Project Manager

At Ardent, we hire people who want more than a job — they want to serve a mission that matters. Our teams support the federal government’s most critical national security and defense priorities, helping protect the nation, strengthen resilience, and advance the technologies and capabilities that keep America secure. For veterans, cleared professionals, and purpose-driven innovators, Ardent is a place to continue serving alongside a team that understands the importance of the mission and the people behind it.

We also know top talent has choices, which is why we back our mission with benefits and flexibility that stand out: competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, flexible PTO, federal holidays off, tuition reimbursement, professional development support, wellness stipends, and a culture that values and rewards hard work, dedication, and adaptability. If you want to build something meaningful, while enjoying the kind of flexibility and support that you need to do your best work — Ardent is where your next mission begins.

Ardent is seeking a Project Manager to join our team.  

This position is based in Washington, DC and may require a combination of on-site and remote support depending on program needs.

Position Description:

Ardent is seeking a Project Manager to coordinate project activities, deliverables, personnel, schedules, and stakeholder communications across multiple technical initiatives supporting a federal customer. This role serves as the primary point of contact between project teams and customer stakeholders, ensuring successful execution of project objectives while maintaining visibility into scope, schedule, budget, risks, and overall performance.

The Project Manager will work closely with technical teams, leadership, and customer representatives to support project planning, resource coordination, risk management, and delivery oversight across a variety of information technology and cybersecurity initiatives.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Coordinate project activities, personnel, deliverables, and schedules across multiple concurrent efforts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project objectives, requirements, and implementation strategies.
• Translate business and operational requirements into actionable project plans and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, resource plans, and budget forecasts.
• Monitor project execution and track progress against established milestones and objectives.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Serve as a liaison between technical teams, customer stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Prepare and deliver project status reports, briefings, and performance updates.
• Support task planning, work assignment coordination, and labor forecasting activities.
• Review project deliverables to ensure quality standards and customer requirements are met.
• Support the development and maintenance of policies, procedures, work instructions, and project documentation.
• Utilize project management tools to track activities, schedules, risks, and deliverables.
• Facilitate meetings, discussions, and coordination efforts among project stakeholders.

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing information technology, cybersecurity, or technical projects.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects, stakeholders, and technical teams simultaneously.
• Working knowledge of information technology and cybersecurity concepts and environments.
• Experience developing project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource forecasts.
• Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks.
• Experience preparing project documentation, reports, policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Experience utilizing project management tools and methodologies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex information to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to successfully complete and maintain a government background investigation.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience supporting federal government programs.
• Experience managing technical teams supporting infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, or software development initiatives.
• Experience supporting multiple task orders, contracts, or large-scale enterprise technology programs.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies.
• Experience supporting executive-level reporting and stakeholder communications.

Due to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process. We highly encourage all Veterans and those with disabilities to apply.

Ardent is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other basis protected by state, local, or federal law.