Senior IT Project Manager

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing team as Senior IT Project Manager. In this role, you will be supporting impactful projects that make a difference for our country.

The successful candidate would have seven (7) to ten (10) years of experience as a project manager and experience with large, complex IT projects, as well as handling multiple projects if required. A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or other project management certification is required at the senior level. Specific technical certifications are preferred such as Microsoft 365 Fundamentals, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals, etc. and/or the ability to obtain technical certifications after hire.

Planet project managers deliver a wide range of technical projects. Responsible for successful service delivery and contract execution of engagements for various customer verticals (state and local government agencies, higher education, commercial, and defense industrial base)

Responsibilities

• This role develops and implements risk assessment, change management, quality assurance, performance, and control measures to ensure completion of projects in accordance with established standards, schedules, and budget parameters.
• Lead a diverse IT project team comprised of engineers with expertise in different subject matter areas, architects, cloud strategists, and project managers from initiation to production implementation, track project details to ensure expected results are achieved.
• Create, manage, and control project schedules and all required activities to ensure alignment with multiple schedules and requirements across all workstreams.
• Develop and implement risk assessment, change management, quality assurance, performance, and control measures to ensure completion of projects in accordance with established standards, schedules, and budget parameters. 
• Develop project artifacts: project plan, implementation plans with milestones, weekly status reports, agendas, and meeting minutes paying attention to detail.
• Maintain and manage program level budgets for various workstreams and across multiple SOWs for a single customer.
• Responsible for the effective communication of project status, issues, risks, and budgetary information to key stakeholders and leadership. 
• Meet with internal and external stakeholders to gather, prioritize, and refine requirements to discuss ongoing work, discuss opportunities and address any challenges.
• Prepare and present information related to project progress, vision, roadmap, status reports, and other topics to senior levels of leadership.
• Manage project scope and identify and prepare necessary change orders. 
• Oversee budget and record keeping; personnel management; contract management; project schedule and meeting all applicable regulations, policies, and requirements. 
• Review customer invoices and assist the accounting department as needed with related questions. 
• Complete projects on schedule by the outlined deadline(s).
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned. 
• Technical expertise with: Office 365 implementations (email, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint) and migrations, Modern Endpoint Management, Azure deployments and migrations, Data and AI deployments, Microsoft D365, PowerApps and, custom development work, Organizational Change Management, Security and Compliance

Technical Abilities include:

• Planning and forecasting
• Risk Management
• Budgeting
• Tracking and monitoring
• Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies
• Meeting facilitation to drive decisions
• Project management and information technology subject matter expertise
• Quality Management
• Ability to read and generally understand complex technical requirements.
• Ability to present and lead customers through technical assessment and solution architecture 
• Awareness of current development trends and demonstration of continuous learning 
• Awareness of Microsoft offerings

Essentials

• Education: Bachelor's degree with 7-10 years of experience as a project manager
• Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) or other project management certification(s) 
• Preferred Technical Certifications: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Microsoft 365 Fundamentals, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals, Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals

Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies.

Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. Federal Agency Clearance Requirements may require up to a 10-year background investigation - US Citizenship (clearable) is required.

Salaries for Project Managers at Planet Technologies range from $110,000 and $200,000. Several factors will impact final pay offered to a successful candidate including but not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, clearance level, the type of years and experience within the industry, education, training, etc.

Visit www.go-planet.com to learn more about us. Details about our benefits can be found here Planet Technologies Benefits Guide 2024-2025.