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Q or Top Secret Clearance is required

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Founded in 1999 in the beautiful Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, Cadre5 provides innovative technical solutions to our customers locally and nationally. Our Cadre5 Lab Partners division has partnered with the Information Technology Service Directorate (ITSD) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to provide an IT Project manager to manage a portfolio of information security projects. This position will report to the Portfolio Management Group Leader for project assignment and direction, with matrixed reporting to the Research Computing Support Division.

ORNL delivers scientific discoveries and technical breakthroughs needed to realize solutions in energy and national security and provides economic benefit to the nation. This premier research institution located near Knoxville in Oak Ridge, TN, addresses national needs through impactful research and world-leading research centers.

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This is a full-time hybrid position that requires to be on site 2-3 days per week.

Why Cadre5?

• Working with highly talented team members
• Paid over-time
• 3 weeks’ vacation
• Excellent medical insurance, up to 100% paid by employer and contributions to HSA Plans

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

The successful applicant will manage a portfolio of information security projects utilizing industry standard best practices, laboratory and division project management processes and guidelines.

The position will interact directly with the Chief Information Office (CIO) and all levels within the organization, including senior managers, Group and Team Leaders, Enterprise and Data Architects, research organizations, application developers, IT support staff, subcontractors and external vendors.

Specific responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

• Planning and Budgeting - Determines requirements and best approach for project management methodology for multiple projects, develops work breakdown structures, Project Management Plans and/or backlog feature and story definitions, project tasking and sequencing for project schedules and/or serves as scrum master, develops project budget and resource plans with the sponsor and finance officers.
• Leadership - Assembles, manages, and directs project teams to accomplish project goals and deliverables. Ensures projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget, and are of acceptable quality. Assists and mentors team members on methodology including agile.
• Communication – Ensures projects execute adequate communication plans, all stakeholders are appropriately informed of project status and project teams have project information and resources to succeed. Communicates, collaborates, and Interfaces with project sponsors, ITSD leadership, subject matter experts (SMEs), and other resources. Gains trust and forms relationships with leadership, sponsors, principal investigators and project team members.
• Risk Management - Identifies, diagnoses, and consults on project risks and issues., Identifies mitigation strategies or corrective actions, reports and escalates as appropriate.
• Project Salvage - Takes leadership, assesses project risks/issues/problems, implements corrective actions, escalates to leadership as appropriate, and establishes new project baselines.
• Mentoring - Advocates for project management by providing information, recommendations, guidance, and assistance to the IT and research staff regarding PM best practices to elevate overall staff project management knowledge.
• Reporting - Prepares and presents presentations, reports and dashboards, providing recommendations and findings on matters relating to projects.

Basic Requirements

• Education - Bachelor’s degree preferably in computer science, business management, information systems, or related disciplines.
• Experience – Five years relevant project management experience with at least two years or more in a project management role, as well as an understanding of IT hardware, software, databases, user interfaces, identity and access management, data science, analytics, and research.
• IT Experience - Demonstrated practical experience in IT project work, applications development, and major infrastructure/technology deployments and upgrades.
• IT PM Experience - Knowledge and experience managing application software development and/or implementation projects utilizing best practice lifecycle processes such as Agile. Must have a thorough understanding of project management methodologies and practical application managing IT projects including developing business cases, defining scope and deliverables, scheduling and cost estimating, budgeting, communications, stakeholder management, status reporting, change management, quality assurance and…