Project Manager – Initiatives, Sys Transition

SHR Consulting Group

Experienced Project Manager leading initiatives and system transitions in DoD IT environment. Managing multiple concurrent projects and ensuring adherence to Government-approved scopes and schedules.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeArlington • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ITSMPMPServiceNow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Prepare Sponsor Forms outlining initiative scope and objectives for Government approval; do not proceed without Government concurrence.
Within 30 calendar days of initiative approval, identify the team lead, resources required, and deliver a project schedule to complete the initiative.
Provide weekly status updates on all initiatives and maintain accurate status on a SharePoint site and within the enterprise project management system (PROMIS or equivalent).
Track initiative tasks and subtasks in the enterprise ITSM ticket system (Remedy/Helix), and document level of effort, time, and resources involved.
Create or update documentation required to support each initiative, including future O&M plans and supporting RMF artifacts.
Lead transition of approximately 15–20 projects per year from the JSP Engineering team to Platform Services Operational teams, including participating in design phases, coordinating internal acceptance, and identifying transition risks.
Coordinate Platform Service project tasks for early lifecycle backups, monitoring, and patching; provide design and transition feedback to the JSP Transition team within 5 business days.
Within 15 calendar days of a project transition, update internal SOPs, Work Instructions, and CMDB records to reflect the transitioned project.
Maintain situational awareness of project lifecycles and provide Platform Services feedback on project scope changes in weekly status updates.
Develop and present project briefs to JPH/JSP Leadership and provide PROMIS inputs within 48 hours of meetings with Division leadership.
Apply industry-standard project management practices in accordance with PMI / PMBOK and ITIL service transition principles.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Five (5) or more years of project management experience on DoD or federal IT services contracts
PMP certification required (or DAU Level III PM equivalent); ITIL Foundation certification strongly preferred
Hands-on experience using enterprise project management and ITSM tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Remedy, ServiceNow) and SharePoint to manage portfolios
Experience leading cross-functional teams across compute, storage, virtualization, applications, cyber, and operations disciplines
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to brief Government leadership and produce executive-level project documentation
Working understanding of DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), STIGs, and IAVM impacts on project schedules and acceptance
Demonstrated ability to manage scope, schedule, cost, risk, and stakeholders for IT modernization projects in a complex enterprise environment.
Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Telecommunications, Management Information Systems, Business, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and seven (7) recent years of documented relevant project management experience.
Clearance Requirement: U.S. Citizenship Active Secret Clearance (or higher)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary based on experience
Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, and retirement plans
Paid time off and holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementrisk managementscope managementschedule managementcost managementstakeholder managementIT modernizationdocumentationtransition managementcross-functional team leadership

Soft Skills

written communicationverbal communicationleadershiporganizational skillspresentation skills

Certifications

PMPITIL FoundationDAU Level III PM