Location: Vancouver, Washington Type: Contract Job #7704 Overview: ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This IT Project Manager role will plan, initiate, and manage information technology projects. This position will work with project teams and technical staff to serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects, this includes planning project stages and assessing business implications for each stage. Additionally, this position will monitor progress to validate that deadlines, standards & targets are met. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA. Pay Rate: $53.01 - $75.73 Benefits: Paid holidays: 11 PTO: Starting at 10 days Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date) EAP: Employee Assistance Program Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%) Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks Responsibilities: As requested by and with guidance from the manager, team lead or other federal personnel with the authority to do so, provide project management expertise, support, and facilitation manager-assigned Control Center IT projects, from beginning to end, providing expert guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development, including: Identify and request necessary subject matter experts needed during the project. Forecast and recommend / request appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs; recommended resource requests must be submitted to, coordinated with, and approved/provided by appropriate Performance Managers. Collaborate with internal business units and Performance Managers to resolve resource allocation issues. Schedule and facilitate project team meetings. Recommend an overall roadmap of efforts required to achieve program initiatives and project objectives. Provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables and goals. Draft project plans, resource strategies and funding estimates required to advance each assigned project / defined effort. Alert manager of and obtain appropriate authorization for any potential changes to project cost, schedule or performance. Organize, coordinate, and facilitate the work of project team(s) and serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects, includes recommending project stages and assessing business implications for each stage. As requested by and with guidance from the manager, team lead or other federal personnel with the authority to do so, provide project management expertise, support, and facilitation of manager-assigned Control Center IT projects, from beginning to end, providing expert guidance on the PMI-based project management methodology, best practices, and internal skill development, including: Identify and request necessary subject matter experts needed during the project. Forecast and recommend / request appropriate project resources to fulfill project needs; recommended resource requests must be submitted to, coordinated with, and approved/provided by appropriate Performance Managers. Collaborate with internal business units and Performance Managers to resolve resource allocation issues. Schedule and facilitate project team meetings. Recommend an overall roadmap of efforts required to achieve program initiatives and project objectives. Provide recommendations regarding project expectations, approach, roadmaps, work plans, deliverables and goals. Draft project plans, resource strategies and funding estimates required to advance each assigned project / defined effort. Alert manager of and o