Project Manager

Emagine IT, Inc.

Project Manager supporting federal government IT operations oversight and managing project schedules, costs, and quality. Overseeing special projects and governance reporting while collaborating with stakeholders.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeWashington • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $48,000 - $130,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing IT projects with a focus on schedule, cost, scope, and quality, while effectively utilizing project management tools and governance frameworks. Proven ability to analyze complex project challenges and implement innovative solutions in a federal enterprise IT environment.

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Project ManagementChange GovernanceRisk ManagementServiceNow ProficiencyFederal IT Operations Experience

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Hard Skills

Project SchedulingCost ManagementQuality ManagementWork Breakdown Structure (WBS)Financial ManagementInnovative Problem SolvingProgram Management Plan (PMP)Performance Reporting

Soft Skills

CommunicationLeadershipAnalytical Thinking

Tools & Technologies

ServiceNowPerformance Dashboards

Industry Keywords

Enterprise ITManaged ServicesRisk RegisterChange Control Board (CCB)Executive Review (QER)

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMPServiceNow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the integrated project schedule and track cost and quality against the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) across all seven task areas.
Plan and manage special projects, surge initiatives, and modernization workstreams inside the standing ERB/CCB (Enterprise/Change Control Board) change-governance cadence.
Maintain schedule, scope, and resource discipline, reporting status and variance at the biweekly PMO Sync and supporting the Program Management Plan (PMP) and communications artifacts.
Analyze complex, cross-tower project problems and develop innovative solutions involving schedule, technology, methodology, tools, solution components, and financial management.
Support governance meetings including the Daily Operations Stand-Up, Weekly Integrated Project Team (IPT) meeting, Monthly Service Review (MSR), and Quarterly Executive Review (QER).
Maintain the Risk Register and Issue/Action Item Log, driving items from identification through documented closure and escalating to Government leadership as appropriate.
Support long- and short-range planning for application selection, systems development, maintenance, and production support resources.
Contribute to program-level reporting, including monthly status reports, burn-rate/funding tracking by LCAT, and change-activity summaries provided to the COR.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent professional experience considered in lieu of a degree.
Experience: Five (5)+ years managing IT projects, preferably in a federal enterprise IT operations or managed-services environment; demonstrated ownership of schedule, cost, scope, and quality against a defined WBS.
Governance & reporting: Hands-on experience leading or supporting formal change governance (ERB/CCB), risk registers, and recurring performance reporting (MSR/QER cadence).
Tools: Proficiency with project scheduling and reporting tools and with ServiceNow-based performance dashboards and workflows.
Clearance & citizenship: Ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 2 (Moderate Risk Public Trust) background investigation. U.S. citizenship is required for this project by the client.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision insurance
a 401(k) with company match
paid time off and holidays
professional development and certification support