Technical Project Manager

The ideal candidate brings experience managing technical projects in federal environments strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills and demonstrated experience leading organizational change initiatives particularly within data or technology transformation efforts.

Project Management & Delivery Oversight

• Lead planning coordination and execution of data documentation and analytics initiatives within VA environments.
• Manage project timelines deliverables risks and dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• Support Agile or hybrid delivery models including sprint planning backlog refinement and status tracking.
• Ensure alignment between technical teams (data engineers analysts and architects) and program objectives.
• Track progress and provide regular reporting on milestones risks and performance metrics to leadership.

Technical Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the primary liaison between technical teams and VA stakeholders ensuring clear and consistent communication.
• Translate complex technical concepts (data architecture pipelines documentation artifacts) into accessible language for business users and leadership.
• Develop executive-level briefings presentations and reports summarizing program status insights and impacts.
• Facilitate meetings working sessions and stakeholder reviews to drive alignment and decision-making.
• Develop and executetargeted communication strategiesto support awareness understanding and adoption of program deliverables.

Change Management & Adoption

• Lead and supportchange management activitiesassociated with new data documentation standards tools and processes.
• Develop and implement change management plans including stakeholder analysis impact assessments and adoption strategies.
• Create and deliver training materials user guides and onboarding resources to support end-user adoption.
• Monitor and assess adoption metrics user feedback and organizational readiness adjusting strategies as needed.
• Partner with leadership to proactively manage resistance and ensure the successful integration of new capabilities into business operations.
• Promote a culture of transparency continuous improvement and data literacy across stakeholders.

Data Documentation & Knowledge Enablement Support

• Partner with Business Analysts and technical teams to ensure high-quality data documentation deliverables are understood accessible and aligned with stakeholder needs.
• Support the development and dissemination of data dictionaries data lineage artifacts and system documentation.
• Drive the adoption of documentation standards and ensure deliverables are effectively communicated and utilized across teams.
• Coordinate onboarding materials and knowledge-sharing efforts to improve understanding of VA data environments.

Methodology Process Improvement & Reporting

• Continuously improve communication workflows documentation dissemination and stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Develop and maintain standardized templates for status reporting communications training materials and change artifacts.
• Foster a culture of collaboration clarity and continuous improvement across teams.

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Information Systems Public Health Data Analytics or a related field.
• 58 years of experience in program management project management technical coordination or change management roles.
• Experience managing technical or data-focused projects preferably involving data documentation analytics or system integration.
• Demonstrated experience leading or supportingorganizational change management initiatives(e.g. process changes system implementations or data transformations).
• Strong ability to translate technical concepts into clear concise communications for non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional collaboration between business and technical teams.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g. Jira Azure DevOps MS Project or similar).
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including experience preparing executive-level briefings and training materials.
• Understanding of data concepts including data pipelines data models and system integrations.
• Experience working in federal or regulated environments.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. indefinitely without sponsorship.
• Ability to obtain and hold a Public Trust clearance.

• Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) Public Administration Information Systems or a related field.
• PMP PgMP Scrum MasterProsci or other Change Management certification.
• Prior experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) or similar federal healthcare agencies.
• Familiarity with VA data environments enterprise systems or data modernization initiatives.
• Experience supporting data governance metadata management or documentation-focused programs.
• Experience developing and executingenterprise-level communication and change adoption strategies.

Compensation & Benefits

PFS offers a benefits package that may include health dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; retirement plan; paid time off; and other programs to support employees and their families. Learn more about PFS Benefits.

PFS benefits compensation and bonuses are determined by various factors including but not limited to location the individuals particular combination of education knowledge skills competencies and experience as well as contract and organizational requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex parental status national origin age disability genetic information political affiliation military service or other status protected by law.

Accommodations

PFS is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process please contact us at Reasonable accommodations are available to ensure applicants with disabilities have equal access to the hiring process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable laws.

Workplace Health Safety and Compliance

This position may be subject to clientspecific or governmentmandated vaccination health or safety requirements which may change over time.

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