Project Manager
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Job Description
Project Manager delivering VA DEAN transformation projects for Aptive, a federal-agency consulting partner. Managing schedules, budgets, risks, and cross-organizational execution.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as Project Manager for one or more projects within the DEAN program
- Provide day-to-day management of assigned project activities
- Ensure deliverables are completed on scope, on schedule, and within budget
- Plan, initiate, manage, execute, and close out assigned projects supporting VHA's integrated health care system
- Apply structured project management methodologies aligned with PMI standards and federal contracting requirements
- Provide project-level status updates to the Task Order Project Lead / Program Manager
- Escalate risks and issues and recommend mitigation strategies
- Develop and maintain project schedules, risk and issue logs, action item trackers, and status reports
- Coordinate with internal project teams, VA program offices, and partner contractors
- Align efforts, resolve dependencies, and drive execution of assigned workstreams within the DEAN transformation initiative
- Monitor project performance metrics
- Participate in lessons-learned reviews
- Support continuous improvement of project execution processes in alignment with VHA operational standards
Requirements:
- Minimum of 4 years of demonstrated experience successfully managing a large-scale program encompassing multiple projects, with comparable lifecycle budget and complexity
- At least 4 years supporting a large corporation, government agency, or health care organization
- BA/BS Degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related discipline
- Experience planning, initiating, managing, executing, and closing out programs or projects in support of an agency's mission
- Ability to obtain and maintain a VA Position of Public Trust clearance (Tier 2 / MBI)
- Compliance with VA information security, privacy, system access, VA PIV credentialing, and onboarding requirements
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship
- Subject to federal contractor employment eligibility verification (E-Verify)
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or comparable quality-equivalent certification required at time of hire
- Familiarity with standard operations of VHA preferred
- Ability to engage effectively with organizational leadership preferred
- Knowledge of the DEAN mission and function preferred
Benefits:
- Equal opportunity employer
- Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply
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