OverviewAre you a Program Manager who would like to have a positive impact for millions of people? If so, we may have an opportunity for you! TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more! Stay Connected: Follow us onLinkedInfor updates on this job and other exciting opportunities. Responsibilities
Conduct all aspects of project initiation, planning, execution and closeout per industry standards and guidelines established for Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Develop formal project charters as required by the SMP Program Manager.
Facilitate project kick-off and status meetings and communicate individual roles and project expectations.
Conduct formal project reviews with project sponsor at project completion and review all project products to confirm acceptance and satisfaction.
Conduct reviews with the Program Manager on a periodic basis.
Keep the Program Manager, Customer, and project team informed of the status of the project being managed.
Coordinate activities with existing SMP customers.
The Contractor shall develop Project Schedules that are deliverables-based and accurately depict the work to be performed by the project. All project plans, WBS and schedule work product must be retrievable by the VA Resources Lead (s) for any reviews and approvals required.
Monitor project milestones and critical dates to identify potential jeopardy of project schedule, and identify ways to resolve schedule issues.
Ensure that risks associated with the cost, resource, schedule, and technical aspects of the project are identified, assessed, documented, tracked, and mitigated. All issues tracked must be accessible by the VA Resources Lead (s) for any reviews and approvals required.
Apprise SMP management of issues that impact the project and require management decisions.
Develop System Development plans, track activities to the plan, and communicate status, utilizing the latest SMP Project Management tools.
Assess variances from the project plan, and develop and implement changes as necessary to ensure project remains within specified scope as well as time, cost and quality objectives.
Maintain a collaborative environment with key stakeholders(s).
The Contractor shall utilize industry and SMP established project standards, procedures and quality objectives without requiring assistance from others.
Communicate assigned responsibilities to project members for developing artifacts and performing project activities.
Review project management activities with Senior Management on a periodic basis.
Review project-planning activities with the Project Team on a periodic and event driven basis.
Develop estimates for project’s effort, costs, and critical computer resources according to the specific application.
Qualifications
Must be able to follow VA and SMP standards and procedures for Project Management.
Must be able to coordinate activities for ad hoc requests from internal and external customers.
Must be able to Participate in the development of project standards, procedures and quality objectives.
Must be able to develop and maintain detailed project plans, and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) of the tasks required to execute the project.
Must be able to identify artifacts needed to establish and maintain control of the project.
Must be able to create and utilize those artifacts mandated by VA and SMP standards.
Education:
Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems, Business or related scientific/technical discipline and 15+ years’ work experience
Ten (10) years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education (25 years total)
Clearance:
The ability to pass a Tier 2/Moderate Background Investigation
Location:
Department of Veteran's Affairs (100% On-site)
Monday - Friday (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST Time)
Austin Information Technology Center (AITC)
1615 Woodward Street,
Austin, TX 78741
TISTA Science and Technology Corporation,a CMMI Maturity Level 3 company, focuses on delivering information technology and professional services to Federal and State agencies. TISTA is recognized in 2019 by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the US. TISTA is also a recipient of 2019 Top Veteran-Owned Companies by the Washington Business Journal. TISTA also received a 2018 Moxie Award in the GovCon category.Here at TISTA Science and Technology, we value Veterans and encourage all to apply!#thinktista #tistacares #tistavaluesvetsEmployment Transparency:TISTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of TISTA to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. TISTA will refrain from discharging, or otherwise discriminating against, employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants.The EEO is the Law poster is available here, and the poster supplement is availablehere. (https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/posterscreenreaderoptimized.pdf) The Pay Transparency Policy is availablehere. (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp%20EnglishformattedESQA508c.pdf) Tista is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail torecruiting@tistatech.comor call (301) 968-3420 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.TISTA is a federal contractor and is subject to the federal contractor COVID requirements under the new FAR/DFARS clauses and must comply with the incorporated Guidance.If the candidate is hired to perform work on or in connection with one of TISTA’s federal contracts, TISTA is contractually obligated to ask the candidate to verify and show proof of vaccination status and the candidate will be required to comply with mask and social distancing requirements imposed by the FAR/DFARS as well as any additional requirements imposed by TISTA’s customers for any required onsite work.Job ID2024-5476Job LocationsUS-TX-Austin