively in all of the above referenced applications.

Job Requirements:

·        Five to eight years of progressively responsible IT consulting experience including costing, planning, and execution.  In addition, individual should have three years managing medium professional IT services engagements, including Federal program management experience.  Demonstrable experience in writing business/project plans, technical documents, presentations and proposals required.  Individual must have high degree of skills with the MS Office toolsets.

·        Experience in the DoD environment is preferred.

·        A high degree of interpersonal skill in working with various levels of technical and business-oriented individuals is required.  Prior experience in a government consulting services environment is preferred. 

Certifications:

PMP certification / CAPM certification preferred

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Typical days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Evening and weekend hours may be required, as required by business need.