From strategy to execution, the Government & Public Sector practice of Ernst & Young provides a full range of consulting services to help our Federal, State, Local and Education clients implement new ideas to help achieve their mission outcomes. We deliver real change and measurable results through our diverse, high-performing teams, quality work at the highest professional standards, operational know-how from across our global organization, and creative and bold ideas that drive innovation. We enable our government clients to achieve their mission of protecting the nation and serving the people; increasing public safety; improving healthcare for our military, veterans, and citizens; delivering essential public services; and helping those in need. EY is ready to help our government build a better working world.

The opportunity

EYGovernment and Public Sector (GPS) practice is a robust and emerging practice with tremendous potential for growth - and we are prepared to tap into that potential. Our US GPS practice combines an understanding of the public sector’s diverse needs, focused on delivering improved public services, with private sector leading practices. We respond to our client’s issues by bringing together highly skilled professionals across our Technology Consulting services. Are you ready to join our team and help build a better working world?

Your key responsibilities

We’ll look to you to interact directly with the customer, stakeholders, and subject matter resources to coordinate, validate and socialize in one or more areas of technology transformation. Your responsibilities will also include to manage, assess, and implement changes to the related deliverables. You can expect to help our clients with technology-enabled transformation to achieve their business objectives.

In return, you can expect to learn leading practices in technology transformation and delivery and be exposed to a wide variety of business issues solved using technology. We’re also looking for you to act as a role model for EY’s core values and maintain and expand client relationships through the delivery of high-quality work.

This project provides a broad range of IT-related project management support for enterprise level systems and applications. As an IT Project Manager, you will support client IT projects with the following

• Facilitate the planning, organizing, scheduling, and coordination of work to be accomplished by the project team, including breaking work down into discrete tasks, estimating task resource requirements, working with task owners to determine task schedule and dependencies, and incorporating this information into a project schedule
• Support project management and oversight, including:
  • Implementing program and project management practices, processes, and procedures
  • Assisting with project governance, including assessing scope, allocating resources, and verifying time, budget, risk/issue and impact assumptions before projects are undertaken and throughout project execution
  • Reporting on project activities, risks, issues, scope, and progress to executive management, and keeping project teams and decision makers moving toward consistent, business and/or mission focused goals and objectives
  • Define and sequence projects that incrementally deliver program capabilities while managing overall implementation risk
  • Organize and support reviews and planning of scrum related activities

• Provide support for the coordination, preparation, and reporting of project statuses on a routine basis
• Develop and implement summary project report structures and project success metrics
• Prepare for and lead/participate in project gate reviews and project governance processes
• Provide advice to business unit project managers on the use of recommended project management processes, tools, and methodologies (Agile and Waterfall)
• Leverage Agile methodology expertise in providing project management support across matrixed, dispersed project teams
• Provide consultation in the implementation of best practices for troubled projects/programs with respect to root cause and corrective actions, risk planning and prevention mechanisms
• Facilitate and document “Lessons Learned” sessions for projects
• Mentor and train project teams on PM best practices and assist in implementing PM process
  changes prior to and during project execution
• Discuss project management standards and industry best practices
• Collaborate to incorporate lessons learned into projects as applicable
• Engage in other training opportunities as applicable

Skills and attributes for Success

• Strong leadership skills and excellent oral and written communication skills
• Stakeholder management, data modeling and knowledge of IT
• Ability to analyze large amounts of data and other business processes to form ideas and fix problems
• Ability to communicate ideas in an expressive way that is easy for the receiver to understand
• Experience coming up with solutions to an organization’s problems
• Ability to research new processes and software to present results that are effective
• Ability to establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships
• Ability to create innovative insights for clients, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs, and contribute to thought leadership
• Anticipate and identify risks, and escalate any issues as appropriate
• Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring staff; help create a positive learning culture
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff

To qualify for the role you must have

• A Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience specific to delivering IT projects
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance or higher, which will be driven by the engagement requirements

Due to the nature of our work in the Government and Public Sector, work may be required to be completed at client, EY and/or contractor sites. Our goal is to assign professionals to projects within a commutable distance of their work location office. In certain circumstances, travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs. Candidates should be willing to travel on average 25% to 30% or more in a hybrid environment.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Secret Clearance or higher
• PMP or Scrum Master certifications

What we look for

We’re interested in highly motivated, talented individuals with a strong willingness to think outside of the box and continue to learn. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you’ll need the motivation to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and expand our business in the evolving market. If you’re serious about consulting and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.