Senior Project Manager

What You'll Do

Project Leadership

• Lead complex federal technology and digital services projects from discovery through deployment.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, and resources to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Facilitate Agile delivery processes, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
• Partner with technical leads to translate requirements into actionable project plans and user stories.
• Proactively identify risks and develop mitigation strategies.

Financial & Operational Management

• Manage project budgets, burn rates, forecasts, and resource allocations.
• Track scope changes and support change order processes.
• Maintain accurate project reporting, revenue forecasting, and invoicing.
• Drive project profitability and operational efficiency.

Client Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact on the project for federal clients.
• Facilitate status meetings, project reviews, and stakeholder communications.
• Support high client satisfaction and CPARS performance.

Team Collaboration

• Lead cross-functional teams including designers, developers, strategists, and subcontractors.
• Conduct project health checks and retrospectives.
• Support a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team culture.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of project management experience (or Master's degree and 7+ years), including leading federal government technology, digital services, web, CMS, cloud, data, or digital transformation projects.
• PMP certification required, with strong knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Proven experience managing project budgets, forecasts, staffing plans, resource allocation, and overall project financial performance.
• Strong understanding of federal contracting environments, including Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts, FAR/DFARS requirements, and federal procurement processes.
• Excellent communication, presentation, client relationship, and stakeholder management skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident able to work domestically.
• Ability to obtain and maintain any Public Trust or security clearance required by the awarded contract.

Why Forum One?

At Forum One, we partner with government agencies and mission-driven organizations to create digital experiences that improve how people access information and services. Our teams combine strategy, design, technology, and data to solve meaningful problems.

As part of our contingent hiring efforts, you'll have the opportunity to join a collaborative, remote-first team prepared to support an exciting new federal engagement if the contract is awarded.