IT Project Manager

Join to apply for the IT Project Manager role at Cadre5
.

Founded in 1999 in the beautiful Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, Cadre5 provides innovative technical solutions to our customers locally and nationally. Our Cadre5 Lab Partners division has partnered with Y-12 National Security Complex to recruit a qualified IT Project Manager with an active Q or Top Secret Clearance. The Y‑12 National Security Complex is a premier manufacturing facility dedicated to making our nation and the world a safer place and plays a vital role in the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Security Enterprise.

Y‑12 helps ensure a safe and effective U.S. nuclear weapons deterrent. Y‑12 has evolved to become the complex the nation looks to for support in protecting America's future, developing innovative solutions in manufacturing technologies, prototyping, safeguards and security, technical computing and environmental stewardship.

This is a full-time, permanent position that requires on-site work in Oak Ridge, TN.

• Working with highly talented team members
• 3 weeks’ vacation
• Excellent medical insurance, including employer-paid benefits

• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of assigned projects.
• Responsible for keeping projects on track with time and budget and leading weekly integrated project team (IPT) meetings.
• Create documentation and revise as appropriate:
  Business Case and Requirements, Project Management plans, Communication plans, Test Plans, Risk Mitigation plans, and other Project Management and planning documents.
• Work within department and with business unit managers across company, as well as other project team members to achieve project completion.
• Develop reports on cost, schedule, and performance; inputs to Senior Leadership briefings.
• When directed, assist with refinement and maintenance of the portfolio of digital transformation initiatives across the company.

• At a minimum, Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree with at least 8+ years of project management or similar experience (experience managing to deliverables and milestones) of overseeing Digital Transformation/technology projects.
• Knowledge of Project Management methodologies.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Must be local and reside within driving distance to NHC Y-12 (travel to the site is non-reimbursable).
• Proven record in managing multiple concurrent Digital Transformation/technical initiatives. The scope of such initiatives should have covered one or more of the following, preferably in a manufacturing environment:
  Technical and Physical Infrastructure modernization, Wireless and Networking Capabilities, Cybersecurity and Tech Security compliance, Process Optimization platforms implementation, Enterprise Resource Planning systems like SAP, and Enterprise Data Ecosystems connected to disparate data sources including Operational Technology networks.
• Candidates will be evaluated for aptitude to handle a variety of scopes under the ambit of Digital Transformation, beyond the ones listed above.
• Customer advocacy and self-directed mindset with demonstrated successes in delivering technology driven business transformation, running projects from cradle to grave, often in an ambiguous and fluid environment with evolving priorities and stakeholder influences.
• Expert level project management skills, leveraging appropriate traditional as well as agile frameworks, covering requirements definition and business case justification; scope, cost, schedule, and performance management; risk management; stakeholder engagement and strategic communications; managing project documentation; and project close outs.
• Solid time management and analytical skills.
• Skilled in conflict resolution, with an emphasis on active listening and collaboration.
• Effective communication across various levels of the company.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project (Dev Ops or P6 experience is helpful).
• This position requires an active Department of Energy Q clearance. A “Top Secret (TS)” Department of Defense clearance will also suffice. This requires U.S. Citizenship.

• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage coupled with 401K match.
• 15 days PTO.
• 10 holidays.
• Excellent pay.

Cadre5 is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. Cadre5 is an E-Verify Employer.