Job ID: 2614105
Location: Silver Spring, MD, US
Date Posted: 2026-06-29
Category: Program Management
Subcategory: Program Mgmt
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 10% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID
Description
SAIC is hiring an IT Project manager to support work at the NOAA Headquarters’ in Silver Spring, MD.
Essential Duties:
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Supporting the NOS ACIO, Deputy ACIO and Chief Technology Officer with management of strategic- level special (non-operational) projects.
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Scheduling and helping facilitate inclusive strategic planning meetings, both IMO-only and with NOS IT governance boards, on at least an annual basis; multiple meetings may be needed to arrive at a plan consensus.
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Using facilitation tools to help brainstorm, prioritize, and achieve consensus.
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Ensuring notes and decisions are recorded (with assistance from other contract team members).
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Maintaining annual strategic planning tracking sheet with adequate metadata to determine alignment and understand milestones and success factors.
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Translating strategic planning results into project plans.
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Planning and executing strategic NOS-scoped projects based on IMO requirements (will vary with each project) and PMI (or equivalent industry) standards.
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Leading and maintaining project teams composed of SMEs from NOS IMO, other NOS Program Offices and IT teams, and other IMO or NOS contracts.
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Managing multiple projects of varying duration and visibility at the same time.
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Maintaining a tracking mechanism that differentiates active projects from a pre- project pipeline; ensuring the criteria to transition from pipeline to project are clear and consistently applied.
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Ensuring requirements, outcomes, targets and deadlines are clear and understood by stakeholders and project team.
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Coordinating collaboratively with all project SMEs and other leads to managing project schedules, track costs, and assess and report on project risks.
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Scheduling and running project meetings; preparing meeting agendas and distributing notes.
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Communicating and collaborating with other Project Managers, whether on this contract or not, working in IMO and NOS to achieve a project’s objectives; handing off projects to operational project team PM at the appropriate time.
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Maintaining all project-related documents in a repository approved by and accessible to the Government.
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Presenting project details and progress to various technical and non-technical audiences, including ACIO and NOS leadership.
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Incorporating both Agile (preferred) and more traditional Waterfall project management methods, depending on the project and its objectives.
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Maintaining communication and positive relationships with all stakeholders.
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Scheduling additional meetings related to potential project planning and customer requirements at the request of the Deputy ACIO.
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Preparing and delivering presentations related to projects to governance/working groups.
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Integrating with contract teammates to aid strategic planning, reviews of annual policy and repositories, and provide meeting coverage in the absence of the facilitator.
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Understanding the organizational policies and procedures for accuracy of solutions and deliverables to the client.
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Demonstrating a commitment to quality and customer support.
Qualifications
- Fifteen (15) or more years of professional experience (with a Master's degree) OR Seventeen (17) or more years of professional experience (with a Bachelor's degree).
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Minimum of five (5) years of project management experience in IT using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
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Experience with projects of varying size, scope, budget, and duration.
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Strategic planning experience; ability to categorize, integrate, and synthesize on the fly when working with virtual “whiteboard” or other tools.
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Proven ability to brief diverse audiences from CIOs to technical teams, influence without authority, build consensus, and drive engagement towards project solution and successful achievement of objectives.
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Technical expertise or general understanding of IT operations, technology, and concepts.
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Familiarity with Smartsheet.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Exceptional organization skills.
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Must be live near the Silver Spring/DC area.
Desired But Not Required Qualifications:
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Advanced proficiency with Smartsheet.
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Experience with IT modernization projects (not just application development projects).
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Prior experience helping build, mature, or scale a Project Management Office (PMO) from the ground up within a federal agency environment.
Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
