PMO Analyst

AVER is seeking an experienced PMO Analyst to perform Risk Management, Project Schedule Management, and overall PMO activities in support of a Financial System Modernization effort with DHS to update a legacy custom financial management system transitioning to SAP ERP solution. This role involves managing multiple project initiatives, maintaining schedules in MS Project, monitoring program performance, and managing the Risks, Action Items, and Decisions (RAID) Log. The ideal candidate will be passionate about project leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Must Have

• Manage multiple PMO project initiatives from beginning to end
• Update and maintain a schedule in MS Project
• Manage and update with Technical Team Leads for critical tasks, milestones, interdependencies
• Identify master schedule critical path
• Prepare project and program status reports
• Conduct and facilitate weekly schedule reviews
• Actively monitor program performance metrics
• Perform quality assurance and quality control
• Maintain the Risks, Action Items, and Decisions (RAID) Log
• Work with workstreams and Government Leads in collecting and analyzing RAID Log items
• Maintain all vendor deliverables in a Knowledge Management system
• Track status of all internal and external products
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline
• Experience with managing projects from beginning to end
• Ability to provide status tracking for senior leaders
• Experience with updating and maintaining complex Government project/PMO schedule
• Experience to determine the Critical Path and performing schedule status updates
• Experience with managing a RAID Log and Risk Management
• Experience in leading requirements gathering, requirements analysis, and understanding the end work product
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, and SharePoint
• Experience with integrating schedule across into master schedule
• Ability to handle multiple and shifting priorities while meeting deadlines
• Ability to lead initiatives and projects from beginning to end without much supervision
• Ability to identify risk and to coordinate schedule Risk Assessments
• Ability to obtain and maintain a government clearance (Public Trust)
• U.S. citizenship

Good to Have

• Familiarity with DHS Contracting environment
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies
• Experience on large-scale development projects

Description

AVER is a fast-growing SDVOSB that has achieved significant revenue growth over the past 5 plus years with much of our work focused on Data Analytics, Mission Support, IT Modernization and Biometrics. AVER is seeking an experienced PMO Analyst to perform Risk Management, Project Schedule Management, and overall PMO activities in support of a Financial System Modernization effort with DHS to update a legacy custom financial management system transitioning to SAP ERP solution. If you are passionate about leading projects, cross functional collaboration, making a real connection with PMO leaders and consulting partners alike, this is a wonderful opportunity to take that next step in your career. Join a collaborative team who values AVER’s mission, focus, and culture of delivering exceptional client service with great people and transformative technology solutions that ensure Government mission success.

Responsibilities Include:

• Manage multiple PMO project initiatives from beginning to end
• Update, and maintain a schedule in MS Project based on Work Breakdown Structure across workstreams and external stakeholders
• Manage and update with the Technical Team Leads to determine their critical tasks, identify milestones, and associate interdependencies across the program
• Use interdependencies to identify master schedule critical path for project, program, and milestones
• Prepare project and program status reports across all workstreams
• Conduct and facilitate weekly schedule reviews with program team
• Actively monitor program performance metrics by providing independent assessments of performance issues to upper management
• Perform quality assurance and quality control of internal and external products
• Maintain the Risks, Action Items, and Decisions (RAID) Log with bi-weekly reviews with the Government
• Work with workstreams and Government Leads in collecting and analyzing items in the RAID Log
• Maintain all vendor deliverables in a Knowledge Management system
• Track status of all internal and external products as they are drafted, reviewed, approved, and archived

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., economics, engineering, mathematics, operations research, statistics, or business)

Experience Requirements:

• Experience with managing projects from beginning to end
• Ability to provide status tracking for senior leaders
• Experience with updating and maintaining complex Government project/ PMO schedule
• Experience to determine the Critical Path and performing schedule status updates,
• Experience with managing a RAID Log and Risk Management
• Experience in leading requirements gathering, requirements analysis, and understanding the end work product
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, and SharePoint
• Experience with integrating schedule across into master schedule interfacing with other teams managing different schedules
• Ability to handle efficiently and effectively multiple and shifting priorities while meeting deadlines
• Ability to lead initiatives and projects from beginning to end without much supervision
• Ability to identify risk and to coordinate schedule Risk Assessments

Desired Requirements:

• Familiarity with DHS Contracting environment
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies
• Experience on large-scale development projects

Location:

• REMOTE (Local to Washington, DC)

Security Requirements:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a government clearance (Public Trust)
• This role supports a government agency which requires U.S. citizenship