4733 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 410
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
301-907-9470
The Company
If you are working in an environment where you are a member of the 20% of the staff who are performing 80% of the work, you will find yourself in good company at August Schell. We enjoy viewing ourselves as an elite task force of Software and Systems Engineers who produce quality results ... fast.
Our customers call us back because we produce results faster than internal organizations. We attribute this to our logic skills and our ability to communicate with the customer at a level the customer understands and appreciates.
August Schell, founded in 1991, is a provider of Professional Services & business solutions that support both Government and Industry.
For information about our culture, visit http://www.augustschell.com/cat_culture.php
The Job
August Schell is seeking an individual who possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and who understands that to grow a business you need to wear multiple hats. The person selected for this job will become a big piece of a small company. We are seeking a motivating Technical Project Manager/Program Manager to support several critical engineering projects. Ideal candidates must be independent, resourceful, professional and possess strong written and verbal communication skills to engage directly with customers.
The person selected for this position will provide technical leadership for the end-to-end development (concept through completion) of high-availability web-based software systems. They will drive the business analysis / requirements management process, act as primary application & component architect / designer (high-level & detailed), and guide the work of company resources developing web applications.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with key stakeholders, business managers and engineers to build consensus around architectural solutions, define high-level and detailed requirements, and deliver projects successfully.
- Perform proof-of-concept and prototyping activities to assess whether the proposed architecture and components meet the non-functional requirements: reliability, performance and maintainability. Modify and refine architecture based on findings.
- Provide input and support to RFP generation and contracts development processes
- Work with Director of Professional Services for project resourcing
- Work with Director of Business Administration for production of Accounting and Weekly Status Reports
- Identify and address technology gaps.
- Provide technical guidance and leadership to software engineering teams to ensure that priorities and direction are aligned with the business.
- Lead the code review process.
- Act as the central liaison in a cross-functional structure, working with company management and operations to establish the priorities and ensure that business needs and expectations are being met in a professional manner.
- Fulfill direct customer communication aspects of contract obligations through face-to-face interaction
- Partner with the project leadership team to manage expectations and ensure collaboration between project teams. Assist in the negotiation and arbitration of business decision trade-offs.
- Work with the technical leads to verify workplan estimates for all deliverables.
- Assist in the preparation and maintenance of project budgets, scheduling, and identification of resources / skill sets required.
- Lead a team of developers through all phases of project life-cycle.
- Monitor and report on project status or functional area(s) to project manager.
- Participate in program level presentations; contribute to communications and executive presentations on development project status & issues.
- Collaborate with other project leads to identify and manage project dependencies.
- Coordinate the build/migration of releases to test and production environments.
- Drive unit testing and contribute to the Software QA process.
- Develop and coordinate project schedule, resources, and communication
- Responsible for directing projects across multiple teams and solution areas
- Provide timely, high-level estimates of modifications
- Monitor and deliver solutions according to requirements, design specifications, and project plans
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of project deliverables
- Plan the Installation, Training, and Post Delivery Support of solution
- Responsible for client satisfaction including resolution of project issues
- Manage all facets of large-scale projects or multi-project programs ensuring that schedule, budget and quality goals are met
- Develop project deliverables, work papers and other project artifacts
- Develop and execute test plans and test scripts
- Develop and deliver end-user training plans
Skills and Experience
Ideal candidates will have 10+ years of experience in the following areas:
- Must excel in the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Must excel at organizational skills
- Self-starter who takes initiative and works well in a team environment
- Excellent problem solving skills, particularly with regard to anticipating and solving problems, issues, or concerns before they occur or become critical.
- Strong written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills with internal and external customers.
- Able to work effectively both alone and in team/cooperative development efforts.
- Ability to present complex information to individuals and small groups.
- Ability to conduct effective meetings.
- Exceptional conceptual and analytical skills
- Self-motivated and able to define, plan, and implement long term tasks and goals
- Ability to meet deadlines and work independently when required.
Education
- Bachelors or Masters degree OR comparable experience supported by strong references who can validate past record of ability to produce results.
- PMP preferred but not required.
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