Lead Project Management Specialist

The MITRE Corporation

$138K — $208K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, 6 years with a Master's, or 3 years with a PhD.
  • Knowledge of project, program, and risk management, ideally supported by a PMP certification.
  • Familiarity with AI tools used in project management.
  • Experience in key project management domains like risk management or scheduling.
  • Must have the ability to secure and maintain a secret security clearance.
  • U.S. Citizenship required for clearance eligibility.
  • 50% hybrid on-site work requirement.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate various MITRE projects.
  • Create and maintain project schedules.
  • Manage project risk registers.
  • Conduct research on project-specific requirements.
  • Oversee project logistics including meetings and facilitation.
  • Communicate project updates and generate periodic reports.
  • Manage and organize project artifacts.
  • Apply AI methodologies in project management practices.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model offering flexibility.
  • Opportunity to work in a leading department of subject matter experts.
  • Engagement with innovative methodologies including AI in project management.
Full Job Description
Department Summary:

L582 contains MITRE Enterprise Program and Risk Management thought leaders. The department is composed of recognized subject matter experts, who are proficient in a suite of program and risk management skills including: leading people, project communications, scope management employing Agile, establishing program metrics, developing schedules, and more. The Enterprise Program & Risk Management department provides support across a wide range of MITRE portfolios, employing 50 highly qualified and experienced staff.

Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Project coordination for MITRE projects
  • Implementation and maintenance of project schedules
  • Implementation and maintenance of project risk register(s)
  • Research associated with specific project requirements
  • Handling of project logistics, including meeting management and facilitation
  • Project communications and reporting (includes generation of project periodic reports)
  • Management of project artifacts
  • Application of artificial intelligence (AI) approaches to project management


Basic Qualifications:
  • Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years of related experience
  • Basic knowledge of project, program and risk management as would be evident by a Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification.
  • Experience in the application of AI tools
  • Specific experience in one or more project management domain (e.g., risk management, change control, schedule management, project reporting, quality management)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance
  • Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements for a clearance, U.S Citizenship is required
  • This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Specific project management experience
  • PMBOK Knowledge
  • Task leadership or other supervisory experience


This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):
None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):
Secret

Salary compensation range and midpoint:
$138,800 - $173,500 - $208,200 Annual

Work Location Type:
Hybrid

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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