Sr. Project Manager

Trace3 Government Sr. Project ManagerTrace3 is a leading Transformative IT Authority, providing unique technology solutions and consulting services to our clients. Equipped with elite engineering and dynamic innovation, we empower IT executives and their organizations to achieve competitive advantage through a process of Integrate, Automate, Innovate.Our culture at Trace3 embodies the spirit of a startup with the advantage of a scalable business. Employees can grow their career and have fun while doing it!Trace3 is headquartered in Irvine, California. We employ more than 1,200 people all over the United States. Our major field office locations include Denver, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, Lexington, Los Angeles, Louisville, Texas, San Francisco.We are flexible and resilient in a fast-changing environment. We continuously innovate and drive constructive change while keeping a focus on the "big picture." We exercise sound business judgment in making high-quality decisions in a timely and cost-effective manner. We are highly creative and can dig deep within ourselves to find positive solutions to different problems.We get things done and drive results. We lead without a title, empowering others through a can-do attitude. We look forward to the goal, mentally mapping out every checkpoint on the pathway to success, and visualizing what the final destination looks and feels like.We are humble individuals who understand how our job impacts the company's mission. We treat others with respect, admit mistakes, give credit where it's due and demonstrate transparency. We "bring the weather" by exhibiting positive leadership and solution-focused thinking. We hug people in their trials, struggles, and failures – not just their success. We appreciate the individuality of the people around us.This is a Top Secret cleared role - Active Top Secret Clearance Required, on-site in Baltimore, Annapolis or Linthicum Heights, MD | This is a 6 month contract, likely to extend or convert to a full time/ permanent role *** Active Clearance or active within the past 24 months, DoD Top Secret or reciprocity equivalentJob Summary:The Trace3 Government Sr. Project Manager is responsible for the strategic direction, management, and execution of a program to achieve mission-critical goals of the customer and the company. This role ensures programs are executed efficiently, effectively, and in full compliance with the Statement of Work. The Sr. Project Manager works collaboratively with Engineering, Sales, Recruiting, colleagues, and customer teams requiring an understanding and familiarity with overall project execution, including budgeting and financial management, contractual compliance, staff augmentation, employee attraction and retention, personnel management, and corporate finance. The Sr. Project Manager has responsibility and accountability for the delivery of the project with excellence, high quality and customer satisfaction while obtaining the planned gross profit for Trace3 Government. The ideal candidate is a natural leader with excellent communication skills, a proven ability to manage complex initiatives, and a focus on delivering long-term business outcomes. The Sr. Project Manager will maintain visibility into risks, issues, decisions, changes, deliverables, and customer commitments through completion.Summary of Essential Job Functions:Lead program execution of assigned statement of workDevelop and maintain the integrated program roadmap, work breakdown structure, schedule, milestones, dependencies, staffing plan, and execution cadence, updating them as priorities or customer requirements change.Lead team planning sessions, execution reviews, and status meetings; coordinate work across architecture, system administration, network engineering, cybersecurity, and other supporting functionsEstablish and manage program-level risk, issue, action, decision, dependency, and change logs; drive mitigation, escalation, and resolution.Coordinate technical and program decisions with the Engineering Lead and technical team, communicating impacts to scope, schedule, cost, quality, security, and customer commitments.Establish a regular stakeholder communication and reporting cadence, provide forward-looking forecasts, and raise blockers early with recommended courses of action.Establish and track program objectives, metrics to evaluate implementation and coordinate with customers for high satisfactionCoordinate with the Engineering Lead for each project to optimize resource allocation for skill requirements for execution while achieving financial goalsDevelop and monitor budgets for projects and programs, ensuring financial accountability and efficient resource allocation.Represent team to Trace3 leadership or internal stakeholders to ensure issues, questions, and concerns of team members are addressed appropriately.Foster a high-performance culture built on accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.Serves as the primary interface and point of contact with government program authorities and representatives on program/project regarding contract growth opportunitiesMaintain clear customer alignment on objectives, roadmap, priorities, decisions, risks, and changes while keeping the team focused on authorized scope.Acts as a proactive problem solver and adapts quickly to changing priorities.Briefs senior leadership on overall health of contract; anticipates any hiccups and provides solutionsAssists in transition activities for contract start and completionDevelop statements of work and cost estimates, with the help of the engineering team, for potential opportunitiesConducts duties and responsibilities with full understanding of clients' requirements and the relevant policies and regulationsCoordinate compliance with customer security, access-control, information-handling, and other applicable contractual requirements without assuming the technical security owner role.Ensure that the project(s) and its personnel maintain the proper direction in fulfillment of the contract scope of workActs as a POC for the HC Recruiting team for any clarification or feedback related to staff augmentation, anticipated contract growth, current and/or future resourcing needs and timelinesWorks collaboratively with project team and clients, conducting periodic visits to assess the status of project activities and to contribute to administrative, technical or evaluation work in the fieldFormulates and enforces work standards, assignments, schedules, and reviews of contract deliverablesProvides contract budgets (contract budget modifications, quarterly reports, monthly reports, etc.) to CORs when needed. Ensures the accuracy of all budgetary items presented to the CORReviews and provides comments on progress reports, work plans and other documents to ensure compliance with company standards and contract requirementsMaintain traceability between scope, work plans, status reporting, deliverables, and customer acceptance or review requirements.Required Skills and Experience:Demonstrated experience building and managing integrated program plans, roadmaps, schedules, work breakdown structures, and dependency networks for complex technical work.Experience leading cross-functional teams through design, build, migration or transition, and operational delivery.Experience with risk, issue, action, decision, dependency, and change management, including impact analysis, escalation, and mitigation tracking.Ability to translate contractual and customer requirements into executable work packages, acceptance criteria, and measurable status.Experience managing programs in a government contracting or regulated environment, including familiarity with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and subcontract or purchase-order terms.Proven ability to lead diverse teams, delegate effectively, and manage conflicts in a matrix environment.Significant, progressively responsible experience in program or project management, 5+ years of experience managing complex programs or portfoliosFamiliarity with the Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR)Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to brief senior executives and deliver testimony or public presentations.ACTIVE Security Clearance: Top Secret minimum, TS/SCI preferredPreferred Program Experience:Experience managing IT infrastructure programs involving network engineering, systems administration, cybersecurity, virtualized workloads, or specialized endpoints.Experience coordinating delivery in isolated, air-gapped, classified, or otherwise high-security environments with strict access and information-handling requirements.Familiarity with NIST-based cybersecurity controls and the program-management implications of security, privacy, export-control, or sensitive-information requirements.Experience supporting phased migration, transition, or scale-up activities across multiple locations or workstreams.Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:Remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.Operate a computer, keyboard, and other office equipment using hands and fingers.Communicate effectively in person, over the phone, and through electronic means.Occasionally move about the office to access files, office equipment, and meeting spaces.Lift and/or move up to 15