Senior Project Manager Government/Military Washington, DC 10/15/2026

About this role

Senior Project Manager

• Washington, DC
• Government/Military

Seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our growing team in the National Capital Region! The Senior Project Manager leads the integrated planning, coordination, schedule management, and quality control required to develop and maintain CISA’s acquisition pathway process, Acquisition Portfolio Management Construct, Portfolio Implementation Roadmap, and Acquisition Portfolio Performance Management Process. Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the Project Management Plan, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), schedule, communications approach, staffing plan, risk register, performance indicators, action tracking, and weekly reporting.
• Coordinate development of the pathway-identification process, portfolio construct, implementation roadmap, and performance-management process.
• Integrate the work of analytical, technical, requirements, and writing personnel to ensure aligned, high-quality deliverables.
• Manage Government interfaces and support project-management, risk, quality, performance, security/data-management, kickoff, scheduling, and weekly-reporting disciplines.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Clearance: DHS/CISA High-Risk Public Trust eligible.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, project/program management, engineering, information systems, acquisition management, or a related discipline.
• Certifications: Preferred Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers (FAC-P/PM), Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Program Management, Lean Six Sigma, or demonstrated Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acquisition experience.
• Experience: Minimum of eight years of relevant experience. Within the required eight years, at least two years must involve leading complex projects, programs, task orders, or comparable multidisciplinary initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a multidisciplinary team performing acquisition, portfolio, requirements, process, technical, and documentation work.
• Experience managing scope, schedules, milestones, risks, quality reviews, resources, stakeholder communications, action items, and integrated deliverables.
• Working knowledge of federal acquisition/program-management concepts and ability to interpret agency policy with subject-matter support.
• Ability to communicate recommendations to senior Government stakeholders and reconcile competing cost, schedule, technical, resource, and risk considerations.

Work Location: National Capital Region Employment Type: Full-time, Salary-Exempt Benefits Package: We offer a top-tier benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, PTO, employer matching retirement plan, and more!

We are an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact us at [email removed].

Salary at RSC2 is determined by various factors including but not limited to location, the particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $114,943 - $125,890 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical total compensation range for this position. This position is contingent upon contract award and government funding.