Senior IT Project Manager (IMC00883)

Seeking an accomplished, execution-focused Senior IT Project Manager to strengthen delivery of U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) infrastructure modernization projects. The successful candidate will rapidly assess active work, direct technical and subcontractor coordination, remove schedule and logistics barriers, and secure documented completion and Government acceptance.

Work Location: On-site in Honolulu, HI, with travel to Japan based upon the needs and direction of the customer.

Basic Required Qualifications and Skills:  Note: These are mandatory items that all candidates must have when submitting an application to IMC for this position. Please ensure that your submission addresses each of these requirement items. Candidates without these required elements will not be considered.

• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible IT infrastructure or technology project management experience, including substantial leadership of complex DoD or federal modernization projections.   
• Possess current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in active status.
• Bachelor’s degree in project management, information technology, engineering, business, or a related field, from an accredited institution.
• Demonstrated success recovering constrained projects and achieving formal customer acceptance, with specific examples of schedules, scope, vendors, and deliverables managed.
• Working knowledge of enterprise networks, IT infrastructure, AV/VTC systems, data center or facilities coordination, and secure government operating environments; hands-on network architecture certification is not required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and project status or risk dashboards; ability to maintain integrated, dependency-driven schedules.
• Excellent Government-facing communication, subcontractor oversight, sound judgment, and ability to work independently with limited ramp-up time.
• Strong self-motivation and ability to stay focused, with ability to organize and plan work independently or collaboratively in a rapidly changing environment.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail, accuracy, and consistent follow-through with ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment when handling situational occurrences.
• Ability and willingness to travel promptly to Yokota Air Base, Japan, and remain on site for extended periods when required; availability to support mission-driven nonstandard hours.
• Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U.S. Citizenship.
• All applicants must have current DoD Secret clearance day one and prior to entry on duty, with the ability to pass an SSBI background investigation to up-scope their clearance to Top Secret.   

Desired Qualifications and Skills:  It is desirable that the candidate have the following qualifications:

• Prior service in the U.S. Marine Corps, or substantial experience supporting Marine Corps and joint military organizations. Marine Corps experience is preferred, not required; demonstrated delivery performance is the deciding consideration.
• Prior experience supporting USFJ, USARPAC, USARJ, or another Indo-Pacific DoD command, especially work performed at Japanese installations.
• Experience with Government SAT and DD250 acceptance workflows, secure equipment logistics, facilities interfaces, and subcontractor remediation.
• Graduate education or advanced program management experience, including responsibility for multiple concurrent technical workstreams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: This position will include, but is not limited to, the following tasks:

• Take ownership of assigned USFJ project work packages and establish actionable completion plans, accountable owners, dependencies, risks, and escalation paths.
• Drive Yokota modernization efforts involving command-and-control and conference capabilities, audiovisual/video teleconferencing, network infrastructure, secure equipment integration, and related facility dependencies.
• Coordinate the completion of remaining system setup, operations center equipment fixes, building upgrades, and power and climate-control work, along with other authorized work as assigned.
• Direct technical working groups and day-to-day coordination with USFJ Government representatives, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, logisticians, and contract leadership.
• Maintain accurate integrated schedules in Microsoft Project or equivalent, including critical paths, resource constraints, material arrivals, site access, installation windows, testing, and acceptance milestones.
• Anticipate and resolve execution obstacles related to procurement, shipping, facilities, access approvals, contractor mobilization, and mission-driven schedule changes.
• Track project performance against approved scope, schedule, funding, and deliverables; elevate material risks early with decision-ready recovery alternatives.
• Lead final testing coordination, punch-list resolution, Government System Acceptance Test (SAT) preparation, signed acceptance, as-built records, property documentation, and turnover packages.
• Provide concise written and verbal status updates to Government stakeholders and the contract Program Management Office; maintain evidence-backed action and decision logs.
• Support transition readiness by ensuring all executable work is completed within the authorized contract performance period, and incomplete or successor-dependent items have documented dispositions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Salary and Benefits Information:
Please see the salary information listed at the beginning of this document, which is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. All salaries will be based on relevant experience, geographic location, and position and/or contractual requirements, which could fall outside of the listed range.

Full-time positions at IMC are eligible to participate in any or all of the benefit programs offered, including 401(k) with a 3% employer match, paid time off, paid holidays, FSA spending, dental, vision, health insurance, company-sponsored AD&D, and life insurance. Additional voluntary benefits are offered, such as voluntary life, AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet insurance.  Benefits are subject to change.  Positions at IMC may also be eligible for a bonus and/or other incentives.

For more information about IMC’s benefits, please visit our website at https://www.imcva.com/about-imc/careers

Background Information:

Innovative Management Concepts, Inc. (IMC), a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, provides a broad range of information technology IT services to government and commercial customers by placing a high priority on modernization, enhancing business processes through technology, and creating efficiencies through automation.

Since its founding in 1989, IMC has offered solutions and expertise in: IT operations and maintenance, data management, cyber security, systems and network engineering and administration, cloud/hosting services, software development, website services, software quality assurance and testing (including IV&V), and project management. IMC is certified in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 Quality Management, ISO 27001 Information Technology Security Management, ISO 20000 Information Technology Service Management, and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System. Committed to continuous improvement and information security, IMC has been appraised at level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration for both Development and Services and we are CMMC Level 2 C3PAO certified. Find out more about IMC at www.imcva.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.