Defense Program Manager with Secret Clearance

Detroit Defense; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Life and AD&D

Disability Insurance

FSAs & HSA

Legal & ID Shield

401k with Company Match

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Detroit Defense is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the development of defense-related projects and ensure successful execution from proposal through delivery.

You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and EVMS reporting, while coordinating with engineering, contracts, finance, and customers. Domestic travel up to 15% is expected and a US Secret clearance is required or obtainable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field.
• Minimum of five years of experience in project management.
• PMP and/or PMI-ACP Certification (Highly Recommended).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation of responses to customer opportunities, including white papers, proposals, rough order of magnitude estimates and responses to customer requests for information.
• Manage scope, budget, schedule, and EVMS reporting; communicate program status to upper management and stakeholders via Program Management Reviews and other formal and informal methods.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including status reports, risk registers, and technical requirement specs.
• Work unplanned program issues to a best solution, including development of plans-forward, escalation and increased resources, as required; resolve conflicts, demands, and priorities on assigned programs.
• Identifies and coordinates with key level horizontal and vertical stakeholders between program major activities, teams, suppliers, partners and customers; coordinate inputs from support organizations including engineering, contracts, finance, pricing, and others as needed.
• Occasionally travel to domestic or international customer sites (15%).

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Detroit Defense is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the development of defense-related projects and ensure successful execution from proposal through delivery.

You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and EVMS reporting, while coordinating with engineering, contracts, finance, and customers. Domestic travel up to 15% is expected and a US Secret clearance is required or obtainable.