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archived Nov 12, 2026About Us
DLH delivers improved health and national security readiness solutions for federal programs through science research and development, systems engineering and integration, and digital transformation. Our experts in public health, performance evaluation, and health operations solve the complex problems faced by civilian and military customers alike by leveraging advanced tools – including digital transformation, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud enablement, modeling, and simulation, and more. DLH is dedicated to the idea that “Your Mission is Our Passion” and brings a unique combination of government sector experience, proven methodology, and unwavering commitment to innovation to improve the lives of millions. Overview This is a project management position that requires strong organizational, communication, stakeholder management, and strong working knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid project delivery methodologies. The job involves assessing business needs, writing project charters, project management plans, drafting project schedules to chart milestones and key activities, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing projects, leveraging enterprise project management tools to establish project team collaboration, and keeping stakeholders at various levels informed of project status.
Responsibilities
Organize, lead, and motivate project teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in delivering technical solutions that provide exceptional business value. Establish a project team by identifying resource needs and defining roles and responsibilities. Lead cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives, regularly report on status, and manage projects through the entire lifecycle. Manage scope, schedule, quality, risks, and issues for several concurrent high-visibility projects using Agile and hybrid methodologies. Analyze problems with a flexible and creative approach, leveraging team strengths to quickly deliver customer value. Manage complex tasks and adapt to rapidly changing requirements. Play other roles as needed to support successful project delivery, the PMO, and strategic IT department objectives. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with a diverse group of staff members, stakeholders, and customers. Analyze needs and tailor industry best practices to suit the environment. Work with stakeholders to define clear project objectives and requirements, obtain agreement on priorities, communicate progress updates (written or verbal), resolve issues and conflicts, and provide responsive change management. Work with cross-functional teams with diverse technical skill sets to support successful performance across operations and projects. Develop and maintain necessary project artifacts and ensure the desired level of technical solution documentation is maintained. Lead and participate in meetings; follow up on direction, action items, questions, documentation, etc. Serve as a point of contact for customer leadership and corporate executive management. Use critical thinking and communication skills to absorb and relay strategic needs articulated by customers and ensure these concepts are written into project charters. Update SharePoint collection list of projects and portfolio status on a weekly basis. Capture, monitor, and update project risks and issues in the tool on a weekly basis. Assist Technical Leads in factoring strategic and prioritized projects into their sprint planning. Fill communication gaps by connecting leadership strategy to Technical Lead work prioritization.