Consulting Project Management-CTJ-Top Secret​/SCI

** Overview*
* We are searching for a  
** Consulting Project Manager.*
* The person in this role will engage with other project managers and customer stakeholders at the customer site using technical expertise, developing stakeholder relationships, and escalating issues and ambiguous situations as needed.

Adhere to project compliance standards and requirements of the contract.

Facilitate customer satisfaction by engaging with customers in a positive manner, reviewing customer feedback, and build trusted relationships and support colleagues to act as the voice of the customer with guidance from mentors on politically sensitive matters.

Drive project initiation for projects of low complexity and/or medium complexity with support from senior colleagues by driving commitment of delivery resources, assigning resources, and creating work breakdown structures with delivery team.

Initiate contracting process by socializing the need for partner resourcing and assimilating partner resources to the project.

Develop detailed project management plan to drive predictable delivery for projects of low complexity and/or medium complexity with support from senior colleagues.

Provide review of defined metrics, monitors and tracks risks, documents plans, manages budgets, and provide regular project status updates. Maintain timely project closure by completing project sign off tasks.

Apply intermediate knowledge of project management principles to execution and delivery, serves as a mentor to junior colleagues, and build their own capability through experience.

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Growth mindset encourages each of us to lean in and learn what matters most to our customers, to create the foundational knowledge that enables us to make customer-first decisions in everything we do.

In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission.

** Responsibilities*
* ** Responsibilities*
* + Serves as the primary point of contact with the Government. Provides leadership and oversight for IT support services, ensuring they are executed efficiently and consistently.

+ Works closely with groups across Microsoft and the Government, which will include technical and operational leads, the service desk, and other contractors and providers to ensure smooth, coordinated service delivery across the environment.

+ Manage program/project schedules and resources to ensure deliverables meet Government schedules.

+ Resolve all issues/problems, allocate resources, manage project personnel, and manage project operations/performance.

** Initiation*
* + Drives project initiation for projects of all complexities, low, med, and high complexity (e.g., multiple offerings, multiple domains) by driving commitment of delivery resources, assigning resources, and creating work breakdown structures (WBSs) with delivery team.

** Monitoring and Controlling*
* + Maintains quality deliverable (e.g., documents) by identifying requirements, developing plans, and tracking outputs. Follows standard quality management processes and accommodates some customer acceptance requirements.

+ Provides regular project status updates and ensures stakeholders are informed. Tracks and maintains customer deliverables.

+ Oversees core project metrics projects to ensure adherence to key performance indicators (KPIs).

+ Follows established change processes and confirms changes with customers before formally initiating the process.

+ Manages finances for projects and budgets by tracking financial metrics and ensuring budgetary targets are met.

+ Monitors and tracks risks and issues within projects, leveraging technical knowledge to identify and evaluate risks, perform qualitative analyses (e.g., probability, impact, urgency), record and track mitigation plans using available tools to input and update risk, and work with cross-functional groups to mitigate identified risks. Escalates risk scenarios through senior colleagues and customers as needed.

** Planning*
* + Establishes clear expectations and accountabilities (e.g., reconfirm scope, Responsible-Accountable-Consulted-Informed matrix) with all project team members (e.g., consultants) and stakeholders through participation in internal and external kick-off meetings (e.g., sales to delivery handoff, formal kick-off meetings). Interacts with default stakeholders (e.g., customer sponsor, Microsoft project team members) and engages subject matter experts in holistic planning activities including team validation.

+ Develops detailed project management plan to drive predictable delivery leveraging existing materials, to drive scope, resources, and Microsoft project schedule in alignment and collaboration with customer plan. Participates in basic contingency…