Senior Technical Project Manager

Veteran Firm Seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager for an On-site Assignment in Boston, MA

My name is Stephen Hrutka. I lead a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC. We specialize in Technical and Cleared Recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and other advanced defense agencies.

At HRUCKUS, we support fellow Veteran-Owned businesses by helping them recruit for positions across organizations such as the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other leading-edge R&D-focused defense agencies.

We seek to fill a Senior Technical Project Manager role in Boston, MA

The ideal candidate is a Boston resident with 10 years of Engineering and Technical Project Management experience, a Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field, and 5 years of experience as a practicing Scrum Master. A current Scrum Master Certification and experience with ISO 900 quality standards are highly desired.

If you’re interested, I'll gladly provide more details about the role and further discuss your qualifications.

Thanks,

Stephen M Hrutka

Principal Consultant

www.hruckus.com

Executive Summary: HRUCKUS is looking for an experienced Senior Technical Project Manager to manage key client projects in a technical product engineering environment, facilitating Hybrid Agile Project management processes for both hardware and software.

Position Description: The Senior Technical Project Manager will oversee all aspects of key client projects, setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring progress within budget and scope. This role requires serving as a Scrum Master for multiple technical product development teams, implementing Hybrid Agile processes, creating project schedules using tools like Primavera P6 or MS Project, and coordinating seamlessly across technical and non-technical departments.

Position Responsibilities:

• Manage key client projects, overseeing all aspects including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring/summarizing progress within budget and scope.
• Facilitate Hybrid Agile Project management processes, principles, and practices in a product engineering environment.
• Serve as Scrum Master for two or more technical product development teams, managing daily/weekly stand-up meetings.
• Create project schedules, status reviews, updates, and tracking on a weekly basis using Primavera P6, MS Project, or Smartsheets.
• Plan upcoming work in a backlog, prioritize team tasks, and organize work cycles into sprints for incremental delivery.
• Utilize internal Kanban tools (Zenhub) to organize and track tasks with teams and stakeholders.
• Write Epics, user stories, and break down stories into tasks with accurate estimates for planning purposes.
• Coordinate with other departments and directly with clients to ensure deliverables meet applicable scope and budget.
• Proactively identify impediments and work with team members, stakeholders, or leadership to remove them and resolve risks quickly.
• Adhere to physical requirements, including site visits that may require lifting a minimum of 30 pounds, driving vehicles, wearing protective equipment (hard hat), and exposure to manufacturing/engineering environments.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (BS or BA) in engineering or related field
• 10 years of experience in Engineering and technical program/project management
• 5 years of experience in a role as a project manager
• 5 years of experience as a practicing Scrum Master
• Experience working in an Engineering environment for Hardware and Software
• Working knowledge of Zenhub or similar Kanban tools
• Ability to generate Project Schedules with Primavera P6, MS project or Smartsheets
• Must be local to the Boston, MA area and available to work on-site (No relocation)
• Current, valid driver's license

Desired Qualifications:

• Current Scrum Master Certification
• Experience with quality standards like ISO 900

Details: Job Title: Senior Technical Project Manager

Location: Boston, MA

Salary Range up to $150,000