Project Lead

Project Lead

Position Description
Join CGI as a Project Lead and take ownership of delivering high impact solutions while serving as a trusted partner to our clients. In this role, report directly to the Program Manager or Deputy Program Manager. You'll lead one or more small agile software delivery teams and translate client priorities into clear action, balancing delivery excellence, proactive risk management, and disciplined financial oversight. If you thrive in a fast moving environment, enjoy solving client problems in real time, and want the opportunity to bring innovative ideas to life while growing others' leadership skills, this role offers the visibility to make a measurable difference.
This position is located in our Fairfax, VA office; however, a hybrid working model is acceptable.

Your future duties and responsibilities
As a Project Lead, you will manage one or more small projects and be accountable for client satisfaction, delivery quality, and effective team execution. You will operate within established account governance and CGI required processes, ensuring deliverables meet client expectations, milestones, and applicable SLAs.
Client Leadership & Stakeholder Management
You will serve as the primary point of contact for the client—building credibility, managing expectations, and ensuring the team's work stays aligned to evolving business needs.
Serve as the primary client POC: respond to questions, log and track requests, and translate priorities into actionable plans
Understand the client's business, organization, and requirements; ensure solutions address client needs
Maintain a project communication strategy and provide accurate, on time status updates (including required huddles/data calls)
Identify and articulate risks, issues, and mitigation plans; escalate appropriately
Identify potential add on work/new opportunities and communicate them to the PM
Support proposal efforts as needed (e.g., solution input, writing, reviews)
Project Delivery, Governance, and Quality
You will lead day to day execution and ensure the team delivers quality outputs in compliance with required processes and controls.
Lead and organize daily activities for a small software development team (approx. 4–8 people)
Apply SDLC/Agile practices to plan, execute, and track work (e.g., JIRA/Confluence)
Ensure deliverables are produced on time, meet requirements, and are properly stored (including meeting minutes)
Follow account procedures and governance (e.g., PMO deliverables and required process artifacts)
Manage deployments in accordance with established governance procedures
Meet PPQA expectations (peer reviews, routing, keeping required project information current) and address audit defects in required timeframes
Maintain and update risk/issue tracking and drive continuous service/deliverable quali

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
You bring a balance of client facing leadership, delivery discipline, and strong communication—along with the ability to manage a small team and keep work moving under pressure.
Education: Bachelor's degree
Experience:
5+ years of experience in government consulting, including at least 1 year in a client facing project management role
Experience leading or coordinating day to day work for a small delivery team
Skills / Knowledge
Knowledge of SDLC and Agile development practices; experience using JIRA and Confluence
Strong functional analysis and writing skills (including executive ready summaries/status)
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to manage client expectations
Understanding of project estimation basics and ability to support staffing/forecasting needs
Ability to work effectively within a team environment under tight timelines
Ability to travel to client site as needed
Desired qualifications/non essential skills required:
These qualifications will help you ramp faster and be even more effective in the role:
Experience operating within structured delivery governance and PMO processes (including quality/compliance expectations such as PPQA, peer reviews, and audit readiness)
Demonstrated ability to proactively identify risks/issues and drive mitigation to closure
Experience supporting proposal development (writing, reviews, solution input)
Strong financial management discipline (e.g., maintaining estimates and monthly projections with high accuracy)
Experience mentoring team members and building onboarding/training materials
Certifications:
Scrum/Agile certifications CSM preferred
Project Management certifications desired but not required
CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $62,900.00 $153,300.00.
CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:
. Competitive compensation
. Comprehensive insurance options
. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
. Paid parental leave
. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
. Wellness and Well being programs
#CGIFederalJob
#LI-ZT1

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status or responsibilities, reproductive health decisions, political affiliation, genetic information, height, weight, or any other legally protected status or characteristics to the extent required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws where we do business.

CGI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply for a job in the U.S., please email the CGI U.S. Employment Compliance mailbox at View email address on us.fitly.work . You will need to reference the Position ID of the position in which you are interested. Your message will be routed to the appropriate recruiter who will assist you. Please note, this email address is only to be used for those individuals who need an accommodation to apply for a job. Emails for any other reason or those that do not include a Position ID will not be returned.

We make it easy to translate military experience and skills! Click here to be directed to our site that is dedicated to veterans and transitioning service members.

All CGI offers of employment in the U.S. are contingent upon the ability to successfully complete a background investigation. Background investigation components can vary dependent upon specific assignment and/or level of US government security clearance held. Dependent upon role and/or federal government security clearance requirements, and in accordance with applicable laws, some background investigations may include a credit check. CGI will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.

CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with CGI’s legal duty to furnish information.