Project Manager PMO Lead Hybrid

This role is contingent upon a contract award.

ICF is seeking an experienced Project Manager / PMO Lead to support delivery of a complex federal technology and data services program. Reporting to the Program Manager this role is responsible for day-to-day program management operations including schedule staffing coordination risk tracking governance support deliverable quality and cross-functional coordination across engineering product data cybersecurity and service operations workstreams.

The ideal candidate brings disciplined PMO execution experience in federal IT environments with the ability to maintain program visibility drive accountability and operate with minimal direction in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities and multiple technical workstreams.

Job Location: This is a hybrid position based in the Washington DC Metro area. Occasional onsite client work is required.

This position requires that the job be performed in the United States. If you accept this position you should note that ICF does monitor employee work locations and blocks access from foreign locations/foreign IP addresses and also prohibits personal VPN connections.

What Youll Be Doing

• Support the Program Manager in day-to-day task order execution including schedule management staffing coordination risk and issue tracking and deliverable oversight.
• Maintain a task order-level view of progress risks dependencies and resource utilization across all task areas and teams.
• Coordinate with technical leads across engineering product data cybersecurity and service operations to track commitments flag delays and ensure alignment with contractual requirements and client priorities.
• Prepare and maintain program governance materials including portfolio reviews monthly status reviews quarterly program management reviews and real-time dashboards.
• Support governance forums by preparing concise decision-focused briefing materials and tracking decisions actions and follow-ups.
• Manage risk issue action item and decision logs to ensure timely escalation resolution and follow-through.
• Apply ITIL-based service management and federal IT best practices integrating the clients Risk Management Framework and relevant federal standards across the service lifecycle.
• Support IV&V coordination including access to required documentation environments technical artifacts and schedules and track remediation of IV&V findings.
• Support transition planning onboarding staffing readiness and knowledge transfer activities.
• Drive continuous improvement using performance metrics stakeholder feedback lessons learned and operational trend analysis.
• Apply data analytics and visualization to support program reporting and operational decision-making.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree or equivalent
• 10 years of experience in program or project management supporting federal technology digital services data cybersecurity or enterprise IT programs
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• ITIL Foundation certification or equivalent
• U.S. Citizenship required due to federal contract requirements
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust background investigation
• Candidate must reside in the US be authorized to work in the US and work must be performed in the US

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal research science or innovation-focused agency environments
• Experience with federal IT programs in HHS NIH FDA CMS CDC or other health-focused agencies
• Experience supporting programs involving cloud modernization SaaS Zero Trust DevSecOps cybersecurity data or AI-enabled capabilities
• Familiarity with RMF ATO FISMA NIST 800-53 or continuous monitoring requirements
• Experience using data-driven program management approaches including dashboards and real-time performance tracking
• Experience coordinating with IV&V teams security assessors or external oversight stakeholders
• Relevant certifications (e.g. Agile SAFe Scrum FAC-P/PM cloud security data)

Working at ICF

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position including but not limited to relevant work experience skills certifications and competencies that align to the specified role geographic location education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: