Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing team as Senior IT Project Manager. In this role, you will be supporting impactful projects that make a difference for our country.

This position is responsible for the successful service delivery and contract execution of engagements for Office 365 implementations (email, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint) and migrations, Modern Endpoint Management, Azure deployments and migrations, Data and AI deployments, Microsoft D365, PowerApps and, custom development work, Organizational Change Management, and Security and Compliance for various customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse IT project team comprised of engineers with expertise in different subject matter areas, architects, cloud strategists, and project managers from initiation to production implementation, track project details to ensure expected results are achieved.
• Create, manage, and control project schedules and all required activities to ensure alignment with multiple schedules and requirements across all workstreams.
• Develop and implement risk assessment, change management, quality assurance, performance, and control measures to ensure completion of projects in accordance with established standards, schedules, and budget parameters. 
• Develop project artifacts: project plan, implementation plans with milestones, weekly status reports, agendas, and meeting minutes paying attention to detail.
• Maintain and manage program level budgets for various workstreams and across multiple SOWs for a single customer.
• Responsible for the effective communication of project status, issues, risks, and budgetary information to key stakeholders and leadership. 
• Meet with internal and external stakeholders to gather, prioritize, and refine requirements to discuss ongoing work, discuss opportunities and address any challenges.
• Prepare and present information related to project progress, vision, roadmap, status reports, and other topics to senior levels of leadership.
• Manage project scope and identify and prepare necessary change orders. 
• Oversee budget and record keeping; personnel management; contract management; project schedule and meeting all applicable regulations, policies, and requirements. 
• Review customer invoices and assist the accounting department as needed with related questions. 
• Complete projects on schedule by the outlined deadline(s).
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned. 

• Possess proven experience in end-to-end project management of large-scale information technology projects.
• Knowledge of IT operation processes including risk management, change management, and incident management.
• Has the ability to work well under pressure and has excellent problem-solving skills. 
• Has the knowledge to support the project team as required and motivate them to achieve required results for the customer and achieve project success.
• Ability to identify and manage ambiguity and plan alternatives. 
• Develop project management what-if scenarios to facilitate decision making. 
• Ability to assess performance and recommend new measures to improve performance.
• Professional with excellent communication skills, written and verbal. 
• Must have the ability to proactively respond to internal/external questions and collaborate across teams. 
• Knowledgeable in the specific area of expertise to demonstrate a proactive approach to help customers make basic decisions around features and capabilities. Help identify and refer additional products or services within the specific areas of technical competence if needed and/or required for the customer. 
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Azure DevOps, and OnePlan. 

• Education: Bachelor's degree with 7-10 years of experience as a project manager
• Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) or other project management certification(s) 
• Preferred Technical Certifications: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Microsoft 365 Fundamentals, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals, Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals

Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies.

Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. Federal Agency Clearance Requirements may require up to a 10 year background investigation - US Citizenship (clearable) is required.

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