Project Manager – Government

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Manage technology projects of low to medium complexity independently, utilizing CDW-G’s established project management methodologies and templates.

• Oversee project delivery on a day-to-day basis from initiation to closure.

• Collaborate with sales teams, consultants, clients, subcontractors, and cross-functional delivery teams.

• Handle project scope, schedule, budget, contractual deliverables, risks, issues, quality, and stakeholder expectations.

• Ensure that client business, technical, contractual, and operational requirements are comprehended and addressed.

• Identify stakeholders, confirm success criteria and expectations, and engage them in project decisions.

• Monitor and communicate project budgets, actuals, forecasts, and completion estimates; escalate variances and assist in corrective actions.

• Track, review, and approve project time, expenses, invoices, and financial records.

• Validate scope, assumptions, estimates, deliverables, and acceptance criteria; manage change control effectively.

• Ensure that Statement of Work items are delivered and conduct quality assurance throughout the project lifecycle.

• Identify, analyze, document, and manage risks, issues, assumptions, constraints, and dependencies.

• Develop and communicate project schedules, tasks, milestones, and dependencies.

• Support resource planning and manage procurement of equipment, software, licensing, outside services, and delivery schedules.

• Ensure that contractual performance requirements, deliverables, acceptance criteria, milestones, and due dates are met.

• Guarantee compliance with corporate, client, and government policies and requirements.

• Apply knowledge of government contract vehicles, Blanket Purchase Agreements, purchasing vehicles, and acquisition requirements.

• Support Firm Fixed Price, Time and Materials, Cost Plus, and As-a-Service project types.

• Establish task ownership, follow up on responsibilities, and contribute to the continuous enhancement of project management standards and tools.

• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including schedules, status reports, budgets, quality plans, risk and issue logs, decision records, action items, and closure documentation.

• Provide project updates to clients, sales, delivery teams, and stakeholders; escalate decisions and issues that require leadership support.

• Lead both in-person and virtual project meetings and ensure timely follow-up communications are distributed.

• Negotiate project modifications involving cost, scope, schedule, effort, or resource commitments.

• Gather information, assess project impacts, identify response options, document mitigation steps, and communicate decisions effectively.

• Document project outcomes and lessons learned, sharing insights with colleagues.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• A minimum of three years of experience delivering technology using structured Project Management methodologies, such as waterfall or agile.

• At least two years of experience leading significant projects within a single technology solution area.

• Proven ability to manage low to medium complexity technology projects and take responsibility for assigned project results.

• Experience in supporting projects for enterprise, strategic, or government clients.

• Capability to manage project budgets, schedules, scope, risks, issues, changes, and contractual deliverables within set parameters.

• Working knowledge of one or more formal project management methodologies.

• Proficient in Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, and related project management tools.

• Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills.

• Ability to actively participate in virtual teams and contribute to the enhancement of project management processes.

• Capable of handling sensitive or confidential information with discretion.

• Competent in balancing multiple priorities, adapting to changing business needs, and meeting deadlines.

• Willingness to work weekends or outside standard business hours when necessary to accommodate client needs.

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% or as required to other CDW locations, meetings, and client sites.

• PMP certification is required and is considered a plus.

• An active DoD Secret clearance is strongly preferred and is a plus.

• Familiarity with government contracts, acquisition processes, and government programs is advantageous.

• Knowledge of FISMA and FedRAMP requirements is a plus.

• Business and technical acumen related to Federal initiatives is an advantage.

• Experience in supporting business value or impact analysis is beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonus target of 10%, subject to terms and conditions of the plan.

• Benefits package detailed at https://cdw.benefit-info.com/.

• Remote work arrangement available.

• Salary ranges may vary based on geographic differentials.