Requisition Number: 29215
Required Travel: 11 - 25%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $104,379.00 - $150,000.00
Security Clearance: Secret
Level of Experience: Mid HI
SummaryThe
Project Lead is responsible for developing, managing, and executing comprehensive Project Plans (PPs) in accordance with GSA AAS CO-approved requirements. This role ensures each PP is tailored to the scope and complexity of the project while serving as an evolving document throughout the project lifecycle. The Project Lead oversees project planning, scheduling, milestone development, risk management, team coordination, and customer engagement. They host project kick-off meetings, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure successful delivery of all cost, schedule, and technical requirements. This position may oversee multiple projects simultaneously based on mission, capability, or geographic alignment.
STINGRAI: Advancing Mission Success Through Intelligence, Innovation, and Operational Excellence Every day, HII helps U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and its mission partners stay ahead of evolving threats by delivering the intelligence, technology, and operational expertise needed to protect U.S. interests across the Western Hemisphere. Join our team on STINGRAI and support mission-critical operations through advanced intelligence, surveillance, cyber, engineering, and all-domain capabilities that strengthen regional security, enable informed decision-making, and help defend our nation today while preparing for tomorrow's challenges.
What you will do- Develop and deliver detailed Project Plans (PPs) in response to GSA AAS CO-approved requirements, tailoring each plan to meet the complexity and scope of the project.
- Maintain PPs as evolutionary documents, updating them as requirements, conditions, and risks change throughout the project lifecycle.
- Document project specifications, deliverable characteristics, organizational structures, workflows, applicable regulatory policies, risks, and mitigation strategies from project inception through closeout.
- Establish and track all project milestones with clear, unambiguous target dates.
- Provide an initial project schedule and update it monthly at minimum, tracking baseline start dates and percent-complete metrics.
- After PP approval by the AAS CO and AAS COR, schedule and facilitate Project Kick-Off Meetings at Government-approved locations.
- Host Kick-Off Meetings for all approved projects and supply structured agendas and detailed meeting minutes.
- Manage a team of employees and subcontractors-including Project Managers and Site Leads-ensuring alignment to cost, schedule, and technical performance requirements.
- Oversee multiple projects simultaneously when aligned by geography, mission, capability, or customer needs.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure accurate communication, timely execution, and quality delivery of all project tasks.
- Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and constraints while ensuring compliance with all customer and Government requirements.
- Support business development, customer engagement, and project-planning activities as needed.
- Additional duties as assigend or required.
What we are looking for- 6 years relevant progressive experience with Bachelors in related field; 4 years relevant progressive experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 10 years relevant progressive experience.
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing complex project plans, schedules, and milestone-driven activities.
- Strong knowledge of project-management practices, risk management, requirements management, and lifecycle processes.
- Experience leading teams that include employees and subcontractors across diverse skill areas.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to host formal meetings and provide detailed agendas, minutes, and documentation.
- Proficiency with project-tracking tools and methods, including schedule baselines, progress metrics, and performance monitoring.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under varying levels of complexity.
- Experience engaging with Government stakeholders, including COs, CORs, and mission partners, is highly desirable.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to ensure alignment of cost, schedule, and technical performance across all project activities.
- Clearance: Must possess and maintain a Secret clearance.
Physical RequirementsMay be required to visit job site in an industrial or shipboard environment. Normally not required to lift more than 40 pounds higher than three feet above feet/floor level.
The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.
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HII is more than a job - it's an opportunity to build a new future. We offer competitive benefits such as best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.
