Critical Infrastructure Project Lead

MITRE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Career development

Job summary

MITRE, a nonprofit engineering, applied research and technology organization, is seeking a skilled project coordinator for the Critical Infrastructure Protection Department. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, develop schedules, manage risks, and support sponsor engagements to deliver mission-critical projects onsite.

This role requires a bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years coordinating technical initiatives, with familiarity in systems engineering, OT/ICS, and cybersecurity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in project management, business administration, engineering, computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, or related field.
• Minimum 2 years coordinating technical projects or related activities.
• Familiarity with systems engineering, cybersecurity, cyber-physical systems, OT, critical infrastructure, or R&D.
• Ability to manage project schedules, deliverables, and documentation.
• Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Proficiency with project management tools (Microsoft Office, MS Project, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint).
• Ability to obtain and maintain government security clearance; must be a U.S. citizen.
• This position requires a minimum of 3 days on-site.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate technical projects across multidisciplinary teams supporting critical infrastructure protection.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and status reports.
• Support project planning activities, including scope definition and risk identification.
• Facilitate communication among technical staff, sponsors, and stakeholders.
• Track progress and assist in resolving scheduling and resource challenges.
• Organize meetings, workshops, and sponsor engagements with documented outcomes.
• Prepare project documentation, technical reports, and briefings.
• Monitor budgets, funding allocations, and contract activities.
• Collect and communicate project performance metrics for decision-making.
• Coordinate configuration management and information sharing across teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve project management processes and tools.
• Ensure activities comply with policies, standards, and sponsor requirements.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Job description

MITRE, a nonprofit engineering, applied research and technology organization, is seeking a skilled project coordinator for the Critical Infrastructure Protection Department. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, develop schedules, manage risks, and support sponsor engagements to deliver mission-critical projects onsite.

This role requires a bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years coordinating technical initiatives, with familiarity in systems engineering, OT/ICS, and cybersecurity.