IT Project Manager

GovCIO is currently hiring for a IT Project Manager to provide operation and integration support for a international multi-vendor infrastructure, including various networks, systems, and cyber security. This hybrid position will be located in Tampa, FL. On-site requirements are based on project requirements.

Responsibilities

The FMS IT Project Manager II is responsible for planning, coordinating, executing, and monitoring Foreign Military Sales (FMS) information technology and cybersecurity projects supporting U.S. Government and international partner-nation customers. The Project Manager develops and maintains integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, risk management plans, deliverables, and performance metrics to ensure assigned projects are completed within the approved scope, schedule, cost, quality, and contractual requirements.

The position leads multidisciplinary project teams consisting of engineering, cybersecurity, logistics, procurement, integration, fielding, training, and other technical personnel. The Project Manager coordinates activities across internal teams, vendors, subcontractors, U.S. Government stakeholders, and international customers to support the delivery of IT, communications, cybersecurity, and technology modernization capabilities.

The Project Manager monitors project performance, identifies risks and issues, develops corrective actions, and provides timely project status reporting to program leadership and customers. The position generally reports to a Program Manager and may manage one or more concurrent FMS projects throughout their lifecycles.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and executes integrated project management plans for assigned FMS IT and cybersecurity projects, including scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, dependencies, and contract deliverables.
• Manages assigned projects through requirements definition, design, procurement, integration, implementation, testing, fielding, training, acceptance, and transition to sustainment.
• Leads multidisciplinary project teams consisting of engineering, cybersecurity, logistics, procurement, integration, fielding, training, and technical support personnel.
• Establishes project objectives, milestones, work packages, schedules, and performance measures in alignment with contractual requirements and customer priorities.
• Coordinates project activities with U.S. Government program offices, international partner-nation representatives, vendors, subcontractors, OEMs, and other stakeholders.
• Manages and tracks project schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and performance against approved project baselines.
• Identifies project risks, issues, constraints, and dependencies; develops mitigation strategies and corrective actions to minimize impacts to cost, schedule, technical performance, and customer commitments.
• Monitors project execution and develops mechanisms for early identification of schedule, technical, procurement, logistics, or resource challenges requiring management intervention.
• Manages the integration and execution of vendor and subcontractor activities and reviews deliverables for completeness, quality, schedule compliance, and contractual alignment.
• Coordinates procurement, logistics, material readiness, international shipment, installation, integration, and fielding activities in support of project objectives.
• Ensures applicable ITAR, EAR, export-control, security, contractual, and FMS requirements are incorporated into project planning and execution.
• Supports development, review, and management of project requirements and ensures traceability from customer requirements through implementation, testing, and acceptance.
• Ensures project deliverables meet established quality standards, customer requirements, technical specifications, and contractual acceptance criteria.
• Plans and coordinates technical reviews, site surveys, design reviews, integration activities, testing events, acceptance activities, and other project lifecycle milestones.
• Conducts recurring project meetings, technical coordination meetings, schedule reviews, risk reviews, and stakeholder status briefings.
• Prepares and presents project status reports, schedules, risk assessments, financial updates, decision briefs, executive summaries, and other customer or program-management deliverables.
• Maintains accurate project documentation, action-item tracking, decision logs, risk registers, schedules, and performance records.
• Coordinates international travel and in-country project activities supporting partner-nation implementation, testing, fielding, and customer engagement.
• Works with functional managers and technical leads to resolve resource, technical, schedule, and performance challenges affecting project execution.
• Supports change management activities by assessing impacts to project scope, cost, schedule, resources, technical performance, and contractual requirements.
• Ensures assigned projects are executed in accordance with company policies, contractual requirements, applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements, DoD guidance, and established program-management processes.
• Provides recommendations to Program Management regarding project priorities, corrective actions, resource requirements, customer concerns, and decisions requiring senior leadership involvement.

Qualifications

High School with 6-9 years of experience (or commensurate experience)

Clearance: Secret

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant project/program management experience supporting complex technical, defense, international, or government programs.
• Demonstrated experience supporting Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs, including coordination with U.S. Government stakeholders, international partners, contractors, and/or Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
• Working knowledge of International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), export-control requirements, and associated international shipment or technology-transfer processes.
• Experience managing project scope, schedule, cost, risk, deliverables, dependencies, and customer requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams supporting engineering, procurement, logistics, integration, testing, fielding, training, or sustainment activities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, priorities, and international stakeholder requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of project status reports, schedules, risk assessments, executive briefings, and customer deliverables.
• Valid U.S. Passport with the ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 40%, including travel to customer and partner-nation locations in Eastern Europe, Africa, and South America.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Engineering, Information Technology, Logistics, International Relations, or a related discipline with 3+ years of relevant experience; or High School Diploma with 6+ years of relevant experience. Specialized military, government, technical, acquisition, or FMS experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience managing Department of Defense FMS programs involving information technology, C5ISR/C6ISR, cybersecurity, communications, infrastructure, or other technology modernization capabilities.
• Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), Defense Acquisition Credential, or equivalent acquisition/program management training or certification.
• Working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), DoD acquisition processes, and government contracting requirements.
• Familiarity with the FMS lifecycle, including requirements development, acquisition planning, procurement, logistics, integration, testing, partner-nation coordination, fielding, training, and sustainment.
• Experience supporting international deployments, site surveys, technical reviews, acceptance testing, material fielding, or transition to partner-nation operations.
• Experience working with U.S. Government Program Offices, Security Cooperation Organizations, Defense Security Cooperation Agency stakeholders, Combatant Commands, U.S. Embassies, or partner-nation ministries of defense.

Posted Salary Range

USD $115,000.00 - USD $120,000.00 /Yr.