About Element 84 

Element 84 is here to help accelerate and scale projects that have a positive impact on people and the planet. We solve challenging problems across a wide range of industries, but our super power is cloud-based geospatial data processing, remote sensing, and Earth science systems. We were founded by husband-and-wife engineers in 2010 and have grown into a skilled group of practitioners building high-performance systems for the biggest corporate and government clients in the world. Our main office is located in Alexandria, VA but we support a large remote workforce from Michigan to Texas and Pennsylvania to California.

A Few Other Things You Should Know

1. Element 84's values are: We Invest in Each Other, We are Reliable, and Our Work Benefits our World.
2. Element 84 works on meaningful projects that are challenging—from a technical, people, and team perspective. We make an impact on large projects through our leadership and expertise, both formal and informal.
3. Element 84 pays well but we care more about working on projects that matter.
4. Element 84 values life outside of work. We offer parental leave for everyone and support each other through family challenges like medical problems, adoptions, and new babies.
5. Element 84 has had a flexible work schedule since our founding in 2010.
6. Element 84 has made a commitment to diversity. We expect the entire team to share that same commitment. 

About You

You are curious about the world, are constantly learning, driven to lead (formally or informally), and have a strong work ethic. You're interested in solving impactful problems in science, medicine, and other projects that have a societal good. You can work independently or with a team, prioritize your projects, and be effective without micromanagement.

About the Job

Element 84 is hiring a Project Manager to join our team in building software that uses the latest cloud-based capabilities and technologies for meaningful projects in the public and private sector.  You'll join a small team of multidisciplinary designers and engineers working to solve challenging problems in geospatial, healthcare, disaster response, and transportation. We're a small company with big roles, and you'll be able to make an impact on day one.

Element 84 project managers serve a number of roles for the company. At Element 84, project managers are expected to be intimately involved with their team's performance, execution, budget, and customer satisfaction. While each project's team can be different, often an Element 84 PM will act in the role of Scrum Master in the Agile Development Process, work with customers to make sure their requirements are translated into work from the team, and manage the delivery schedule. Project managers also assist business development efforts at Element 84 by working on proposals and contributing to Element 84 team allocation planning. As a member of Element 84's Project Management Organization, you will also be expected to contribute as a thought leader for continual improvement.

You'll care about writing. Our team is remote and written communication is essential. In addition to caring about a well-crafted email and a succinct conference abstract, you understand that good writing is good design and engineering.

Please submit your information, resume and cover letter if you are interested in this permanent position in the Washington, DC metro area.  Remote candidates welcome.

Here are the guidelines we're looking at to gauge experience and skillset:

Teamwork & Leadership

You demonstrate the "We Invest In Each Other" company value in the following ways:

• As a customer-facing leader, you help the team understand high-level customer goals and the value of individual feature requests so that the team may deliver the most value possible
• You own the responsibility of ensuring your customers receive a world-class customer experience by practicing effective communication, displaying genuine empathy, and showing the ability to walk customers through all phases of our development lifecycle.
• You help the customer understand Element 84's development process and advocate for better processes so that the development team is not hindered by external factors
• You seek opportunities to grow the team by engaging with the customer and driving a vision for your projects
• You collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, data scientists, business users, and other project managers to achieve elegant solutions
• You build and maintain working relationships with team members, vendors, and other departments involved in your projects

Execution

You demonstrate the "We Are Reliable" company value in the following ways:

• You set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor progress of your projects
• You develop detailed project plans, evaluate and manage risks, and escalate the appropriate risks to the appropriate parties at the appropriate time
• You make reliable, real-world time estimates and take into account previous iterations to continually improve your estimates
• You incorporate quality measures and standards to project deliverables
• You run formal planning sessions with all stakeholders to set the direction of your team's development efforts for a set duration of time
• You assist or serve as the Scrum Master for your projects
• You approve timesheets for the development team and monitor budget

Competencies & Skills

• Project scheduling in various stages of structure from sprint scheduling to PI planning to Gantt chart-based longer term schedules
• Fit/Gap Analysis
• Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Confluence, etc...)
• Microsoft Office & Google Docs
• Project Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Budgetary Controls
• Project Estimation
• Project Scoping
• Conflict Resolution
• Ability to lead technical teams on multiple projects

Experience & Education

• 3+ years of experience leading technical teams on at least 2 different projects
• Experience working with multi functional teams
• Experience gathering requirements and reporting status to external clients
• Experience serving as a Scrummaster

• Project Management Professionals (PMP) certification a plus
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification a plus
• Bachelor's Degree in math, science, business or related field or related technical expertise

Candidates must have strong technical abilities, excellent communication skills, and a teamwork emphasis. Candidates must also be able to integrate into a highly-skilled Software Engineering team.

This position may be governed by a federal contract which requires the applicant to be a U.S. Person who is eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization.

Paying attention to who we are -- as a company, as people, as family members, friends, and colleagues, is probably the biggest part of who we are. There are lots of ways to run a company and you have probably experienced more than your share. For us, it's wanting to come to work, being around people we enjoy, taking on big things with people you trust, and sharing our achievements as a team.

• You’ll get credit when things go right and we’ll have your back when things go wrong.
• We only take on work that is challenging and right for us. There are projects we will turn down and the team has a say.
• We may be a small company, but we have big company benefits meant to support the idea that we're here for the long term and that happiness comes from much more than just where you work, including 401k, health & dental insurance, life & disability insurance, flexible schedule, cell phone stipend, flexible spending accounts for transportation and dependent care and a generous PTO policy.

We have an extraordinary retention rate because we only hire extraordinary people. We hope that’s you.

Element 84 is an equal opportunity employer, with a company culture that values diversity. We embrace inclusivity and believe that diversity of thought, perspective, and experience helps us reach higher and think bigger. Element 84 is committed to hiring the best person for the team and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. If you are interested in joining us, we want to hear from you!