Job Title: Program/Project Manager III (Senior-level)
Position Number: PPM III 001
Location: Indian Head, MD
Worksite: NSWC Indian Head, MD
Travel: Domestic and overseas travel. Multiple trips per year.
Status: Full-Time
Clearance: Secret
Date Added: February 3, 2026
Job Summary: The senior project manager provides project management support to the management and technical staff at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD). NSWC IHD operates and services a host of energetic (explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics) technical development centers, product manufacturing facilities and equipment in support of the Department of Defense.
Duties and Responsibilities:The senior project manager will perform the following functions:
- Manage complex engineering and manufacturing projects.
- Coordinate resources across various projects.
- Ensure execution of manufacturing and engineering milestones.
- Analyze technical evaluation reports to develop milestone decision and full materiel release packages.
- Assist in the development and auditing of the technical data packages (TDPs) for various products system developments.
- Attend design reviews and provide input.
- Monitor cost, performance, and schedule of assigned projects and programs.
- Identify risks to performance and schedule of assigned projects and programs.
- Review management support documentation such as PERT or GANTT charts for assigned projects.
- Support record management.
- Ensure on-time delivery of products.
Qualifications:The following experience is required:
- Fifteen or more years relevant project management experience managing similar technical programs and projects.
- Working knowledge of NAVSEA OP-5, Ammunition and Explosives Safety Ashore, or industry-equivalent safety documents.
- SECRET security clearance; TS desirable.
Additionally, the following attributes are desired:
- Recognized technical expert in project management with a focus on energetics development and manufacturing.
- Expert ability to track project progress, including costs and schedules, in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Expertise in coordinating manufacturing and engineering milestones and ensuring compliance with safety protocols and regulatory requirements.
- Effective at identifying and managing risks to project timelines and developing mitigation strategies.
- Capable of managing resources across various teams and ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
- Familiarity with SMART manufacturing technologies and data acquisition systems.
