Project Manager

Come join our growing team with a 21st Century Vision! At KaylaTek, we understand that the key to our success is the quality of the people we employ. Our focus is not just on jobs, but on building and enhancing your career through ongoing professional development, training, and high quality of life. Our team members choose KaylaTek for a number of reasons including our competitive compensation and benefit packages, dedication to education, as well as our outstanding service. Our Grow Strong Vision encompasses a place for employees to grow, learn and feel a sense of belonging, not just a place to work.

Employee Benefit Offerings

Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, FSA, 401(k) with company matching, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance, Paid Time Off, 11 Paid Holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Professional Development Program, Military Leave Support, Referral bonuses and more!

Location: Joint Base Andrews (JBA), Maryland - 100% on site (with ad-hoc telework)

Shift: Day Shift

Certifications required:

• PMP Certification within 6 months

Security Clearance

• Active DOD Secret clearance

Role Summary:

KaylaTek is seeking a Project Manager in support of the Air Force National Capital IT Services program (AFNCR) at Joint Base Andrews, MD. The Project Manager will work with our customers, other project managers, internal task or functional staff, and support personnel to execute the AFNCR ITS Program Mission. The successful candidate will be able to work in a fast-paced environment that requires team interaction and coordination of effort. The candidate will be accountable for prioritizing, planning, organizing, training, assessing, and managing resources to ensure that projects are executed within scope and time constraints. While part of a team environment, the Project Manager will also work individually and may assist other team members on moderately complex projects, tasks, or assignments.

The AFNCR IT Services program provides support services for information systems for Headquarters Air Force (HAF), Air Force District of Washington (AFDW), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other Air Force activities within the AFNCR, missions to include the Pentagon, Joint Base Andrews (JBA), Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), and other locations, leased spaces, and alternate sites. The major support areas required are IT Operations and Maintenance; Plans, Projects, and Engineering (PP and National Military Command Center (NMCC). The senior leaders and national defense missions that are supported require that the AFNCR operations never fail, resulting in a fast-paced, challenging, but also rewarding environment.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and manage small and medium projects.
• Integrate all functions and activities necessary to perform the project/program to meet the client or customer requirements.
• Present project related information potentially to the customer, internal leadership and peers.
• Create project management plans, set expectations, and ensure the project plans are driven by organizational procedures.
• Coordinates with cross-functional project stakeholders to develop project scope, objectives, goals, and deliverables.
• Ensures that requirements are gathered, documented, reviewed, and approved per organizational/PMO standards.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and remain in scope.
• Monitors and tracks project dependencies.
• Create a breakdown structure that defines all activities required for the project deliverables.
• Establish and provide high-quality, informative written and verbal project communications, including weekly status, dashboards, and project updates.
• Actively monitor, track, and manage project tasks, timelines, attainment of established milestones and overall quality of project activities and deliverables.

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelors degree and 4+ years of prior relevant experience or Master's with 2+ years of prior relevant experience additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Currently possess an active Secret security clearance.
• Solid understanding of Project Management and Project Management Office functions.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships, partnerships, and external networks.
• Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision and work effectively in a collaborative team environment while keeping the team informed.
• Excellent customer-facing skills.
• Excellent research, decision-making and organizational skills are required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Microsoft Project or similar project management tool.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to data protection and other guidelines where appropriate.
• PMP Certification within 6 months.
• ITIL v4, optional.

Preferred Qualifications

• Requirement Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Internal and external customer interfacing skills
• Business Development
• Extensive knowledge of military organizations and prior experience working with the Air Force

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

MUST BE A US CITIZEN

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

KaylaTek is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

E-VERIFY AND BACKGROUND CHECKS

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. KaylaTek participates in the DHS e-Verify program. KaylaTek also conducts a background check on all candidates post offer though PROScreening LLC.