IT Project Manager

About the role

CACI is seeking an experienced and proactive IT Project Manager to support a mission-critical Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contract. The role leads rapid-response, short-fuse engineering and IT infrastructure initiatives, from hardware and software installations to enterprise tool upgrades across 24/7/365 production environments. It involves matrixed teams and up to 25% local travel.

Key responsibilities

• Manage projects end to end, from initiation through closeout, covering timelines, budget, scope, stakeholder engagement and technical quality.
• Schedule and coordinate project activities and staff assignments, and lead a cross-functional team, prioritising work by customer requirements and SLAs.
• Document and track the project lifecycle in ServiceNow PPM, and produce rough orders of magnitude and estimates for projects needing surge resources.
• Oversee projects from requirements, analysis and design, development, user testing, deployment to production support.
• Maintain a risk register and mitigation plan, and run project meetings including kick-offs, design reviews, status meetings and post-mortems.
• Manage the transition of projects from engineering to Operations and Maintenance, report progress to stakeholders and recommend process improvements.
• Contribute to documentation in the Knowledge Base, SOPs, work instructions and job aids.

Required profile

• B.A./B.S. or equivalent plus 8 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI DoD security clearance (active TS preferred) and DHS Entry On Duty (active EOD preferred).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).
• Experience with Microsoft Project, JIRA and Confluence.
• Previous DHS or DoD experience and IT, service management or project management certifications are highly desired.

What we offer

• Proposed pay range of $94,400 - $198,200, depending on location, contract category, experience and skills.
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education and time off benefits.
• A flexible time off benefit and access to learning resources.