Arcata Associates

Project Manager

Arcata Associates$75K — $95K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field
  • Three years' experience in project management
  • Knowledge of electronic warfare and simulator systems
  • Experience in telecommunications and data processing systems
  • Familiarity with cyber security and radar systems
  • PMP certification required within six months of hire
  • Excellent interpersonal skills for high-stress environments

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with customers and project engineers to define project scope
  • Develop comprehensive project schedules and identify critical paths
  • Manage vendor contracts and oversee vendor-related tasks
  • Serve as the main contact for government entities, vendors, and internal teams
  • Ensure compliance with Systems Engineering Processes
  • Create and review project documentation including requirements and testing
  • Monitor project budgets and risks, reporting to stakeholders

Benefits

  • Overnight travel to remote sites may be required
  • Flexible work environment with typical office settings
  • Opportunity to develop skills in a high-complexity project environment
  • Engagement in projects supporting Air Force pilot training
  • Chance to contribute to advanced technology systems and processes
Full Job Description
Summary

Serves as the central interface between engineering teams, customers, and vendors to plan and execute efforts that upgrade, replace, and deploy new systems or capabilities to support Air Force pilot training.
  • Work with customers and project engineers to develop scope for an effort that will be managed as a project using Microsoft Project Server.
  • Develop detailed project schedules, establish critical path.
  • Determine stakeholders and request resource requirements.
  • Develop vendor sub-contracts, perform vendor management functions.
  • Provide single point of contact for Government, vendors and the Company for all project matters.
  • Ensures Systems Engineering Processes are being followed.
  • Develop, review, and approve project documentation that includes requirements, implementation, and testing
  • Establish, execute, and report on project budget.
  • Establish and Manage project risks.
  • Track project deliverables and performance.
  • Collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure applicable requirements such as safety, security, and property are addressed.
  • Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholder.
  • Annotate lessons learned and archive project data.
  • Create, evaluate, and distribute reports and resolve anomalies or issues with project data
  • Ensure project closure and successful transition of product to O&M
  • Overnight travel to remote site and vendor facilities is required. Field integration trips can occur on a weekly basis.
  • Perform other related tasks as needed.

Follow Company and Government processes and procedures as required maintaining accountability and responsibility for project schedule, budget, and requirements to deliver projects on time meeting required budget

Use established policies, procedures, and subject matter knowledge to complete assignments of high complexity that vary in nature and sequence.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field of study.
  • Three years' experience performing project management
  • Knowledge/experience of electronic warfare and simulator systems that represent air defense systems
  • Knowledge/experience of telecommunications, data transport, and data processing systems
  • Knowledge/experience of cyber security
  • Knowledge/experience of radar systems
  • PMP certification required within six months of hire.
  • This position requires excellent interpersonal skills that can manage stressful environments.
  • The ability to communicate, follow-up, and resolve problems are critical to this position.
  • Attention to detail and thoroughness are required behaviors.
  • Ability to learn technical attributes and understand concept of operation, maintenance, and sustainment for those systems/equipment deployed/upgraded as part of a project.
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft software such as Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Visio and Project Professional.
  • Understands Systems Engineering methodology.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government Security Clearance.
  • Must possess a valid driver's licenses.

Work Environment

Typical office environment with no unusual hazards, prolonged sitting while using the computer and the telephone, constant use of sight abilities while reviewing documents, constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication, constant mental alertness. Periodic trips, which include overnight, to remote sites or vendor facilities will be required to support on acceptance testing, site implementation planning and oversight. Occasional lifting required not to exceed 20 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret complex data and information; use math and mathematical reasoning; analyze and solve problems; learn and apply new information; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions; interact with managers, staff, customers, vendors, suppliers and others encountered in the course of work.

About Arcata Associates

Arcata Associates is a defense and aerospace company that provides engineering, logistics, and program management services to the US government and commercial clients. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Arcata Associates has a diverse portfolio of clients, including the US Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, as well as NASA and the Department of Energy. The company has a strong commitment to quality and safety, and has received numerous awards for its work.
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Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1979

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