Senior IT Program Manager at Gunnison Consulting Group

United States

$190k - $210k

<p>Description</p><p><em>Salary: $190,000 - $210,000/year</em></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Work location</strong>: Federal customer locations in the National Capital Region. Remote work may be available depending on customer requirements.</p><ul><li>Serve as the accountable senior leader for a complex, multi-year VA enterprise modernization and systems-integration program.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead end-to-end program execution, including mobilization, transition, discovery, planning, implementation, Initial Operating Capability (IOC), operational stabilization, and continuous improvement.&nbsp;</li><li>Establish and lead an integrated PMO supporting program controls, integrated master scheduling, financial/resource management, risk management, deliverables governance, quality management, and executive reporting.&nbsp;</li><li>Direct multiple concurrent technical and functional workstreams, ensuring dependency management, risk visibility, integrated execution, and on-time delivery.&nbsp;</li><li>Partner with the Deputy Program Manager / IOC Lead to drive accelerated IOC readiness, implementation sequencing, milestone achievement, and issue resolution.&nbsp;</li><li>Act as the principal customer-facing delivery executive for VA executives, program leadership, technical stakeholders, business owners, and teaming partners.&nbsp;</li><li>Translate mission objectives into an executable roadmap, governance cadence, integrated delivery plan, staffing model, performance measures, and decision framework.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead program-level planning and control for ITSM/ESM, asset/configuration management, service catalog, workflow automation, integrations, data management, reporting, testing, training, and organizational change.&nbsp;</li><li>Oversee staffing, key-personnel readiness, surge planning, subcontractor/teaming-partner coordination, and workforce retention.&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure disciplined execution of schedules, resource plans, risk/issue registers, decision logs, executive dashboards, status reports, quality plans, and deliverable calendars.&nbsp;</li><li>Manage financial performance and forecast labor/subcontractor needs in partnership with contracts and finance.&nbsp;</li><li>Lead executive steering committees, program reviews, milestone reviews, risk reviews, and integrated workstream meetings.&nbsp;</li><li>Identify and mitigate risks involving readiness, data, integrations, dependencies, staffing, stakeholder alignment, and schedule compression.&nbsp;</li><li>Support proposal, oral presentation, customer-engagement, and post-award transition activities as a potential named key person.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>Tools &amp; Technology Environment:</strong> Microsoft 365/SharePoint, Confluence and the OCIO ZTA Wiki, Jira; Microsoft Accessibility Checker and Adobe Acrobat for Section 508 checks.</p><p>Requirements</p><ul><li>15+ years of progressive experience delivering large, complex federal IT, digital transformation, enterprise-platform, ERP, or systems-integration programs.&nbsp;</li><li>10+ years in senior program or portfolio management roles with accountability for delivery, customer engagement, staffing, schedule, financial performance, risk, and subcontractor/team leadership.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrated experience leading an enterprise program with multiple concurrent workstreams, significant technical interdependencies, and a large multidisciplinary workforce.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrated experience leading a program at significant scale—preferably $100M+, 75+ FTEs, or a comparably complex portfolio of enterprise initiatives.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience establishing and operating a PMO, including integrated master scheduling, program controls, risk/issue management, financial/resource management, configuration/change control, reporting, and deliverables management.&nbsp;</li><li>Proven experience leading accelerated implementation, transition, modernization, or operational-readiness efforts with fixed milestones and high executive visibility.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience managing complex stakeholders across business, IT, security, architecture, operations, procurement, and executive leadership.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience managing prime/subcontractor teams, staffing pipelines, surge requirements, partner accountability, and cross-company delivery governance.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience using Agile, hybrid Agile, and/or iterative delivery methods within formal federal program-management controls.&nbsp;</li><li>Strong executive communication skills and ability to lead senior customer meetings, brief executives, resolve escalated issues, and communicate delivery tradeoffs clearly.&nbsp;</li><li>PMP certifications</li><li>Current training or demonstrated experience in Agile delivery, Scrum, SAFe, or a comparable scaled/enterprise Agile approach.&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrated working knowledge of federal program-management disciplines, including performance-management concepts, integrated scheduling, risk management, and formal governance.</li></ul><p><strong>Clearance Requirement:</strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Ability to obtain and maintain all required VA suitability, access, and system credentials.&nbsp;</li><li>U.S. citizen or otherwise eligible to obtain and maintain all required VA access, suitability, and system credentials; confirm final eligibility restrictions upon RFP release.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br/></p><p>The salary range for this position depends upon multiple factors including location, the individual's knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, and contract-specific budget constraints and organizational requirements.<br/>Gunnison Consulting Group's total compensation package also includes bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance. Available employee benefits include:</p><ul><li>3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year</li><li>11 paid Holidays each year</li><li>5 days of Flexible Time Off each year for approved training or certifications (self-study is ineligible)</li><li>401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary</li><li>Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance</li><li>Life and Disability Insurance</li><li>Public Transportation Subsidies</li><li>Certifications and Training Allowance - Up to $5,000/year!</li></ul><p><strong>Why Join Gunnison?</strong></p><ul><li>Gunnison takes on ambitious projects. We target fun, challenging work that requires creative thinking and innovation.</li><li>Quality is our top priority.</li><li>Gunnison employee benefits meet or exceed what other companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area offer.</li><li>There is a great sense of camaraderie at Gunnison. This is an atmosphere we will maintain as we continue to grow.</li><li>We are growing rapidly and the opportunity for individual professional growth with Gunnison is outstanding.</li><li>We hire for careers at Gunnison, not to fill a position.</li></ul><p>Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Must be eligible for employment in the United States. We are unable to sponsor candidates at this time.<br/>In 1994 Gunnison began serving the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, focused on tackling our customers' most ambitious technology projects<strong>.</strong> <em><strong>By creating a culture dedicated to enabling our customers and employees to achieve more than they ever thought they could</strong></em><strong>,</strong> the company has thrived for over 25 years.</p>