Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ardent is seeking a GIS Project Manager to lead program coordination and delivery for a Department of Homeland Security initiative. This role involves serving as the primary representative to DHS, providing strategic oversight, and ensuring successful delivery of geospatial and IT projects.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary point of contact for DHS and lead all contract-related communications and activities
- Provide expert-level guidance and oversight to ensure successful delivery of geospatial and IT projects
- Apply project management methodologies to plan, organize, and monitor progress toward technical and operational goals
- Coordinate and communicate effectively with internal teams, stakeholders, and DHS representatives
- Lead Agile ceremonies, mentor Scrum teams, and ensure backlogs are refined and prioritized
- Facilitate collaboration between geospatial scientists, developers, analysts, and leadership across distributed teams
- Oversee change management efforts and help implement governance frameworks to improve service delivery
- Track team performance, manage risks, and report on project metrics and milestones to stakeholders
Skills
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from PMI or equivalent project management credential
- Demonstrated experience performing tasks of similar size, scope, and complexity on prior federal government contracts
- Strong command of Agile frameworks and project management best practices
- Proven experience in: Change management within large IT organizations, Geospatial systems and data governance, Requirements gathering and business process improvement, Facilitating collaboration and conflict resolution
- Ability to lead high-performing teams, including fully remote and geographically dispersed personnel
- Familiarity with data science principles and their application in decision-making environments
- Prior experience working with DHS or other federal agencies
- Hands-on technical background in GIS technologies
- Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence), Microsoft Project, or similar platforms
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in GIS, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field
Benefits
- Highly competitive benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- An exceptional culture that embraces flexibility, innovation, collaboration, and career growth
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