Project Management Support SME

Peraton; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Discretionary bonus plan

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Project Management Support SME to join our team in Bethesda, MD, supporting portfolio management, strategic planning, and executive reporting for a national security program.

The role requires active TS/SCI with polygraph, a BA with 12–15 years (or MS with 10–13 years), and proven ability to draft clear products, deliverables in Excel/Word/PowerPoint, and coordinate across diverse teams and international partners.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
• BA degree with 12–15 years of experience or Master’s with 10–13 years.
• Demonstrated ability to draft clear, well-written products and reports.
• Knowledge of portfolio, program, and project management discipline.
• Familiarity with planning, programming, budgeting, and execution.
• Proficiency with KPIs, analytics, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze IT portfolio of programs and services.
• Support evolution of sponsor's strategic direction and priorities.
• Draft strategies, roadmaps, risks, and dependencies; align with priorities and funding.
• Assist government clients with programmatic goals, schedules, and exec reports.
• Communicate technical topics to senior-level audiences.
• Collaborate across multiple entities and with partners outside the US.
• Produce deliverables in formats like Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Skills

Security clearance

Strong writing

Analytical

Communication

PM knowledge

Team leadership

Education

BA degree

Master's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

We are looking for a Project Management Support SME to join our team in Bethesda, MD!

Job Locations

US-MD-Bethesda

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Management Experience - Monitor and analyze IT portfolio of programs and their associated capabilities and Services.
• Strategic Planning Experience - support the evolution of the Sponsor's strategic direction and priorities.
• Make recommendations to aid sponsor decision-making, to include proposed strategies and/or roadmaps; identified risks, capability and performance gaps, and dependencies; alignment with the strategic framework and priorities; and funding and related program issues.
• Assist government clients with programmatic goals and objectives, schedules, and reports to the senior-level executives.
• Communicate technical topics in a non-technical manner to senior-level audiences.
• Extensive experience in collaboration across multiple entities.
• Experience working with partners outside the US.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
• Typically requires a BA degree and 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience.
• Draft products that reflect strong writing and grammatical skills.
• Knowledge of portfolio, program, and project management discipline.
• Familiarity with planning, programing, Budgeting, and execution discipline.
• Knowledge of key performance indicators.
• Strong analytical competence, problem-solving, communication and organizational skills Provide audience-appropriate written and verbal communications and demonstrate strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Work with seniors in diverse, fast-paced, multi-task environment managing competing priorities.
• Produce deliverables in multiple formats as needed (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Ability to take charge of a group and set strategic guidance for a team of SMEs.

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.