IT Project Engineer jobs in Amarillo, TX

Overview:

Boston Government Services is seeking an IT Project Manager to join our team at the Pantex in Amarillo, TX, which provides integral mission support to the NNSA.

Boston Government Services (BGS) is an engineering, technology, and security firm helping to advance missions of national importance for government programs, national laboratories, national security facilities, nuclear operations, and complex projects. We support clients at every stage, from strategic planning and program management to the execution of engineering and technical activities. We work to attract and retain the best talent because the best talent delivers the best results for our clients. Our capabilities are based on our experience in complex, secure, and highly regulated environments. We leverage our experience and capabilities to provide mission-driven solutions tuned to our client's mission needs and strategic direction.

We are passionate about our culture! At BGS, we hire people who will bring their whole self to work each day because we value operating with openness and inclusivity, welcoming and respecting all. BGS cares for each employees' well-being by offering a comprehensive benefit package and providing a culture of exciting work, excellence, and fun.

If you align with BGS' company values and culture, we would love for you to explore opportunities to join our growing team by checking out the job description below!

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of strategic IT projects ensuring consistency with and adherence to company strategies, policies, processes, methodologies, commitments, and goals.

• Manage and direct the day-to-day activities of one or more projects including the formulation of the project teams, development of project execution plans, and deliverables.
• Lead complex IT projects through the full project life cycle to include project initiation, project planning, project execution, project monitoring, and project closure to successfully deliver assigned projects within agreed upon constraints (e.g., scope, schedule, labor cost, and quality).
• Develop and execute within full scale project execution plans to include deliverables, goals, milestones, resource loading, and cost; manages the project budget, and project resources.
• Direct and utilize project team resources to successfully deliver assigned projects within agreed upon constraints (e.g., scope, schedule, labor cost, and quality). Participates with project teams, peers, and management to resolve resource conflicts, priorities, and project issues.
• Develop and maintain project and/or technical documentation, per procedures; and ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Ensure effective communications exists with and among projects for which he/she is responsible.
• Brief upper management weekly and/or monthly on project activities, cost, schedule, status, and technical performance.
• Participate in departmental management processes such as planning, budgeting, and scheduling.
• Participate and/or develop procurement deliverables (e.g., statements of work, bills of material) for external services and materials; may require serving in a subcontractor administrator role.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline with a minimum of four years of relevant experience OR Master's degree with a minimum of two years of relevant experience.
• Experience in Microsoft Project and/or Primavera (P6) proven experience or equivalent tool.
• Ability to work independently and to work effectively as part of a group with diverse backgrounds and skills.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, time management skills, organizational skills, and oral and written skills.
• Understanding of risk management, risk mitigation and contingency planning.
• Highly motivated with proven ability to develop, lead, and manage multiple concurrent and complex IT related infrastructure and/or application development projects in a fast paced, demanding business environment on time and within budget.
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, a SAFE or Agile Project Management Certification.
• Knowledge and understanding of project management best practices and processes such as those of the Project Management Institute (PMI).
• Knowledge and understanding of project lifecycle management and software development life cycle.
• IT project leadership skills focused on control of the classic triple constraints of time, cost, and quality.
• Ability to manage and direct the activities of multi-disciplinary teams consisting of IT technical personnel, functional personnel, and interfaces with internal and external customers, including management and stakeholders.
• Ability to logically and systematically evaluate project and process problems to determine appropriate solutions.
• Experience in conflict resolution with individuals or a team.
• Must be willing to work onsite a minimum of 2 days per week.
• Must be able to obtain a clearance and maintain the clearance.
• A successful drug screening.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Scrum Master Certification.
• Professional experience serving as a Scrum Master.
• ITIL Foundations Certification.
• ServiceNow experience with Agile Development and Project modules.
• Professional experience executing agile projects.
• Exercises initiative and independent judgment and discretion under limited supervision.
• 20 years of relevant experience.
• 10 years of DOE specific experience.

Benefits:

Boston Government Services offers a competitive total compensation package. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Paid Vacation, 401K, Long and Short-Term Disability.

EEO:

Boston Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.