Senior Project Manager

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Location(s): Mechanicsville, VA

Job Summary:

A public-sector transportation agency is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and deliver complex IT projects involving multiple teams, parallel workstreams, and accelerated delivery timelines. Reporting to the Program Manager, this role is responsible for the successful delivery and outcomes of assigned projects. The position leads project teams through all phases of the project lifecycle, including Pre-Select, Initiation, Planning, Execution & Control, and Closeout, while ensuring compliance with established project management standards and achievement of project objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Project Leadership
  • Lead complex, multi-platform IT initiatives, including projects involving emerging AI technologies.
  • Collaborate with development teams, business leaders, enterprise architects, and technology stakeholders.
• Cross-Functional Coordination
  • Manage project tasks, schedules, resources, and stakeholder expectations.
  • Coordinate efforts across leadership teams, technical teams, business units, and governance groups.
• Vendor & Partner Management
  • Oversee vendor, consultant, and contractor performance.
  • Coordinate contracts, procurement activities, statements of work (SOWs), and delivery commitments.
• Project Documentation & Reporting
  • Maintain project budgets, schedules, risk logs, issue logs, metrics, and status reports.
  • Provide timely project updates according to communication plans.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management
  • Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Promote collaboration across IT, security, business, and vendor teams.
• Risk Management
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate technical, security, operational, and vendor-related risks.
  • Ensure proactive issue resolution throughout the project lifecycle.
• Architecture & Governance Compliance
  • Ensure project solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and governance requirements.
• Performance Management
  • Monitor vendor and third-party deliverables using defined KPIs and SLAs.
  • Ensure quality, timeliness, and contractual compliance.
• Milestone & Release Management
  • Manage project milestones, deliverables, change requests, and release activities.
  • Support successful deployments while minimizing operational disruption.
• Testing Leadership
  • Coordinate testing strategies and execution.
  • Ensure development of test plans, test cases, acceptance criteria, and testing documentation.
• Training & Change Readiness
  • Support user training, operational readiness, adoption activities, and knowledge transfer.
• Technical Guidance
  • Provide leadership on system upgrades, cloud modernization initiatives, infrastructure modernization, application migrations, security vulnerability remediation, and asset management improvements.
• Data & Integration Expertise
  • Apply knowledge of infrastructure environments, databases, APIs, and application architectures.
  • Support technical planning, estimation, and solution decision-making.

Required Qualifications:

• Extensive experience managing large-scale IT projects.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and governance frameworks.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams.
• Vendor and contract management experience.
• Cloud, infrastructure, and application modernization expertise.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture, security, and compliance requirements.
• Experience with testing, release management, and deployment planning.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of databases, APIs, integrations, and application architectures.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams while meeting aggressive delivery timelines.
  

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.