Project Manager – Senior

<h1 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.375rem] font-bold" data-sourcepos="1:1-1:27;0-26">Project Manager – Senior</h1> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="3:1-3:166;28-193"><strong>Position / LCAT:</strong> Project Manager <strong>Level:</strong> Senior / Lead <strong>Lead Designation:</strong> Project Manager <strong>Location:</strong> Remote / Hybrid (Washington, DC metro preferred)</p> <h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold" data-sourcepos="5:1-5:16;195-210">Role Summary</h2> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="7:1-7:537;212-748">Leads end-to-end delivery of a federal public-facing website modernization and sustainment program, owning schedule, scope, risk, and quality from discovery and design through build, migration, testing, and controlled go-live, and into multi-year operations and sustainment. Serves as the primary client interface, drives delivery against fixed go-live dates, provides regular status reporting, and directs the technical staff and subcontractors required to deliver a secure, accessible, compliant, cloud-hosted enterprise web platform.</p> <h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold" data-sourcepos="9:1-9:20;750-769">Responsibilities</h2> <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3" data-sourcepos="11:1-20:91;771-2019"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="11:1-11:137;771-907">Own the master schedule, critical path, staffing assumptions, and dependencies, and drive on-time delivery against fixed go-live dates</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="12:1-12:128;908-1035">Serve as primary client and stakeholder interface and maintain a collaborative working relationship throughout the engagement</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="13:1-13:77;1036-1112">Deliver and maintain the project plan and a comprehensive project timeline</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="14:1-14:127;1113-1239">Produce weekly status reports covering accomplishments, upcoming work, risks and issues, and items requiring client decision</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="15:1-15:175;1240-1414">Lead the lifecycle: discovery, design and mockup approval, build, legacy content migration, user acceptance testing, and controlled production cutover with minimal downtime</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="16:1-16:88;1415-1502">Coordinate security accreditation activities (RMF/ATO) with client security personnel</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="17:1-17:122;1503-1624">Oversee Section 508, 21st Century IDEA, and WCAG accessibility compliance verification and remediation prior to go-live</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="18:1-18:132;1625-1756">Manage subcontractor and vendor performance, including cloud and web delivery partners and independent third-party test providers</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="19:1-19:172;1757-1928">Manage operations and sustainment, including defined operational service levels, high-availability uptime, security monitoring, administrator training, and documentation</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="20:1-20:91;1929-2019">Manage scope, risk, quality, and staffing and retention across the period of performance</li> </ul> <h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold" data-sourcepos="22:1-22:27;2021-2047">Required Qualifications</h2> <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3" data-sourcepos="24:1-29:103;2049-2902"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="24:1-24:235;2049-2283">Minimum 6 years of hands-on IT project management experience specifically overseeing website development projects. Hard requirement; general IT or PMO experience without direct website-development project leadership does not qualify</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="25:1-25:145;2284-2428">Demonstrated ability to plan and execute to a defined plan, managing schedule, scope, and risk on technically complex, deadline-driven efforts</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="26:1-26:103;2429-2531">Demonstrated strengths in strategic thinking, multitasking, conflict management, and time management</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="27:1-27:149;2532-2680">Strong oral and written communication skills, fluent in English (speak, read, write), with experience interacting with and briefing senior leaders</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="28:1-28:119;2681-2799">Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery teams and subcontractors to defined milestones and quality standards</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="29:1-29:103;2800-2902">U.S. citizenship and ability to pass a federal background investigation (Public Trust / suitability)</li> </ul> <h2 class="text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold" data-sourcepos="31:1-31:28;2904-2931">Preferred Qualifications</h2> <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3" data-sourcepos="33:1-40:146;2933-3898"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="33:1-33:66;2933-2998">Desired Experience: Prior federal government project experience</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="34:1-34:120;2999-3118">Desired Experience: Delivery experience in Microsoft Azure Government or another FedRAMP-authorized cloud environment</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="35:1-35:135;3119-3253">Desired Experience: WordPress or comparable enterprise CMS delivery; Section 508 / WCAG / 21st Century IDEA accessibility compliance</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="36:1-36:133;3254-3386">Desired Experience: RMF/ATO coordination (SSP, POA&amp;M, working with an ISSO and Authorizing Official) and FIPS-199 Moderate systems</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="37:1-37:155;3387-3541">Desired Experience: Delivering firm-fixed-price, fixed-deadline web builds on schedule; managing subcontractors, vendors, and independent test providers</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="38:1-38:135;3542-3676">Desired Experience: AI/chatbot integration, legacy content migration, and enterprise identity integration (e.g., Microsoft Entra ID)</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="39:1-39:76;3677-3752">Desired Certification: PMP or equivalent project management certification</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="40:1-40:146;3753-3898">Desired Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, IT management, or a related field from an accredited institution</li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p>North Point Technology is <strong>THE BEST </strong>place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions!&nbsp; We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems.</p> <p>At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first!&nbsp; We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Come join us!</strong> <strong>Apply with North Point Technology today!&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.</em></p></div>