Project Manager – Senior

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3 days ago Requisition

This position is being recruited in support of a current proposal opportunity and is contingent upon Quivera Enterprises being awarded the contract.

Wichita Tribal Enterprises (WTE), a Quivera Enterprises subsidiary, is seeking an experienced Project Manager – Senior to support Indian Affairs (IA) and Office of Information Technology (OIT) programs, projects, and operational initiatives.

The Senior Project Manager serves as a key delivery leader and provides comprehensive project and program management support across one or more complex IT projects. The position is accountable for the scope, quality, cost, schedule, performance, risk, governance, documentation, compliance, and successful delivery of assigned work.

Working with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Federal Task Lead, project teams, vendors, and other stakeholders, the Senior Project Manager provides leadership across project execution, IT Asset Management, Change Control and Configuration Management, release management, testing, cybersecurity and compliance, communications, technical documentation, and post-deployment activities.

The role requires a strong understanding of Software and Hardware Asset Management, Program Change Control and Governance, Communications, Technical Writing, Cybersecurity and Compliance, Quality and Testing, Business Analysis, and federal IT governance
. The Senior Project Manager must apply disciplined project controls, provide effective stakeholder leadership, and translate complex technical and business activities into clear decisions, actions, risks, priorities, and measurable results.

• Lead assigned IT projects throughout the project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, deployment, transition, post-deployment support, and closeout.
• Apply Project Management Institute (PMI) principles, Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) practices, Agile methodologies, Waterfall methodologies, and hybrid approaches appropriate to project requirements.
• Lead Program Increment (PI) Planning sessions and coordinate planning activities across cross-functional teams.
• Lead Agile ceremonies and ensure project, product, and sprint backlogs remain aligned with organizational priorities and delivery objectives.
• Develop and oversee project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and performance measures using IA-approved tools.
• Establish project governance structures, controls, decision-making processes, reporting mechanisms, and escalation procedures.
• Identify and manage Government personnel, contractor teams, vendors, technical resources, and other resources required to achieve project goals.
• Monitor project expenditures, compare actual costs against approved budgets, develop projections, and analyze cost, schedule, and performance requirements.
• Identify, assess, document, track, mitigate, and resolve project risks, issues, dependencies, and impediments.
• Develop mitigation and contingency plans and ensure significant risks, issues, and decisions are escalated to appropriate leadership in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with technical teams, vendors, CORs, Federal Task Leads, and other Government stakeholders to support successful delivery and contract compliance.
• Monitor project performance against established baselines, milestones, service expectations, and performance measures and implement corrective actions when required.
• Ensure project activities, documentation, reviews, approvals, and reporting are…