Project Manager

Position Title: Project Manager

Position Type: Full-time (W-2)

Salary: Competitive

Company Description:

Technical Assent is passionate about services in government, business, and not-for-profit. We design exceptional service experiences, engineer them to be robust, and deliver real capability and business outcomes for our clients. You will be working on government programs that have strategic importance to our clients. Your team will work IN and ON the client’s core mission-helping them deliver their services day-to-day while simultaneously looking for opportunities to improve. Our work is Driven by Evidence, Grounded in Understanding, and Focused on Impact.

Our consultants combine the creative and pragmatic to deliver the results that matter most to our clients. We see beauty when art and science come together. We seek self-starters, people who are confident in tackling challenges independently and bringing this to high-performing teams. We continually seek feedback from our customers and employees, looking for opportunities to grow. As a small company, our employees have an essential voice in shaping our culture. You help grow our culture and, in turn, grow from the experience.

Job Description:

As a Consultant supporting our Federal government client, you will work as part of an innovative team to research, prepare, and deliver high-quality solutions. You will be trusted to complete tasks independently, begin leading others in completing tasks, and contribute to the overall team effort to solve challenging problems for the benefit of our customers.

The successful candidate will have the ability to:

• Communicate with project members, cross-functional teams, external vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure deliverables, requirements, schedules, cost and meeting plans are communicated. 
• Utilize appropriate tools to plan project timelines, tasks, milestones, and deadlines.
• Communicate schedule and changes to all stakeholders.
• Plan and facilitate project meetings to align the project team to methods and goals and to track project tasks.
• Prepare agendas, meeting notes, and project summaries.
• Monitor task completion status to identify at risk project tasks and develop mitigation plans.
• Allocate resources, budgets, and hours to the project and adjust allocations when necessary.
• Ensure that project schedules align with technical solutions and deliverables.
• Gather and organize information related to problems or operational procedures.
• Organize, direct and coordinate the planning and execution of all project activities.
• Oversee the production and delivery of project outcomes.
• Staff and ensure the right personnel are in place for project success. 
• Provide ongoing direction and oversight of project team members

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project management, public policy, or related discipline
• 5+ years of relevant, professional experience
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage relationships with internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Human-Centered Design/Design Thinking, employee experience, customer experience, and/or service design
• Curious and open-minded approach to work
• Thrive in a continuous Build-Measure-Learn cycle
• Engage with technology—with comfort and ease (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams, Monday, Slack, etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification in Human-Centered Design, design thinking, and/or service design background
• PMP Certification
• Experience consulting or working for the Federal government

Job Location and Travel Expectations:

• This position is remote. Some travel (25%) is anticipated.
• Some meetings will be conducted on-site with customers in Washington, D.C.

Additional Information:

Come as you are - Technical Assent is committed to a workplace free of discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

We offer a highly competitive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes:

• Flexible PTO
• Healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision)
• FSA and HSA
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with employer contributions, training and wellness allowances, and commuter benefits.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Technical Assent, please call or email [email protected].