Senior Project and Portfolio Manager

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. Establish and operate SWPC’s centerwide project management portfolio .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeBoulder • Colorado • United StatesSenior💰 $75,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in project management practices, including portfolio planning, resource tracking, and risk management, while effectively leading multidisciplinary teams and facilitating collaboration across various stakeholders.

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Project Management ExperienceWork Breakdown StructureRisk ManagementAgile MethodologiesProject Management Professional (PMP) Certification

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Hard Skills

Project Portfolio ManagementEffort EstimationIntegrated SchedulingCapacity PlanningCost TrackingChange ControlProject CloseoutData Quality ManagementResource AllocationDecision Record Maintenance

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationCommunicationFacilitationAttention to Detail

Tools & Technologies

Project Management SystemsSpreadsheetsCloud ServicesEnterprise IT Modernization

Certifications & Qualifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)Agile CertificationsPortfolio Management Certifications

Industry Keywords

Federal OrganizationsCooperative AgreementsQuality Management SystemsTechnical OrganizationsScientific Organizations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish and operate SWPC’s centerwide project management portfolio
Develop and implement a phased transition from the Annual Operating Plan process to continuous portfolio planning
Translate SWPC’s Project Portfolio Lifecycle into procedures, templates, responsibilities, review schedules, and decision records
Administer the approved portfolio system and linked records
Support intake, concept development, evaluation, planning authorization, execution authorization, execution, and closure
Prepare review materials and capture leadership decisions, rationale, conditions, owners, and follow-up dates
Lead collaborative planning with project leads, sponsors, technical experts, and affected users
Develop integrated project plans, work breakdowns, schedules, roadmaps, resource estimates, funding needs, dependencies, and risks
Maintain approved scope, schedule, and resource baselines with current forecasts and actual results
Maintain rolling capacity and assignment views, track shared resources and scarce skills, and present sequencing or deferral options
Track authorized funding, estimated and actual costs, procurement lead times, equipment, software, cloud services, and partner contributions
Coordinate progress reviews, validate delivery against milestones and acceptance criteria, update forecasts, and follow actions through resolution
Maintain integrated risk, issue, assumption, and dependency records
Analyze proposed scope, schedule, funding, and assignment changes and preserve approved change history
Provide leadership updates on milestone health, delivery confidence, constraints, resource conflicts, and decisions needed
Coach leads and sponsors in planning, estimation, risk management, and reporting
Facilitate work across federal employees, contractors, and university or cooperative agreement staff
Engage forecasters, scientists, developers, technology staff, service delivery personnel, and affected partners
Document accepted results and lessons learned, close outstanding actions, release project assignments, and track mission or user benefits

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in project management, business, engineering, computer science, atmospheric or space science, or a related field, or equivalent relevant education and experience where permitted by the applicable contract labor category
At least seven years of progressively responsible project management experience, including at least three years coordinating multiple concurrent projects, shared resources, or a project portfolio in a technical, scientific, engineering, or operational organization
Demonstrated experience establishing or substantially improving project management practices, including intake, governance, planning, resource tracking, reporting, and adoption
Strong practical skills in work breakdown, effort estimation, integrated scheduling, capacity planning, cost tracking, risk management, change control, and project closeout
Ability to tailor predictive, Agile, and hybrid approaches to different kinds of work
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams without direct supervisory authority
Experience facilitating difficult discussions and securing reliable planning input from technical specialists and managers
Ability to produce clear plans, analyze resource and schedule tradeoffs, and communicate concise recommendations to senior leaders
Strong attention to data quality and experience administering spreadsheets and project management systems
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or comparable recognized project management credential is desirable
Portfolio, program, Agile, or organizational change certifications are useful
Experience with federal organizations, mixed federal and contractor teams, cooperative agreements, enterprise IT modernization, and quality management systems is desirable
Advanced relevant education is desirable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage
Personal Time Off (PTO) plus paid holidays
Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
401(k) retirement plan with company matching
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Flexible spending accounts
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Life and accident insurance
Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
Employee Referral Program
Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System
Personalized career growth plans for every employee