Project Manager - Top Secret Clearance Required

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and oversee IT projects, ensuring successful planning, execution, and completion within scope, schedule, and budget. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in program and project management, technical oversight, risk management, personal management and knowledge management, with expertise in earned value management systems and enterprise IT portfolio management.

Position is contingent upon contract award

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct, and control overall project activities, including technical work, requirements traceability, quality management, schedule, cost, risk, and knowledge management.
• Capture and analyze project metrics through program and project exhibits to assess IT contract performance, as well as overall contract performance.
• Develop and deliver IT project plans detailing tasks, milestone dates, resource allocation, costs, and status updates.
• Collaborate with Federal oversight IT Program/Task Managers, providing input on technical approaches, level-of-effort estimations, trade-offs, Return-On-Investment (ROI) analysis, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Ensure alignment of technical activities with the organizational IT roadmap.
• Lead knowledge management (KM) practices across development, operations, and maintenance activities to enhance consistency, implement a metrics-based feedback loop, and improve IT service delivery cycles.
• Support enterprise IT Portfolio Management planning activities, ensuring lifecycle management of IT products and services.
• Align cost reporting across program areas using IT support services.
• Provide technical input for annual labor, software licensing, and maintenance requirements to support steady-state operations and lifecycle management.
• Assist with organizational assessments and data calls, providing necessary technical insights.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, ensuring minimal disruption to project timelines and deliverables.
• Monitor and evaluate staff performance, providing regular feedback and ensuring high-quality work products.
• Maintain strict adherence to time and budget commitments, ensuring efficient resource utilization.
• Provide both oral and written briefings to senior leadership on project status, challenges, and accomplishments.
  
  

Qualifications

• The Project Manager should have a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in information technology of which at least eight years will be in managing information technology contract performance.
• Proven experience in IT project management, including planning, execution, and oversight.
• Strong knowledge of earned value management systems and IT project performance metrics.
• Experience with enterprise IT Portfolio Management and IT lifecycle planning.
• Familiarity with federal IT oversight processes and reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead knowledge management (KM) practices for IT operations and services.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to brief stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Experience in risk assessment and mitigation for IT projects.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Information Technology or similar degree.
• Certifications: PMP
• Top Secret or Q clearance required
  
  

Job ID

2025-15863

Work Type

On-Site

Pay Range

$190,000 - $220,000

Benefits

Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Compass Point, an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At Compass Point, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders , Compass Point provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers , Compass Point delivers a broad range of skilled IT services, including data-centric services, software development, IT infrastructure modernization, managed IT services, and more.

As a Compass Point employee , you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at job-assist@akima.com or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).