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IT Project Manager (APPSW)


Job Location:

Alexandria, VA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 143913 - 143913
Posted: 6 October 2026 (2 days ago)
Application Deadline: 5 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

The Smithsonian Institution is the worlds largest museum education and research complex with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in Facilities Management Systems System Modernization Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Office of Under Secretary for Finance and Administration (OUSFA) Smithsonian Institution (SI).


Duties

The IT Project Manager (APPSW) is responsible for overseeing one or more SI units technical systems portfolios and acts as the primary liaison between OCIO and other SI units.

In this position you will:

  • Engage in full S/SDLC management (planning analysis design development deployment) of complex automated information systems supporting facilities and physical security. Direct technical activities of staff and contractors across modern environments (hybrid-cloud SaaS AI/ML DevSecOps).

  • Work closely with user organization leadership technical advisory councils and diverse functional stakeholders (space planners leasing admins facilities managers). Standardize business processes and integrate them into supported applications while ensuring data privacy and assurance policies.
  • Develop and negotiate statements of work (SOW) task orders and acquisition documentation. Evaluate contractor performance establish management controls to ensure charges are fair and verify delivery within scope budget and federal regulations.
  • Provide expert technical support in implementing major aspects of the unit-implemented software particularly IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) and IBM TRIRIGA. Collaborate with DevSecOps resources on data exchange architecture between legacy systems using modern development tools databases and reporting frameworks.

Requirements
Conditions of employment
  • Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
  • May need to complete a Probationary Period
  • Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
  • Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Conditions of Employment

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

For information on qualification requirements seeQualification Standards Handbook forGeneral Schedule Positionson OPM website.

Qualifications

Experience:You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Service. For this position specialized experience is defined asexperience 1. Experience applying IT project management principles and full systems/software development lifecycle (S/SDLC) methodologies to plan design and deploy large-scale enterprise automated information systems (AIS). 2. Technical experience implementing configuring or maintaining commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) or Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS)specifically IBM TRIRIGA or IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS). 3. Experience acting as a primary technical liaison or contract technical representative (e.g. COR/COTR) to coordinate business requirements across diverse stakeholder groups and monitor vendor performance.

In addition to meeting the Specialized Experience for all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the competencies listed below:

  • Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

  • Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces including the general public individuals who work in the agency other agencies or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs provide information or assistance resolve their problems or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

  • Decision Making - Makes sound well-informed and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action even in uncertain situations to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.

  • Information Management - Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems.

  • Interpersonal Skills - Shows understanding friendliness courtesy tact empathy concern and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult hostile or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations.
  • Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.

  • Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.

  • Teamwork - Encourages and facilitates cooperation pride trust and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.

  • Technical Competence Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or on-the-job experience to perform ones job; works with understands and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.


    Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead provide detailed descriptive information about your actual experience.

    Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

    Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

In aneffort to streamline our hiring processSI employees whosecurrent position of recordis in the same job series 2210 and who are in a Federal competitiveas this advertised position are not required to submit a transcript with your application package. However if selected you will be required to provide a copy of your transcript before your start date in the position.

Additional information

  • This position is included in the bargaining unit.

Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period.

Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid.

Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.

ATTENTION: Due to the large number of qualified applicants for positions of this type this job announcement will close at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on either: (A) The closing date listed above or (B) The date that 100 applications are received; whichever occurs first. If the announcement closes on the date that 100 applications are received all applications submitted by 11:59pm that day will be given consideration including those in excess of 100.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.