SAIC

Project Manager

SAIC$120K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience or Master's degree with 8+ years, or PhD/JD with 5+ years of experience.
  • 5+ years managing project teams for mission-critical applications.
  • Experience in delivering multiple modernization initiatives simultaneously.
  • Proficient in communicating with clients to interpret operational needs and convert them into project metrics.
  • Knowledge of mission-critical data network operations and systems sustainment.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee execution of Technical Direction Letters (TDLs) ensuring project goals are met timely and effectively.
  • Act as the main point of contact for the government program office, managing customer relationships and negotiating project challenges.
  • Lead a cross-functional team encompassing engineering, sustainment, logistics, and cyber security for system availability.
  • Coordinate project activities to align with technical, cost, and performance objectives.
  • Facilitate communication within the team to support project assurance and mission accomplishment.

Benefits

  • Ongoing application acceptance without a specified deadline.
  • Opportunity for involvement in cutting-edge space projects supporting national security.
  • Location benefits of working in Santa Maria, CA, which offers a conducive environment for project management.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Description

SAIC seeks an experienced and energetic Project Manager to directly support the modernization of the space launch ranges, meeting mission requirements, providing range capabilities, and supporting the Assured Access to Space (AATS) mission. The overarching purpose of the program is to perform system modernization and digital transformation projects that will enable the acceleration of the space launch cadence to enable the Spaceport of the future. This position is located in Santa Maria, CA.

Job Responsibilities:
• In support of the government program office, the Project Manager is principally responsible for exceptional accomplishment of assigned Technical Direction Letters (TDLs) including all aspects of project execution (cost, schedule, performance, and technical requirements).
• The PM is the program's "face-to-the-customer," responding to direction, negotiating project issues, team management, integration management, and successful completion of all project activities.
• Leads a multi-functional team of mission, hardware and software engineering, sustainment, training, logistics, security (including cyber) and support specialists responsible for overall system operational availability.

Qualifications

Bachelor's and ten (10) years or more of related experience; master's and eight (8) years or more experience; PhD or JD and five (5) years or more experience.
• 5 years managing teams/projects acquiring, maintaining, and sustaining integrated solutions for mission-critical applications.
• Experience delivering multiple simultaneous modernization initiatives.
• Demonstrated proficiency in communicating with customers to fully understand operational requirements; and in translating those requirements into project plans and performance measures.
• Familiarity with mission-critical, data network operations, maintenance, and sustainment.

Desired Education, Experience, and Qualifications:
• 9 years managing teams/projects acquiring, maintaining, and sustaining integrated solutions for DoD environments.
• Experience managing teams/projects acquiring, maintaining, and sustaining integrated solutions for space launch or other national security space mission systems.
• Experience managing large-scale Agile or DevSecOps teams/projects, to include support to backlog grooming, cost estimating, baseline and risk management, schedule development, performance monitoring and reporting.
• Experience managing Digital and Model-based Systems Engineering efforts.
• Current relevant project management certification - Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Project Management Institute Project Management Professional® (PMP) or Program Management Professional® (PgMP) Certification

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
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