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Location: Richland, Washington/Remote Title: IT Project Manager (II) Schedule (FT/PT): Regular Full Time Travel Required: No Clearance: Ability to Obtain North Wind Solutions is a Government contracting small business with operations at military and civilian installations across the United States. The company's focus is facilities operation and maintenance, waste management and radiological services, security control and force protection, and environmental services. POSITION PURPOSE: North Wind Solutions (NWSOL) is a government contracting small business with operations at military and civilian installations across the United States. The Richland site project's primary focus is providing mission critical support for the Hanford site in the areas of Cyber Security, IT Infrastructure deployment and management to include network operations, End User Support services, Application Engineering with emphasis on software development and support, Records Management, and Project Management for the execution across the spectrum of provided services. The Project Management organization is primarily responsible for the management of hundreds of software application projects at the Hanford Site. The North Winds team is in the midst of a major modernization effort towards a more agile methodology. In this phase of the transformation, project managers are responsible to ensure we maintain current software development processes while assisting and encouraging the implementation of new, agile processes alongside them. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: This project management position manages multiple small and mid-level software projects simultaneously. These software projects may include both Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) implementations and custom developed software efforts. This role must be capable of managing independently with limited mentor assistance. This position requires rudimentary knowledge of project management professional principles (e.g., PMI) and practices, though the certification is not a requirement. Duties and responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to: Schedule Management: Create and maintain project schedules, including resource allocations, with limited assistance or review by assigned project management mentor or management. Regularly meet with development team members to ensure balance between demand and capacity, review actual hours worked vs planned hours to ensure deadlines and budgets are maintained. Estimating and Budget Management: Provide rough order magnitude (ROM) estimates utilizing the approved North Wind (NWSOL)/Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) Business Office processes with input from development team and limited assistance or review by assigned project management mentor or management. Once approval and funds are received, ensure project costs are tracked throughout project life cycle against the planned schedule and budget. Manage any cost variance and report overall project progress and execution within SCIFORMA as required. Stakeholder Engagement: Demonstrate effective communication and presentation skills to both internal and external project stakeholders. Manage stakeholder expectations, maintain productive relationships, and ensure client engagement during the project life cycle. Change Control: Document change control items per standard project management process, procedures, and best practices; tracking impact to schedule, scope, resources, and cost. Risk & Quality Management: Identify, assess, document, manage, mitigate, and communicate issues and risks throughout the project life cycle. Develop and maintain contingency plans based on identified project risks. Understand when and where to seek guidance and/or input on the quality requirements from various stakeholders. DevSecOps & Production Support Process Adher