Project Manager III

Client: Sidekick Security LLC / Social Security Administration


Title: Project Manager III


Location: Woodlawn, MD (Hybrid)


Duration: Contract

Candidates should be informed that the current expectation is THREE days per week in the office. This may increase to five days per week if mandated by the customer.

Description of Work


Sidekick Security is seeking a Project Manager 3 who will support several projects a large federal agency. This position will be located in Woodlawn, MD. The qualified applicant will become part of Sidekick Security, which focuses on IT solutions for our Federal, State, and Local government clients. The qualified candidate should also have strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills with a keen attention to detail. Description:


Provide support to specific Initiatives (Server, Storage, Network, and Database integration).


Create and manage WBS


Create and manage the Schedule


Create and manage Scope


Create and Manage the Communications Plan


Coordinate and participate in planning and status meetings. Document proceedings in meeting minutes


Develop or edit PowerPoint presentations to be given to Senior Executive Staff


Maintain documentation in appropriate SharePoint sites


Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical topics to management and non -technical audiences, as well as interface with the customer on a daily basis


Update the deployment and installation Project Plan using Microsoft Project Server 2010, expanding the high -level plan into detailed task plans to include milestones, installation timelines, implementation timelines, factors for success, and methods for tracking and monitoring


Maintain the Project SharePoint site as required by the SSA PM


Schedule and facilitate any planning meetings by taking attendance, recording meeting notes and publishing the meeting notes on the SharePoint within 24 hours of the meeting


Create and maintain reports as required by the Contract


Maintain network performance management documents and status reports


Create and maintain Visio diagrams of the network and application layout

Basic Qualifications


5 years of experience in managing technical projects.


5 years of experience with large enterprise environments


5 years of experience in developing lifecycle documents, including Use Cases, Detailed Functional Requirements, Detailed Design Specifications, Business Process Models and Test Cases


4 years of experience leading requirements discovery working sessions with an audience of customer and systems Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and translating the results of requirements discovery sessions into Requirements/Design documents and Use Cases


1 year of experience using Visio, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint


Minimum of 3 years of experience dealing with Federal Government contract vehicles such as GSA Schedule 70 and NASA SEWP


Project Management Institute (PMI) - Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.


Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Preferred Qualifications


Prior Federal Government/Government/Large scale corporate working experience


Strong analytical and communication skills


Experience in building customer relationships


3 Years of experience with Requirements Management Tools


Possess technical writing skills and able to review others' work products

Position Requirements


Employees must be citizens of the U.S., its possessions or territories, or lawful permanent residents as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20), or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).