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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.
Job Responsibility
Serves as the primary point of contact with the Government
Provides leadership and oversight for IT support services
Works closely with groups across Microsoft and the Government
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
Drives project initiation for projects of all complexities
Maintains quality deliverable by identifying requirements, developing plans, and tracking outputs
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
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
Establishes clear expectations and accountabilities with all project team members and stakeholders
Develops detailed project management plan to drive predictable delivery
Facilitates customer satisfaction by engaging with customers in a positive manner
Adheres to project compliance standards and requirements of the contract
Engages with other project managers and customer stakeholders at the customer site
Maintains timely project closure by completing project sign off tasks
Applies intermediate knowledge of project management principles to execution and delivery
Lead project planning and execution activities across multiple concurrent technical initiatives within secure government environments
Develop and maintain project management artifacts including integrated schedules, risk registers, action trackers, and status reporting
Monitor project health by proactively tracking risks, dependencies, issues, customer deliverables, and key performance indicators
Support Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies utilizing tools such as Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, SharePoint, and collaboration platforms
Partner with customer stakeholders and Microsoft teams to drive issue resolution
Lead day-to-day delivery execution for enterprise technology and cloud-based initiatives within secure government environments
Coordinate across engineering, cybersecurity, networking, operations, and customer stakeholders to drive implementation activities
Support technical modernization efforts including infrastructure upgrades, cloud adoption, system integration, migration activities, and operational transition planning
Manage project schedules, dependencies, risks, action items, and technical deliverables across multiple concurrent workstreams
Partner with technical teams and customer stakeholders to identify implementation risks, troubleshoot blockers, escalate issues, and maintain delivery momentum
Utilize tools such as Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, SharePoint, and collaboration platforms
Communicate technical and operational status clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Operate effectively in a fast-paced consulting environment
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in related field OR equivalent experience
2+ years experience in project management OR equivalent experience
Active U.S. Government Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
Clearance Verification
Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Verification of U.S. citizenship
Bachelor's Degree in related field AND 5+ years experience in project management OR equivalent experience
Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associate Project Management (CAPM) certification
1+ year(s) financial management experience
Technical project management experience
A track record of personally delivering projects to completion
Technical fluency sufficient to understand engineering tradeoffs, dependencies, and risk
Nice to have
Bachelor's Degree in related field AND 5+ years experience in project management OR equivalent experience
Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associate Project Management (CAPM) certification
1+ year(s) financial management experience
Technical project management experience
A track record of personally delivering projects to completion
Technical fluency sufficient to understand engineering tradeoffs, dependencies, and risk