Project Manager
TACG is seeking a Project Manager to join our team supporting the United States Coast Guard (USCG) in designing, deploying, and maintaining the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) Data Management system (DMS) to implement, monitor, and enforce regulations for vessel incidental discharges. This will be a cloud-based, Low-Code Application Platform (LCAP) solution using Appian.
The Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, resource assignment, implementation, execution, control, and completion of specific projects. The PM also will ensure consistency with desired USCG strategy, commitments, and goals.
The PM may work remotely, but must be able to attend occasional onsite USCG meetings in the DC Metro Area or West Virginia. Optimally, the PM will reside one hour travel time from the DC Metro Area.
Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):
- Interface with USCG management, other VIDA DMS representatives and participants, and subcontractors Develop and maintain a Project Management Plan (PMP), Risk Management Plan (RMP), Configuration Management Plan (CMP), and Data Management Plan (DMP)
- Responsible for the overall execution of a project plan, including staffing, budget and schedule
- Monitor contract performance to include budget, schedule and deliverables
- Provide status reports and presentations to USCG and TACG management
- Become knowledgeable in all aspects of the VIDA DMS
- Coordinate with developers and USCG Product Owner on objectives, requirements, and goals
- Work closely with Scrum Master and the USCG Product Owner to monitor sprints and workload, and help resolve any issues
- Ensure that all work is performed according to contractual requirements and performance standards
- Plan appropriately for staff turnover. Ensure that replacements are identified, proposed and replaced in a timely manner
- Prepare team presentations
- Collaborate with business analysts and other team members to translate requirements into use cases and development tasks
Requirements:
- Clearance:
- Must have or be eligible for a Tier 1 background investigation.
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Education:
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Information Technology, Computer Science, or an IT related field. Relevant experience may be used in lieu of a degree.
- PM Certification preferred.
- Experience:
- Five (5) years of IT project management experience in software development environment
- Three (3) years of experience working with Agile development efforts
- Must have experience managing IT projects
- Must understand life cycle and project management methodologies
- Must have experience tracking and reporting cost, schedule and performance progress
- Must be able to identify, communicate and mitigate project risk
- Must have experience providing project status to Government leaders
- Experience with USCG is a plus
- Experience with VIDA DMS is a definite plus
- Experience with Appian or other LCAP solutions is a plus
About Copper River & The Native Village of Eyak:
Owned by the Native Village of Eyak (NVE), a federally recognized Alaska Native Tribe, the Copper River Family of Companies are a collection of entities that deliver a complementary set of solutions and services to support the diverse missions and requirements of our clients. Proud participants of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program since 2006, our companies consist of both current and graduation SBA 8(a) entities. It is our collective purpose to support the Tribe and diversify the NVE’s ability to facilitate economic advancement.
The income generated from our companies helps the Native Village of Eyak fund health and social services, economic development, natural resource/environmental education, jobs, job training, and other benefits to the NVE in a manner that is consistent with Alaskan Native cultural values and traditions.
Copper River’s Culture
The Copper River Family of Companies has a positive, supportive, and thriving culture. At the foundation of our culture is a focus on collaboration. No matter your role or which operating company you work for, we are ONE TEAM working toward the same goals for our customers and for our collective owner- The Native Village of Eyak. How we treat each other is just as important as the work we deliver.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care
- Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan
- Retirement 401(k) with employer match
- Open leave policy and paid holidays
- Additional benefits including tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more!
Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, regular associates at Copper River.
Disclaimer:
The Copper River Family of Companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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