PROJECT MANAGER 5+ Years of Project Management Experience Full-time / Full benefits – Onsite in D.C. three days/week This position is currently remote until stay-at-home restrictions are lifted – onsite start date TBD
ABOUT ARTEMIS CONSULTING Artemis Consulting is a D.C. area-based IT Services and Management Consulting firm that is on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. and the Fantastic 50 fastest growing companies in Virginia. Our teams are collaborative, self-motivated, and focused on creating value for our clients. We are a growing company where all have an opportunity to learn and grow with peers. We believe in getting the job done and having work-life balance. We offer competitive salaries with a comprehensive benefits package including employer-subsidized health, dental & vision insurance, 401(k) matching, ten paid Federal holidays, paid vacation and sick leave. We are a certified Great Place to Work®!
JOB SCOPE This position is a Project Manager role with a focus on driving successful project performance as well as ensuring that Agile practices are followed. The ideal candidate will have experience managing multiple projects with an array of client staff and vendor staff in a consulting engagement environment. If you are interested in working for a company that values culture, education, and work-life balance, we encourage you to apply if you meet the criteria below:
Manages multiple project-identifying dependencies between projects and manages resource balancing
Leads projects and executes all project management activities and resolves issues and problems to include:
conducts project deliverable quality reviews and audits
develops and maintains project schedules and identifies dependencies and the critical path within IT project tasks affecting project milestones and goals
conducts risk management and develops mitigation and contingency plans
tracks project budgets and costs
communicates and coordinates project assignments
sets deadlines and time frames for completion
Ability to understand sprint planning, reporting, and gaining understanding of sprint health and progress
Collaborates and communicates with the client regarding activities involved with the project
Understand the IT environment and ensure the projects stay compliant with the Enterprise Architecture guidelines and security requirements
Comply with Artemis and client policy and project portfolio reporting and analysis requirements
Coordinate and provide information as requested to Client PMO
Ensure that the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility
QUALIFICATIONS In addition to the job scope details, candidate must meet the requirements detailed below:
5+ years of project management experience managing full lifecycle of the project
2+ years of experience managing more than one project of varying complexity and size
2+ years managing accessible (508 compliant) development projects
3+ years of experience managing federal contracts
Certified Scrum master or other industry recognized certifications for agile software project
At least three years’ experience successfully and independently managing IT projects using an industry recognized agile methodology
PMP certification is highly desired
Deep experience with managing projects through self-directed expertise, teaming/ partnerships, and collaboration before escalating matters
Have experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, business analysts, IT specialists, contractors, and others to identify and capture user requirements and expectations
Demonstrated experience with writing reports and documentation that are concise, clear, factually accurate, logically ordered, and free of errors
Experience working in a client-customer environment serving as a proxy for client project manager
Ability to ensure a minimum of two sprints worth of user stories are ready in the team backlog
Perform Sprint planning and tracking and manage story progression in lifecycle (wall status within a sprint)
Calculate Burndown and Velocity and perform Capacity and Release planning
Demonstrable experience using Excel spreadsheets, JIRA, Bugzilla, Slack, Confluence, and project management software such as Microsoft project
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
On-site in DC 2-3 days a week; positions are currently remote but will transition to on-site
U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident or similar authorization to work (required by Federal client)
Ability to pass U.S. Government Public Trust clearance is required
Corporate background and credit check is necessary
We cannot sponsor employment visas
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree
Artemis Consulting is an equal-opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified candidates will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to disability, race, color, religious creed, national origin, sexual orientation/gender identity, or age.
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