[Hiring] Project Management Journeyman @Aptive

Role Description

Artemis is seeking a full-time Project Management Journeyman with demonstrated experience providing management and advisory support services focused on streamlining and improving business operations in the federal sector. This individual will support the government by directing and managing project execution for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) business process improvement, IT implementation, Agile adoption, governance, operational readiness, and deployment efforts.

• Develop project plans, coordinate tasks, monitor schedules, risks, dependencies, and performance metrics.
• Work with stakeholders and team members to remove obstacles and deliver projects against schedule and performance goals.
• Coordinate with product owners, project managers, business analysts, communications staff, data analytics teams, technical teams, and USCIS stakeholders.
• This is a contingent hire position.
• This position is remote as authorized, with occasional in-person meetings required at USCIS Headquarters in Camp Springs, MD, or other approved locations.
• Travel for client engagements is expected.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in project management, project coordination, business transformation, IT implementation, operations support, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Public Administration, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, roadmaps, risk and issue logs, action trackers, meeting notes, status reports, and implementation artifacts.
• Experience coordinating with stakeholders and team members to overcome obstacles, manage dependencies, and deliver project outcomes against schedule and performance goals.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and/or PMBOK project management practices.
• Experience supporting testing, integration, deployment, operational readiness, change management, post-production operations, or continuous improvement activities.
• Experience supporting federal or regulated environments, preferably with DHS, USCIS, or other civilian agency programs.
• Strong written and oral communication, attention to detail, analytical thinking, problem-solving, time management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines, work independently with minimal oversight, and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DHS suitability and public trust clearances.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Requirements

• Experience supporting USCIS, DHS, or immigration status verification, or immigration benefits adjudication programs.
• Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project or Planner, SharePoint, Teams, Mural, Tableau, Power BI, or other project management and reporting tools.
• Experience supporting executive briefings, governance bodies, cross-functional roadmaps, implementation plans, and project health assessments.
• Experience with process mapping, operational metrics, readiness planning, deployment coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical and time management skills.
• Proven ability to organize, prioritize and work well with others.
• Ability to communicate thoughts, ideas and solutions logically both written and orally.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to receive feedback from clients and implement changes quickly and effectively.
• Ability to get up to speed quickly on complex issues.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.

Company Description

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is responsible for overseeing lawful immigration to the United States under the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). USCIS ensures the integrity of the U.S. immigration system by granting immigration and citizenship benefits, providing accurate immigration case information, and promoting citizenship awareness.