Blue Water Thinking is a company dedicated to supporting Federal clients in achieving their Agency goals. The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing operations and maintenance software and technical support services for the Nuvolo Clinical EAM platform, ensuring alignment with program objectives and federal governance processes.
Responsibilities:
- Manage overall program and contract performance, including scope, cost, schedule, quality, and risk
- Lead planning and execution activities to support the enterprise-wide transition to the modernized financial management solution
- Support the FMBT Program Office with program governance, milestone preparation, and executive-level reviews
- Oversee development of program documentation, deliverables, and communication and change management materials
- Direct and coordinate efforts across technical, financial, acquisition, and functional workstreams
- Build and maintain strong relationships with federal stakeholders, ensuring alignment with strategic program objectives
- Provide guidance on best practices for cloud-based financial and acquisition system implementations
- Monitor program metrics, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies
- Ensure project execution aligns with PMBOK, Agile, or hybrid PM methodologies
- Lead status reporting, briefings, and communication efforts that highlight new financial management capabilities and progress
Requirements:
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Minimum of 4 years' experience in program or project management, preferably supporting healthcare, acquisition, or technology disciplines
- Proven experience managing a large federal program or enterprise-level transformation effort
- Demonstrated success implementing a complex, cloud-based financial and acquisition management solution for a Cabinet-level agency
- Strong command of program management methodologies, governance frameworks, and federal lifecycle processes
- Ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and coordinate across stakeholder groups
- Excellent communication, leadership, and executive briefing skills
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
- Must be able to obtain and maintain the required federal public trust clearance for this role
- Certified at ITIL Intermediate Level or ITIL Practitioner Level and Scrum Master certified
- Background in federal financial management, acquisition processes, or technology modernization
- Experience with organizational change management and end-user adoption strategies
- Experience with the Veterans Health Administration and an understanding of VISN, VAMC, and HTM/Biomedical Engineering department operations