Total 21 Manager level Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Fort Meade, Maryland

• Serves as a Supervisory Program Manager / Deputy Associate Director (Business & Operations) of Research and Technical Integration (RTI) Directorate's Business and Operations and assists the Associate Director (Business & Operations) with the planning, directing.
• Managing of all aspects of the Research and Technology Integration Directorate's Business and Operations and implementing and executing processes involving resource management support, acquisition and contract support, internal/external collaboration support, information technology and networking support, facilities and equipment management support, and access control and protection support.
• Work includes creating and streamlining operational procedures and processes to reduce workload and gain efficiencies.
• Individual manages funding to ensure sufficient coverage of fiscal year operating costs.
• Serves as a leader in the promotion of customer-driven capabilities to RTI technical divisions. Assigns work to RTI Business and Operations branches providing exceptional support to all customers.
• Develops and implements business strategies to meet the Directorate's current and future requirements.
• Provides operational support for the Directorate's organizational recruiting, hiring and training of new employees.

The successful candidate will perform the full range of IT Project Manager duties.

Such duties include but are not limited to:

1. Managing the operation and maintenance of agency's ERP core ledger system that include but
not limited to Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fee Billing, Project Cost Accounting, General
Ledger, and Financial Reporting.

2. Coordinate, prioritize and monitor of agency's ERP core ledger system's configuration and
change requests.

3. Identify opportunities to improve agency's ERP core ledger system user experience to enhance
business processes and utilize emerging technologies.

4. Provide guidance and support to the agency's ERP core ledger system's user community and
business leads.

5. Ensures technical integration is achieved across the Financial Services IT Portfolio by
participating in system implementation planning, validation, and reviews.

6. Coordinate and conduct governance and perform portfolio management activities associated with
the Financial Services IT Portfolio.

7. Ensures the rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies,
principles, and practices to the systems analysis process. Coordinates with OCFO IT security leads.

8. Perform financial management activities supporting the agency's ERP core ledger system that
include Federal Acquisition activities, current and future spend funding plans, review and approve
of Contractor support invoices.

9. Coordinates the implementation of government-wide regulations requiring revisions to NRC
financial management directives.

10. Assists the Branch Chief in meetings on system policy and procedures with representatives of
NRC divisions, office, or regional offices, as well as with personnel of other Federal agencies.

The incumbent will serve as a Senior Project Manager and technical authority responsible for the most complex facility projects that involve significant budget and complex logistical challenges. Assignments involve leading and managing projects of agency-wide scope and importance. The incumbent serves as a recognized authority on facility projects by top level management officials within and outside the agency. Assignments involve collaboration with staff in the Office of Administration, those affected by the facility project(s), the General Services Administration, and other external entities to ensure that all project technical and schedule requirements are captured and accounted for in project planning. The incumbent manages and monitors project performance and progress and routinely briefs ADM senior management and other agency officials on the status of the project and risks to project success.

Oversees all aspects of projects and ensures the vast variety of project elements are appropriately and effectively addressed, including, but are not limited to, identification of space technical requirements, construction budget and schedule, relocation logistics, and project risks. Exercises technically authoritative expertise in providing input to budget formulation for unique and novel special projects.

As the top-level project management authority, leads other ADM staff in overseeing complex and highly visible contracted construction projects. Manages daily activities associated with such projects including assessment of work quality, adherence to schedules, and oversight of contract personnel work. Develops and maintains the master schedule for the special project(s) to include identification of critical path items and risks to timely project completion. Ensures all requisite information associated with the project is entered into the project tracking system.

Works with other ADM staff and contractors to provide interpretation, adaptation, and application of design and engineering principles and practices that lead to solutions to design problems. Provides leadership in managing cross-functional teams involved with complex building projects. Serves as a mentor and coach to the staff. Interacts with multiple audiences, especially junior and less experienced staff, to transfer professional experience and knowledge of the organization's mission. Prepares periodic status reports and briefs management on project progress. Identifies risks to overall project success and provides solutions to top-level management officials, within and outside the agency, regarding significant problems such as schedule slippages or poor performance.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated by 1) experience with managing building construction projects; 2) experience in the field of engineering and/or experience with managing complex projects; 3) demonstrated knowledge of building infrastructure and design; and 4) skills in written and oral communications required to explain and negotiate requirements; ability to present project status and risks and conduct formal meetings in a concise and professional manner.

• Serves as a subject matter expert of information on project methodology and standards.
• Works with proponents and customers to document capabilities and requirements and outline costs and benefits of the proposed project.
• Works as the project manager providing project management support during the planning, development, testing, and implementation of new systems.
• Perform cost benefit studies of new or modified systems.

• Responsible for overseeing and coordinating planning, scoping, development, design, construction and direction of various projects for assigned customers.
• Integrate customer requirements and participation into a comprehensive management plan that is fully coordinated with all contributing agencies and organizations.
• Implement corporate decisions, guidance, laws, regulations and policies in the development of the project and intermediate products in support of the project.
• Serve as the organization's point-of-contact with contractors and customers.
• Allocate project funds to Contracting Office consistent with progress attained, and measure and monitor performance to assure that commitments of all parties are being maintained.

• You will use Project Management knowledge, processes and tools to lead and manage diverse project teams necessary to propose, plan, execute, and close-out multiple complex Smart Arsenal tasks or projects.
• You will compose and present project documentation (e.g. cost estimates/ proposals, project plans, schedules, spend plans, statements of work, etc.).
• You will manage and track project planning and execution information using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat software.
• You will manage and track project financial data using the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system including gathering financial information and building project structures
• You will communicate and resolve project status or issues with portfolio managers, resource managers, customers and suppliers.
• You will support a manufacturing organization.

• Serves as an authoritative consultant and expert in the development, management, and implementation of IT project plans to include requirements development, cost, progress and performance schedules.
• Develops detailed project plans, tasks, schedules, and identifies milestone dates to ensure proper sequencing of events, work efforts, and resources to accomplish objectives.
• Evaluates and manages risk of the program through solid estimation and response planning techniques for each assigned project.
• Tracks related project’s cost throughout the acquisition life-cycle process in concert with financial management to ensure a clear and accurate on-going picture of associated costs and ensures cost data availability.
• Coordinates with civilian technical personnel within DoD to ensure architecture is compliant with the intent of regulatory policies, communication, software standards and with user requirements.

• Perform activities related to the disposition of records, including paper records and electronic records.
• Develop, recommend, coordinate, and implement program improvements.
• Coordinate, administer, and monitor the project plan.
• Mapping business processes and procedures.
• Track open actions, including deadlines, and following up to ensure deadlines are met.
• Monitor project and/or cases throughout their life cycle.
• Develop strategies for implementing/planning for major information, operations, and management projects.
• Identify project activities or situations that may adversely impact the project.

• Serves as a Senior IT Project Manager and Senior Action Officer for the Customer Experience Directorate (J6X), DLA Information Operations (J6), in support of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
• Serves as the primary J6 IT Project Manager in the cross-agency facilitation and execution of secure communications and JWICS projects.
• Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing enterprise-wide, large-scale, high visibility, multi-disciplined IT projects, initiatives and operations throughout the Agency.
• Exercises broad program, policy and project management responsibilities with respect to the accomplishment of assigned IT projects or tasks.
• Maintains communications and situational awareness of project scope, schedule, resource requirements, and status with all stakeholders.
• Manages and leads IT project teams in support of high-level, high-visibility DLA customer projects.

• Coordinate the activities of multiple Project Delivery Teams engaged in Life Cycle Project Management of individual projects to ensure program objectives are met.
• Integrate customer requirements, and District resources into a comprehensive management plan that is fully coordinated with all contributing agencies and organizations including various functional elements within the District.
• Control and manages project budgets and schedules from a programmatic standpoint, assuring that District commitments to customers are met.
• Negotiate and prepares contract documentation for new task orders and modifications for construction, design-build and Architect-Engineer services.
• Represent the District and briefs project/program status at conferences with customers and at monthly District Project Review Boards.

• Serves as Project Manager responsible for the overall management, control, coordination, and execution of assigned projects.
• Coordinates the planning, design, cost, etc., for projects of substantial scope and complexity as, measured by the in diversity, geographical area, management demands, technical intricacies, and public issues.
• Primary point of contact for projects assigned with sponsor/customer; Federal, state, and local government agencies, interest; other external organizations, and higher authorities.
• Participates in programming decisions affecting long and shortrange courses of action for assigned projects.
• Provides input to the operating budget related to projects assigned.

• Direct the human resource management and security programs for the Directorate (Planning Work, Assigning Duties, Training Needs, Admin Support)
• Oversee the DES Information Technology staff for operations of the Directorate's computer hardware and software systems.
• Supervise the Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) business staff and functions needed to support all Division Chiefs within DES.
• Present reports to staff and management officials to disseminate information that will justify resources required to achieve the goals and objectives.
• Represent the Directorate of Emergency Services in meetings with Garrison staff and officials as needed.
• Oversee installation Status Reports and other metric-based management analysis programs as they pertain to the Directorate of Emergency Services.
• Evaluate mission risk to Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) with Division Chiefs to create viable mitigation strategies.
• Resolve issues concerning current major programs or out-year programs that impact on the operations of the Directorate of Emergency Services.
• Solve issues pertaining to business management functions that impact the mission of the Directorate of Emergency Services.
• Analyze business data in support of operational discrepancies identified.

WHAT IS THE COMMUNICATIONS AND LIAISON ( C&L) DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
Communications and Liaison, Stakeholder Liaison

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

• Meets with managers and executives within the Service to define the overall goals and objectives of the project.
• Prepares action plans and schedules for various phases of project accomplishment, both short and long-range; ensures that plans are consistent with Service goals, schedules, and policies.
• Prepares recommendation for resource requirements to accomplish the project; negotiates with managers of various components of the Service to obtain needed resources and support.
• Establishes a system to review, control, and report on project status.
• Plans, coordinates, and establishes operating methods and procedures for accomplishment of project mission; as needed, directs the development and accomplishment of employee training relating to the project.

• Utilize system performance industry standards and best practices in order to inform information system business requirements.
• Develop information system testing strategies, plans, or scenarios.
• Oversee IT project activities and resources to mitigate risk.

The successful candidate will be an effective team player with good management skills, a positive can-do attitude, excellent attention to detail and an unshakeable commitment to health & safety. Proven experience and a desire to always be the best you can be is more important to us than formal qualifications.

Why work for us

Day in, day out we deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions for communities across Scotland working across a range of sectors. We are a tight knit, professional team & offer:

• Competitive salary (DOE)
• Car allowance
• Accommodation, if required
• Private medical & dental cover
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Continuous professional development opportunities