Project Manager

Why do you need to choose between doing important work and having a fulfilling life? At Ardent, we have both. Ardent employees are committed to solving our customers’ most difficult problems—and we are committed to the well-being, personal goals, and professional development of our employee. We are “All In.” We put forth our strongest effort possible to get the mission accomplished and we do it together. We respect the skills and experience you bring to the Ardent team. And we provide a rewarding environment to help you succeed. 

We offer highly competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, and an exceptional culture that embraces flexibility, innovation, collaboration, and career growth. A collective service mindset underpins our work, and a shared camaraderie to serve clients, colleagues and our communities set us apart. Our full commitment to being "All In" for our employees and our clients is not just our approach, it is our standard. If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, choose Ardent and make a difference with us. 

Ardent is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in delivering IT support services across mission-critical applications and systems. This role serves as the primary liaison between the contractor team and government stakeholders, ensuring all operational, maintenance, and enhancement activities are executed efficiently and in alignment with contract requirements. The Project Manager will oversee delivery, manage priorities across multiple workstreams, and drive structured reporting, governance, and communication in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment.

• →Oversee all contract performance, including delivery, timelines, and resource coordination.
• →Serve as the primary point of contact for the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and government stakeholders.
• →Manage day-to-day operations across application support, maintenance, and enhancement activities.
• →Lead weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly status meetings and reporting.
• →Ensure all work is tracked, prioritized, and maintained within Jira or similar ticketing systems.
• →Coordinate across technical teams to ensure timely resolution of operational and security-related tickets.
• →Manage project schedules, deliverables, and documentation in accordance with contract requirements.
• →Ensure compliance with SLAs, reporting standards, and performance expectations.
• →Identify risks, manage issue escalation, and drive resolution across stakeholders.
• →Ensure timely delivery of meeting minutes, status reports, and required documentation.
• →Support transition planning, onboarding, and knowledge transfer activities.
• →Collaborate closely with the Technical Lead to align delivery with technical execution.

Requirements: 

• →Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• →7+ years of experience managing IT projects, programs, or application support environments.
• →3+ years of experience in a Project Manager or lead delivery role with direct responsibility for timelines, reporting, and stakeholder management.
• →Proven experience managing IT programs, application support environments, or similar service-based contracts.
• →Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams in a structured environment.
• →Strong experience with stakeholder management and executive communication.
• →Familiarity with Agile or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• →Experience using project tracking tools such as Jira or similar platforms.
• →Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• →Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced, high-volume operational environment.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• →Experience supporting federal government contracts or public sector clients.
• →Familiarity with application maintenance and support environments.
• →Experience supporting cloud-based systems, preferably AWS environments.
• →Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and operational support models.
• →Experience managing teams supporting high-volume ticket queues.

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.