Project Manager

Design. Disrupt. Repeat.

Are you a leader? Energetic? Be an agent of change on a team committed to achieving client-focused, mission-driven excellence. Steampunk is looking for an experienced Project Manager with an appetite for taking on challenges. You're going to be challenged each day with new and complex mission and delivery opportunities as you serve as the team lead for a major mission system.

Ideal candidates will thrive with clients in a consultative capacity and will have experience managing teams of technical personnel to build Salesforce systems.

Contributions

As a Project Manager, you will be the leader, driving delivery in a government client consulting environment. You will be a client manager, coach, mentor, and an accountable project manager with a proven track record of leading deployments of solutions in a federal government contracting Salesforce environment.

Some things you can tell us about at your interview:

How you grow leaders and grow teams to be self-organizing, motivated, and client focused

What you think “client delight” means

Your experience leading Salesforce development teams, Agile and DevSecOps

Project Management/leadership experience that you’d draw from

Your experience in federal government contracting and working with clients

How you interface and engage with all levels of a team, mentor them, and lead them

What makes a great Leader? If you don't know the difference between that and management, this just isn't going to work out.

Responsibilities include:

Ensures team(s) maintains focus on quality and continuous delivery

Monitors team morale and plans/coordinates team-building activities to maintain positive team morale

Provides visibility into delivery targets, commitments, and progress

Creates Roadmaps and Milestone charts for the project

Understands and coaches the team on delivery controls, compliance to minimize operational, and reputational risk

Understands domain architecture and targets to identify upstream and downstream dependencies and to support the team in risk management

Proactively identifies impediments and appropriately resolves using network of peers and formal channels (including escalation if required)

Integrates Agile and Lean principles into team practices and work products

Assesses the current organization and delivery environment and recommends optimal practices tailored to the client

Prepares and delivers effective communications both verbally and orally regarding progress and status for both internal and client teams

Performs hands-on project work, including analysis, design and change management, as needed by the project

We need more than just a coach, we need someone who will also roll up their sleeves and deliver too.

Qualifications

Required:

Authorized to work for any U.S. employer

Ability to obtain a Federal Clearance

Bachelors degree, or equivalent years of experience, preferably in Information Technology

Proven background in federal government contracting and project management

7+ Years in Project Management and Information Technology

Proficient in Microsoft Project

Experience leading software development implementations in federal government contracting environments

Ability to establish immediate credibility with clients, build consensus, and achieve goals through influence

Flexibility to work with teams, individuals and executives and willingness to help with a wide variety of work products and people

Proven experience of leading the deployment of enterprise and custom Software solutions in client environments

Demonstrated ability to influence and consult while providing thought leadership to sponsors/stakeholders in solving governance, project management, business process and/or technical problems

Experience defining project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success metrics in collaboration with stakeholders

Experience developing detailed project plans, schedules, and risk management strategies

Experience generating executive-level reports and dashboards on project health, milestones, and financial performance

Experience using data-driven insights to identify areas of improvement and recommend optimizations

Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) with strong presentation and facilitation skills

Strong interpersonal skills, customer-centric attitude, ability to deal with cultural diversity

Proven team player and team builder

Strong organizational and analytical skills

Knowledge of government procurement processes, contracts (e.g., GSA schedules, IDIQ), and compliance standards (e.g., FAR, DFARS).

Experience with managing budgets, task orders, and subcontractor relationships

Proven experience with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., JIRA)

Must have USDA experience

Preferred:

Scrum Master certification (Certified Scrum Master, or equivalent)

PMP Certification

Experience with Human-Centered Design

About

steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $110,000 to $175,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

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Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit