| Location | Washington, DC |
| Salary | $90,000–$98,000 Per Year |
Project Manager, Project Orion, GISI Consulting Group
Arlington, VA, United States of America
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Project Manager, Project Orion, GISI Consulting Group
About GISI Consulting Group and Palladium
GISI Consulting Group (GISI CG) is a top 10 global provider of program and project management and engineering consulting services delivering outcomes and solutions for some of the most complex challenges. We deliver services in infrastructure & mobility, earth & water, and government & society segments across more than 100 countries. With over 5,000 projects annually and a global team of over 11,000 professionals, our advisory, consulting, design and program management capabilities enable us to create a safer and more sustainable world. Learn more about GISI CG at https://gisiconsulting.com/.
Palladium, a GISI company, works to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 2,100 talented, motivated, and diverse staff around the world. This role will be hired through Palladium, an operational platform for GISI CG.
This Opportunity
Project Orion is GISI Consulting Group's strategic technology transformation program focused on creating a single, standardized IT operating environment across its operating companies through governance alignment, technology standardization, service consolidation, cybersecurity integration, and migration to a centralized Microsoft 365 tenant. The initiative is designed to improve business and IT alignment, simplify technology operations, establish common architectures and service models, and enable a future global IT-as-a-Service organization.
GISI CG is seeking a Project Manager, Project Orion to support their efforts to standardize, simplify and unify its operating company's IT infrastructure into a single, centralized environment. The role will provide management support to the project's activities, including all active workstreams. The PM will monitor and control the project's implementation, ensuring the activities are completed on time.
Please note this is a corporate fixed-term 12-month role with the potential for extension.
Location
The position is based in GISIs Arlington, VA office. Candidates must have current work authorization in the US as we are unable to provide sponsorship at this time.
This is a hybrid position, with most work undertaken remotely. The successful candidate will be expected to attend the office from time to time, including on short notice, so applicants must live within commuting distance of the office.
Compensation
The full-time annual base salary for this position is expected to range from $90,000 to $98,000. Please be advised that a final salary offer will be based on various factors, including but not limited to your qualifications, education, experience, skills, seniority, performance, and Palladium's business or organizational needs.
Reporting Lines
The Project Manager reports to the SVP, IT Operations
This role will work closely with workstream leaders, key project stakeholders, and is part of GISI CG's Project Orion's implementation team
Primary Roles and Responsibilities
Maintain and monitor compliance with Project Orion's consolidated workplan, tracking milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and delivery gates
Ensure alignment between activities of the active workstreams
Coordinate activities between the project's leadership and the different workstreams, facilitating the logistics for meetings, planning sessions, workshops, and execution reviews
Maintain decision logs, action logs, and approval records
Resolve scheduling conflicts and resource constraints between workstreams
Support decision gate activities, ensuring all operational, technical, communications, and change management requirements have been met
Maintain the project's risk register, including tracking mitigation actions and resolution plans
Monitor readiness gaps that could impact timeline, costs, or operational continuity
Track resource utilization across workstreams and budget compliance
Provide weekly and monthly status reports and any other as needed
Report milestone progress, resourcing status, risks, decisions, and budget impacts
Support executive reviews and governance meetings with fact-based reporting
Essential Criteria
Significant PMO experience in managing projects, preferably in the IT sector
Demonstrated experience applying methods and tools within defined project management approaches (PMBOK, Prince 2, etc.)
Experience supporting and managing formal project governance processes, including scheduling, documenting, and reporting
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to translate technical risks into business impact
Ability to manage multiple initiatives and priorities across different operating companies
Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
High level of attention to detail and accuracy and strong organizational and planning skills
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a global team environment
Desirable Criteria
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early as the position may close once a suitable candidate is found. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or status as a protected veteran.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual, or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.
Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as "the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm". We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.
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