Project Manager, IT Project Manager

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the execution of a Department of Defense (DoD) data, analytics, cloud, and information technology program supporting the Office of Naval Research (ONR).

This position is designated as Key Personnel and is contingent upon contract award. The Project Manager will serve as the Government's primary point of contact and single point of accountability for the successful execution of the program. The Project Manager will be responsible for overall contract execution, schedule, risk management, quality, staffing coordination, stakeholder engagement, and integration of the technical activities required to support ONR's Data and Analytics ecosystem.

The successful candidate must be capable of managing a multidisciplinary technical team responsible for cloud infrastructure, data acquisition and analytics, data governance, AI/ML, software and web application development, Dev Sec Ops , cybersecurity, IT operations, and commercial data vendor management.

The Project Manager will:

• Serve as the primary point of contact to the Government and maintain effective communication with ONR leadership, technical personnel, end users, the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and other Government stakeholders.
• Serve as the single point of accountability for integrating and coordinating all technical tasks performed under the contract.
• Provide overall leadership and management for program execution, schedule, performance, risk, quality, staffing, and deliverables.
• Develop, maintain, and execute the contract Project Management Plan (PMP) in accordance with PWS and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) requirements.
• Establish a proactive project management approach that ensures contract activities remain responsive to evolving Government mission and technical requirements.
• Coordinate work across the program's technical disciplines, including cloud infrastructure, data acquisition and ingestion, advanced analytics, AI/ML, data governance, software development, Dev Sec Ops , cybersecurity, IT operations, and user support.
• Establish and manage processes for receiving, evaluating, tracking, and prioritizing Government and stakeholder requests.
• Manage and prioritize the program's analytical and technical backlog in coordination with Government stakeholders and technical leads.
• Maintain integrated schedules, milestones, dependencies, action items, risks, issues, and deliverable status across all PWS task areas.
• Identify programmatic, technical, schedule, staffing, vendor, and performance risks; develop mitigation strategies; and elevate issues requiring Government action.
• Monitor contractor performance against applicable Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) metrics and coordinate corrective actions when performance issues are identified.
• Ensure required contract deliverables and reports are accurate, complete, timely, and compliant with Government requirements.
• Coordinate the activities of Key Personnel and other program staff to ensure effective integration across management, analytics, architecture, engineering, development, and technical operations.
• Oversee staffing levels and Key Personnel compliance and promptly address staffing risks that could affect contract performance.
• Provide clear and consistent oral and written communications to senior-level Government and military personnel.
• Facilitate program reviews, technical meetings, status meetings, planning sessions, and stakeholder engagements.
• Support Quarterly Contract Management Reviews (QCMRs) and other Government program reviews, including preparation and coordination of status information, performance results, risks, action items, staffing information, and required briefing materials.
• Track Government and Contractor action items, responsible parties, and due dates through closure.
• Monitor the status of deliverables, technical tasks, hardware or infrastructure activities, performance issues, anticipated delays, and other matters affecting successful contract execution.
• Coordinate with technical leadership to ensure IT service management, incident management, problem management, change control, disaster recovery, business continuity, system monitoring, and service-level requirements are appropriately managed.
• Ensure program activities support the secure operation and sustainment of the ONR cloud-based Data and Analytics ecosystem, including applicable security, compliance, and Authority to Operate (ATO) requirements.
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