Project Manager, Change Management

Blue Sky Innovative Solutions LLC is seeking an experienced Contract Project Manager to support a high-visibility organizational transformation initiative for the Department of Homeland Security (Client) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The program will help CISA strengthen how it operates in its role as the National Coordinator for the Security and Resilience of U.S. Critical Infrastructure, assess its current operating model, implement approved transformation priorities, and sustain effective execution across the effort.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role combining program management with deep subject-matter leadership in organizational transformation. The Contract Project Manager will lead the Operational Assessment and Implementation work streams, guide the team's analytical and transformation methods, shape recommendations, and ensure findings move effectively into implementation. The successful candidate must be able to engage senior Government leaders as a trusted advisor, direct experienced consultants and analysts, challenge weak analysis, connect findings across the enterprise, and maintain disciplined control of performance, schedule, staffing, quality, risks, dependencies, deliverables, and Government communications.

Location: Arlington, VA / Hybrid - on-site at CISA facilities as needed; telework the remainder of the time

Schedule: Full-time, generally Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM ET

Availability: Must be available to the COR by telephone between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM ET, Monday-Friday, and respond to requests for discussion or problem resolution within 3 hours

Clearance: No active security clearance required

Security Requirement: Must be able to obtain and maintain the required Client Fitness Determination and access authorization; a recent favorable Client Fitness Determination is preferred

Certification: PMP strongly preferred; other relevant organizational transformation, business process reengineering, or Agile credentials are a plus

Experience: 10+ years of relevant Federal program leadership and organizational transformation, operating-model, business process reengineering, or management consulting experience

• Lead the Operational Assessment and Implementation work streams, providing both subject-matter direction and program leadership across the transformation effort.
• Direct the team's approach to current-state assessment, organizational and operational analysis, stakeholder engagement, synthesis, future-state operating-model design, prioritization, and implementation planning.
• Guide development of findings and recommendations related to organizational roles and interfaces, governance, decision rights, authorities, cross-functional processes, information flows, culture, performance drivers, dependencies, and measures of effectiveness.
• Lead senior-level working sessions, reviews, and decision discussions with CISA leaders, Government Task Leads, Federal sponsors, subject-matter experts, and other stakeholders.
• Review and challenge analytical work to ensure conclusions are evidence-based, enterprise-aware, practical, and sufficiently developed to support Government decisions.
• Translate assessment findings into actionable transformation priorities, implementation activities, work packages, governance mechanisms, and measurable outcomes.
• Ensure assessment and implementation remain tightly connected so mature findings can move into action while additional analysis continues.
• Serve as the primary program management point of contact for the CISA Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).
• Lead program planning and control for technical performance, schedule, staffing, quality, risk, cost awareness, deliverables, and…