Position Overview This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for coordinating a complex, cross-functional team and driving execution across project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, risks, and stakeholder expectations.
The successful candidate will translate evolving technical objectives into actionable project plans, establish clear ownership and accountability, monitor milestones and dependencies, and proactively address issues that could affect delivery. This individual will work closely with technical specialists, senior leadership, government stakeholders, and external partners to maintain alignment and ensure project objectives are achieved.
The ideal candidate is an organized, proactive project leader who can operate independently, respond effectively to changing priorities, and maintain momentum in a fast-paced environment. Experience managing federal, defense, aerospace, engineering, or other technically complex initiatives is highly desirable.
Experience with additive manufacturing is a plus but is not required. The primary focus is finding a strong project manager with the organizational, communication, and execution skills needed to lead a complex technical program.
Required Qualifications - 5-10+ years of relevant project or program management experience.
- Demonstrated success managing complex technical projects involving multiple teams, stakeholders, and competing priorities.
- Strong project scheduling and organizational skills, including milestone tracking, dependency management, and deliverable coordination.
- Experience developing and maintaining comprehensive project plans and execution schedules.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience working with senior leadership and technical teams.
- Experience managing project risks, issues, resources, budgets, and performance expectations.
- Ability to translate evolving requirements into structured plans with clear ownership and accountability.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to anticipate challenges, identify gaps, and implement solutions.
- Ability to take direction, exercise sound judgment, and independently drive tasks through completion.
- Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Jira, Salesforce, Monday.com, or similar platforms.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work approximately 35-40 hours per week aligned with Eastern Time, including occasional early morning meetings.
- Willingness to travel domestically as needed, potentially up to 30%.
- U.S. citizenship required due to federal funding requirements.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience managing projects within federal government, defense, aerospace, engineering, advanced manufacturing, or related technical environments.
- Previous experience working directly with government customers or federal program stakeholders.
- Familiarity with Department of Defense projects or military customer environments.
- PMP certification strongly preferred.
- Experience with Agile, Scrum, or hybrid project management methodologies.
- Experience coordinating technical specialists, external partners, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Familiarity with additive manufacturing, advanced production technologies, or engineering development initiatives.
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