Senior IT Project Manager

<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">GovCIO is currently hiring a <strong>Senior IT Project Manager</strong> with specialized cybersecurity expertise to lead critical network, systems, and security modernization initiatives for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). This strategic leadership role focuses on planning, executing, and delivering complex enterprise IT projects while ensuring strict alignment with federal cybersecurity mandates.</span> This position will be located within the United States and will be a full remote position with up to 25% travel. </span></p> <br><strong>Responsibilities</strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The IT Project Manager will serve as the primary leadership authority for project execution, milestone delivery, and cybersecurity alignment. Core responsibilities include:</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lead the comprehensive planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and technical execution of enterprise IT and cyber modernization projects.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Analyze and manage project scope, risk registers, critical paths, and resource constraints to ensure on-time, within-budget project delivery.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Coordinate, track, and report on cybersecurity milestone achievements, including Risk Management Framework (RMF) phases and Authority to Operate (ATO) timelines.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Establish and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) stakeholders, technical engineers, and senior leadership.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Manage cross-functional technical teams consisting of network architects, systems engineers, software developers, and information security analysts.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Develop, monitor, and refine project key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs) for technical deliverables.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Facilitate regular technical root cause analysis reviews, project status briefings, and corrective action planning sessions.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Proactively identify project delivery risks, schedule dependencies, and resource conflicts, designing targeted remediation workarounds.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation, integrated master schedules, communications plans, and executive status reports.</span></li></ul> <br><strong>Qualifications</strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bachelor's (or equivalent) with 12+ years of experience.</span></p><p style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Required Skills & Experience</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent federal project management certification.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Deep technical understanding of IT project management methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and traditional Waterfall frameworks.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Proven experience managing IT initiatives bound by strict federal cybersecurity regulations (NIST SP 800-53, RMF, or DHS 4300A).</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Clearance Required:  Must have an active Secret clearance  </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Preferred Skills & Experience</span></strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Prior experience leading IT or cybersecurity projects for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) or Department of Homeland Security (DHS).</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Familiarity with managing projects that involve data governance deployment, data cataloging tools, or Collibra platform integrations.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Baseline cybersecurity knowledge demonstrated by certifications such as Security+ CE, CISSP, or CISM.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Advanced knowledge of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) concepts, budget forecasting, and vendor management.</span></li></ul> <br><strong>Posted Salary Range</strong><br><br>USD $135,000.00 - USD $175,000.00 /Yr.

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