Project Manager
Ardent supports the federal government's critical national security and defense priorities, protecting the nation and advancing capabilities. We are a team of purpose-driven innovators, veterans, and cleared professionals dedicated to meaningful missions. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, flexible PTO, federal holidays off, tuition reimbursement, professional development support, wellness stipends, and a culture that values hard work and dedication.
We are seeking a Project Manager to join our team in Washington, DC. This position may require a combination of on-site and remote support depending on program needs. You will coordinate project activities, deliverables, personnel, schedules, and stakeholder communications across multiple technical initiatives supporting a federal customer. Serving as the primary point of contact, you will ensure successful execution of project objectives while maintaining visibility into scope, schedule, budget, risks, and overall performance. You will work closely with technical teams, leadership, and customer representatives on IT and cybersecurity initiatives.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Coordinate project activities, personnel, deliverables, and schedules across multiple concurrent efforts.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define project objectives, requirements, and implementation strategies.
- Translate business and operational requirements into actionable project plans and deliverables.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, resource plans, and budget forecasts.
- Monitor project execution and track progress against established milestones and objectives.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Serve as a liaison between technical teams, customer stakeholders, and executive leadership.
- Prepare and deliver project status reports, briefings, and performance updates.
- Support task planning, work assignment coordination, and labor forecasting activities.
- Review project deliverables to ensure quality standards and customer requirements are met.
- Support the development and maintenance of policies, procedures, work instructions, and project documentation.
- Utilize project management tools to track activities, schedules, risks, and deliverables.
- Facilitate meetings, discussions, and coordination efforts among project stakeholders.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience managing information technology, cybersecurity, or technical projects.
- Experience coordinating multiple projects, stakeholders, and technical teams simultaneously.
- Working knowledge of information technology and cybersecurity concepts and environments.
- Experience developing project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource forecasts.
- Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks.
- Experience preparing project documentation, reports, policies, procedures, and work instructions.
- Experience utilizing project management tools and methodologies.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to effectively communicate complex information to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to successfully complete and maintain a government background investigation.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Experience supporting federal government programs.
- Experience managing technical teams supporting infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, or software development initiatives.
- Experience supporting multiple task orders, contracts, or large-scale enterprise technology programs.
- Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies.
- Experience supporting executive-level reporting and stakeholder communications.
Due to the nature of the work, all candidates must be willing to undergo a government background investigation. We highly encourage Veterans and those with disabilities to apply.