Project Delivery and Portfolio Manager

LaunchTech; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

LaunchTech, a veteran-owned company, is seeking a senior project delivery leader to oversee MDSEA project management under the IRES contract. You will guide a team of MDSEA Project Managers and the Release Train Engineer, ensuring on-schedule delivery of space capabilities and mission-critical requirements across the enterprise.

You will manage CAM responsibilities, cost/schedule variance analyses, and governance while collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to sustain

Qualifications

• Ten-plus years of general full‑time work experience.
• Five-plus years of directly related experience.
• Six or more months in a management or leadership role.
• Direct experience in a project management leadership or senior PM role.
• Proven leadership, mentoring, and supervision of professional staff.
• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional leadership across MDSEA project management delivery and portfolio health.
• Mentor and lead the MDSEA Project Managers and Release Train Engineer to empower ART operations.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations, coaching, and professional development for team members.
• Serve as CAM for baseline portfolio labor, manage iWADs, budgets, and periodic variance analyses.
• Oversee monthly program deliverables, status reports, and executive briefings.
• Ensure governance and schedule compliance across MDSEA efforts and roadmaps.

Skills

Program leadership

Agile / SAFe

Earned Value Management

CAM / iWADs

Team mentoring

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

MS Project

GitLab

Aspen

Jira

SharePoint

Job description

Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO
Clearance Required: Active DoW Secret Security Clearance
Travel Required: Up to 10% of the time

LaunchTech is a veteran-owned company that prides itself on delivering service before self and excellence in all we do. We are seeking dynamic professionals who embody our core values of Integrity, Commitment, and Excellence to join our growing Crew in support of our customers across the federal, state, and commercial markets.

If you are a senior project delivery leader who thrives at the intersection of portfolio management, team leadership, and mission execution, this role was built for you. This role directly supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract, where your oversight drives the successful delivery of future space capabilities and mission-critical requirements across the MDSEA enterprise.

What You'll Be Doing

The Missile Defense Space Enterprise Architecture (MDSEA) Project Delivery and Portfolio Manager supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. This position provides functional leadership and oversight across project management delivery within the MDSEA organization, ensuring the successful delivery of future space capabilities demonstration, holistic portfolio health, and delivery of mission-critical requirements supporting the MDSEA enterprise. The candidate will:

• Be a working lead, managing their share of the projects, along with the PjM team
• Directly oversee, mentor, and lead the team of MDSEA Project Managers (PjMs) while serving as the direct manager for the Release Train Engineer (RTE), providing support and guidance while empowering the RTE to independently own, execute, and facilitate Agile Release Train (ART) operations, Release Train Board (RTB) cadences, and continuous flow.
• Conduct recurring performance evaluations, routine one-on-one check-ins, and ongoing professional development for team members, establishing training plans, providing functional guidance, and fostering continuous skill growth across the project delivery team.
• Serve as the Control Account Manager (CAM) for baseline portfolio management labor, managing Documentation requirements and Individual Work Authorizations Documents (iWADs), budget planning, auditing timecard charging accuracy, and conducting monthly Cost and Schedule Variance analyses.
• Support the timely development, review, and submittal of recurring monthly program deliverables, including Task Order Status Reports (TOSR), and applicable Service Summary Item metrics, and executive status briefings.
• Ensure schedule compliance and governance across MDSEA efforts, partnering with and actively supporting the RTE who maintains the MDSEA program roadmap, and milestones across the MDSEA enterprise.
• Oversee and support project teams through the project lifecycle, ensuring adherence to scope, cost, schedule, and quality standards established by the Task Order.
• Oversee the intake, evaluation, and execution of new project requests, Technical Direction Letters (TDLs) and Task Change Requests (TCRs) using MDSEA enterprise workflow tools.
• Support and oversee the proper development of Statements of Work (SOWs), Basis of Estimates (BOEs), and project Bills of Materials (pBOM), ensuring adherence to contractual process controls.
• Partner with and actively support the MDSEA Risk, Issue, and Opportunity process across the portfolio, ensuring project teams identify and track mitigation strategies, participate in MDSEA risk reviews, and elevate critical blockers to Task Order leadership.
• Facilitate, lead, or ensure representation at mandatory project and engineering milestone boards.
• Foster close collaboration between functional teams, mission customers, establishing comprehensive communication plans and maintaining transparent stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrate multi-disciplinary leadership by bridging operational and technical gaps across engineering domains to maintain effective and efficient mission operations.
• Provide regular leadership pass-downs and strategic alignment to the Project Manager and RTE functions, serving as the team's primary representative to upper management and ensuring the team has the necessary leadership backing, resources, and barrier removal to execute their duties.

What You Bring

Basic Requirements:

• Must have 10, or more, years of general (full-time) work experience
  • May be reduced with completion of advanced education
• Must have 5, or more, years of directly related experience
• Must have 6, or more, months of experience working in a management or leadership role
• Must have direct experience in a project management leadership or senior project management role.
• Must have established experience in a general leadership, team lead, or supervisory role, with demonstrated ability to guide, mentor, and support professional staff.
• Must have proven experience serving as a Control Account Manager (CAM) with practical knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM), WADs/iWADs, labor charging compliance, and baseline variance analysis.
• Must have demonstrated proficiency with enterprise project management and workflow toolsets, such as (but not limited to) MS Project, GitLab (boards and roadmaps), Aspen, Jira, and SharePoint.
• Must have demonstrated experience overseeing project proposal lifecycles, including BOE generation, pBOM tracking, and contractual change management.
• Must have an established history of effective root cause analysis, complex problem-solving, and supporting risk/issue/opportunity management (RIOM)
• Must demonstrate the ability to effectively collaborate across multiple multi-disciplinary teams, coordinating assets and resources to ensure continuous mission capability.
• Must have experience managing recurring program deliverables, contractual performance metrics (such as Service Summary Items), and delivering formal presentations to leadership.
• Must have an active DoW Secret Security Clearance

Desired Requirements:

• Have established experience directly leading project managers and collaborating with or managing Agile roles (such as Release Train Engineers or Scrum Masters) within a matrixed enterprise environment.
• Have direct experience in a project management leadership or senior project management role supporting Missile Defense Agency (MDA) customers within the IRES contract.
• Have direct experience supporting the MDSEA task order (TO 4100) and familiarity with Space Operations and MDSEA enterprise mission integration.
• Possess a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and/or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certification (e.g., SAFe Agilist, SAFe RTE).
• Have familiarity with cross-functional operational methodologies (such as the PIPE process) and continuous improvement workflows.

Why LaunchTech?

LaunchTech is built on a single standard: Excellence, Period.
This senior leadership role puts you at the helm of project delivery and portfolio management for one of the most complex and mission-critical space defense programs in the country.

We offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Mission-driven work with opportunities to grow
• And more

Ready to Join the LaunchTech Crew?

LaunchTech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, protected veteran status, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, pregnancy, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Visit www.welaunchtech.com to learn more about how we deliver Excellence, Period.