- Primary Location: Annandale, Virginia
- Citizenship: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Schedule: Full Time; 40 hours per week plus OT (as needed); Monday thru Friday; 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
- Travel: As needed (domestic)
> Description
Language On Demand, Inc. (LOD) is seeking a Project Manager to support the company. We seek a person who can work as a team and contribute his or her unique talents to the workplace. LOD is a government contracting company focusing on language/culture training, linguistic, staffing, and ASL services to government entities as well as private sectors. Our office is located in Annandale, VA (USA).
> Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage and monitor projects for 10+ federal contracts coordinating day to day activities per contract
- Control allocation and coordination of resources and the development of methods for monitoring project progress
- Perform quality control over each and every project and ensure projects are submitted on time and within budget
- Manage the development of project plans such as creating timelines of expected turnaround times, submission dates and deadlines
- Assess project issues based on customer/staff feedback related to possible gaps, errors, and improvement opportunities and develop resolutions to meet quality and team goals and objectives
- Recruit contractors per project, if needed, using in-house database in addition to other available resources and fill the positions
- Manage and maintain key internal and external relationships with clients, vendors, and staff
> Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience in managing government contracts
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, presentation, and technical communication skills
- Detail oriented and able to multi-task
- Able to work in a fast paced environment
- Be creative with online tools in the event such resources are exhausted
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Project, Excel, and PowerPoint, and Adobe
- Strong interest in working with various applications and systems; ability to learn fast, troubleshoot, resolve issues, maximize system functionality, and provide input on process automation
- Ability to prioritize tasks, work under deadlines, and juggle multiple tasks/assignments
- Ability to work as a team
- Certified PMP is a plus
> Success Traits:
- Detail oriented and well organized
- Able to work in a fast paced environment and to do multi-task
- High level of motivation and initiative
- Must be honest, respectful, cooperative, and be of a good character
- Must be positive with the highest degree of professionalism
> Other details:
- Competitive salary
- Medical, life, disability insurance benefits and PTO provided after 3 months of employment
- Bonuses to be determined based on the work performance