IT PROJECT MANAGER

Duties

As an Information Technology Project Manager you will:

• Directs the identification of customers’ information system requirements by the IT team. Ensures the determination of appropriate products or services for the development of project scope, requirements, and deliverables.
• Develops, modifies and reviews the IT sections of project plans. Recommends acceptance or rejection of plans developed by contractor.
• Works with high-level program and project official(s) within and outside IT, IRS, and Treasury organizations to develop the overall project and to identify mission-related work and/or how it may impact other agencies.
• Sets short or long-range project(s) work plans and schedules either in-service and/or via contracted work.
• Directs the implementation of project plans to meet objectives and manages project resources.
• Directs the implementation of Treasury and government-wide IT project initiatives as needed, i.e. annual updates to Dashboard Metrics; targeted oversight reviews of project status; and Congressional oversight reports.
• Directs and monitors integration activities performed by IRS and contractor/vendor technical staff. Identifies and documents integration issues, risks, and gaps.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service:

This experience must include Information Technology (IT) related experience that demonstrates each of the following four competencies: 1) Attention to Detail, 2) Customer Service, 3) Oral Communication and 4) Problem Solving. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience that demonstrates accomplishment of computer project assignments that required a wide range of knowledge of computer requirements and techniques pertinent to the position to be filled. This knowledge is generally demonstrated through assignments that required the ability to analyze a number of alternative approaches in the process of advising management concerning major aspects of IT system design. This would include defining what system interrelationships must be considered, or what operating mode, system software, and/or equipment configuration is most appropriate for a given project. In addition to the above you must meet the requirements below: At this level, you must demonstrate knowledge of and skill in applying expert project management knowledge, and the ability to lead projects including methods, metrics, tools, and techniques of business process reengineering, contracting and/or procurement. Ability to work with cost-benefit analysis methods, achievement strategies, tools of quality assurance and quality control. Proficient knowledge of the architecture and typology of software, hardware, and networks, including LANS, WANS, and telecommunications systems, and systems life cycle management. Your experience must also include Leadership and Team building, Decision-Making, Reasoning, and Problem Solving.

• The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

• To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following, if applicable: You must have been at the GS-14 level for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).