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Senior Project Manager (3945)at SMX(View all jobs) (https://www.smxtech.com/careers/)

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

SMX is currently recruiting for a Project Manager to support our State and Local Government customers. The Project Manager will be responsible for leading a team of IT professionals in completing projects by a set deadline to uphold business initiatives. The Project Manager will be expected to run more than one project and share time between multiple clients. This role will be supporting a Boston, MA based team working remotely with occasional travel. SMX seeks to advance the critical missions of the Commonwealth through advanced software development, operation and maintenance of multiple 24x7 complex environments leveraging a wide variety of process methodologies and technologies. You will join a team of highly driven, supportive, and skilled professionals engaged in delivering solutions for our most critical state and local challenges.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Work cooperatively with the Program Manager and other Project Managers to create long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines

• Hold your team accountable for assigned work.

• Serve as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy

• Communicate with executives and key stakeholders to keep the project aligned with their goals

• Ensure all products released have gone through quality control in accordance with the expected standards.

• Manage all Financial aspects of the project (ex: Resource Burn, Client and Vendor Invoicing, Status Reporting to Execs)

• Manage Scope and POP, create change orders as required

• Make effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project

• Report on statuses including technical concerns, schedule progress and impacts, and risk assessment and remediation.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Practical project management experience in a State and Local environment

• Understanding of project management principles to effectively manage cost, schedule, and scope; Project Management Professional (PMP)

• Ability to handle shifting priorities and possess excellent time management skills to complete tasks within required timeframes with little to no supervision

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to interact with stakeholders

• Ability to manage project budgets, identify financial issues, and develop Rough Order of Magnitudes (ROMs)

• Strong organization skills to take initiative and manage multiple tasks and work independently in a demanding, dynamic environment.

• Ability to hold their project team accountable and consistently meet deadlines.

• Bachelor's degree in technical or business-related discipline

• 7+ years of experience in project coordination implementing multiple projects with competing priorities

• 7+ years of experience and knowledge of project management practices and techniques, including plan development, scope and change control management, work breakdown structure.

• 7+ years of experience managing the financial aspects of a project (Burn reporting & Forecasting)

• Strong technical experience in Microsoft Project, PowerBI, SharePoint, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, and Jira.

• Must possess a very strong knowledge of IT infrastructure.

• Strong experience and knowledge of Cloud Migration project management practices and techniques

• Knowledge of process improvement techniques and ability to direct improvement initiatives

• Consulting experience a plus

• AWS Practioner or Associate certification

Application deadline: 12-13-2024

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The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.

The proposed salary for this position is:

$107,000—$178,000 USD

At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.

We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.

SMX is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability status, protected veteran status, race, color, age, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or genetic information. SMX is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including disability and veterans.

Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation.