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Location: Hybrid

Position Description: The Project Lead Assistant supports the planning, implementation, and delivery of project goals, deliverables, work products, and performance.

Minimum/General Experience: 5 years of experience supporting projects

Minimum Education: Bachelors' Degree in an associated discipline; Program Management Institute (PMI), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), Program Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent (preferred)

Essential Skills/Qualifications:

• Above average ability to support project deliverables, work products, and activities
• Above average experience assisting with project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Schedules, Work Plans, and Action Items
• Above average experience supporting and monitoring an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
• Above average experience assisting consultants to implement project goals
• Experience supporting process improvement
• Knowledge of PMI project and program management methodology and techniques
• Strong verbal and written communications skills and the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations
• Strong analytical ability, judgment and problem analysis techniques
• Effective in interpersonal relationship building and collaboration
• Excellent experience with Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Experience working for a federal contractor
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Knowledge of federal civilian agencies (e.g., Department of Veterans Affairs (preferred), Defense Health Agency, Health and Human Services) (preferred)
• Experience with MS Project (preferred)
• Experience providing project management to projects that provide services under NAICs 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (e.g., strategic planning, governance, performance management/dashboards) (preferred)

Security: Ability to obtain/maintain a Federal Civilian Public Trust

• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident that has lived in the United States for at least 3 years

Federal Civilian Public Trust Consists of a review of up to but not limited to:

• Covers 5-10 year period and in some instances lifetime events
• OPM Security Investigations Index (SII)
• DOD Defense Central Investigations Index (DCII)
• National Agency Check (NAC) records
• FBI name check
• FBI fingerprint check
• Credit report check
• Written inquiries to previous employers and references listed on the application for employment
• Potential interviews with the subject, spouse, neighbors, supervisor, coworkers
• Law enforcement check
• Court records check
• Education check- Attendance and Degrees

Tasks/activities include, but are not limited to:

• Implements Oxley Enterprises®, Inc. Program Management Office (PMO) processes, procedures, and templates
• Leverages tools and techniques to accelerate project progress and success
• Supports the development, maintenance, and implementation of Program Management Plans based on Oxley PMO templates and client requirements
• Creates/maintains/supports WBS, Schedules, Work Plans and IMS
• Assists in overseeing deliverable and work product quality
• Assists team members in translating client requirements into deliverables and work products
• Assists team to maintain project schedule(s) to include critical paths and work package reprioritization based upon available resources
• Assists managing stakeholder communication and satisfaction
• Assists managing conflict resolution within the framework of business and project objectives
• Assists in the identification, tracking, analyzing, managing, and mitigating risks and issues
• Assists in the capture and usage of project lessons learned, as well as, client deliverable/work lessons learned
• Creates internal and external communication products
• Reports on progress and status of project deliverables
• Leverages tools and techniques to ensure project success

Oxley Enterprises®, Inc. is a certified service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB), economic disadvantaged woman-owned (EDWOSB), Small Business Administration Certified 8(a), and small disadvantaged business (SDB) that has 25 years of experience building and delivering quality IT systems and programs. Oxley is ranked in the INC 5000 for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2023. Oxley is a 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Department of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Award Winner. Oxley is Virginia Values Veterans certified.

Oxley Enterprises®, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

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