Project Manager

MTech, LLC; California (MD); Presencial; USD 62.000 - 83.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive compensation package

Flexible work schedule

Paid Time Off and holidays

401(k) eligibility

Full healthcare coverage

Descripción de la vacante

Mage Technologies (MTech) is seeking a Project Manager to direct high-stakes defense projects, ensuring on-time, under-budget delivery while upholding strict requirements. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage scope, schedule, and risk, and communicate with customers, leadership, and engineering to maintain momentum and quality.

The successful candidate will coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, installation, quality, procurement, finance, and data management to deliver reliable

Formación

• BS/BA degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Management, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or MIS.
• 5-9 years of progressive experience in project management in defense contracting or related environment.
• Experience developing and managing project schedules, budgets, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and performance metrics.
• Experience with waterfall, agile, scrum management.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Project.
• Experience with DoD, NAVAIR or defense programs is highly desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Define and manage project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Develop, maintain, and manage integrated project schedules, budgets, resource plans, and performance metrics.
• Monitor execution against baselines and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with vendors, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure timely delivery and adherence to standards.
• Lead cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, installation, quality, procurement, finance, data management, and other disciplines.
• Implement and monitor project performance metrics and ensure compliance with best practices.
• Document risks and mitigation plans.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Project management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

MS Project

Jira

Confluence

Agile methodologies

Communications

Educación

BS/BA in Engineering or related field

Herramientas

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Descripción del empleo

Description

Company Overview:

Magee Technologies (MTech) is a premier provider of comprehensive aerostructure solutions and complex systems integrations for defense and commercial customers. We are more than a service provider, we are a dedicated partner working side-by-side with our clients to solve their most unique challenges with optimal, tailored engineering. By integrating our specialized expertise in structural design, complex airworthiness, and rapid prototyping with a customer-centric approach, MTech serves as a "one-stop" solution from initial concept through production and flight. This deep commitment to partnership, backed by an AS9100-certified quality system, ensures that every technical hurdle is met with a high-performance solution specifically calibrated to achieve our clients' mission-critical goals.

MTech Offers:

• A competitive compensation package
• Flexible work schedule
• Paid Time Off including Holidays, PTO, Military Pay, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
• Immediate 401 (k) eligibility
• Full Healthcare Eligibility including Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Company Provided Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Company Provided Life Insurance
• Critical Illness, Accident and Voluntary Life Insurance Eligibility
• Fantastic company culture and atmosphere

Impact Summary:

The Project Manager will play a critical role in directing high-stakes projects for defense applications, ensuring on-time, under-budget delivery that meets stringent requirements. This position requires a proactive approach to managing scope, resources, and risks, with a focus on maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency.

The successful candidate will operate effectively in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment, rapidly assess changing priorities, resolve issues, and coordinate cross-functional resources to maintain project momentum. The Project Manager will provide disciplined oversight of scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, dependencies, and deliverables, while maintaining clear communication with customers, leadership, engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and other stakeholders.

Through proactive leadership, data-driven decision-making, and disciplined project execution, the Project Manager will contribute directly to the delivery of safe, reliable, high-quality capabilities supporting national security and defense missions.

Responsibilities:

• Define and manage project scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with both organizational goals and client expectations.
• Develop, maintain, and actively manage integrated project schedules, budgets, resource plans, and performance metrics using established project management methodologies and tools.
• Monitor project execution against cost, schedule, technical, quality, and performance baselines, proactively identifying variances and implementing corrective actions.
• Oversee and coordinate with vendors, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure timely delivery of project components and adherence to predefined standards.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams spanning engineering, manufacturing, installation, quality, procurement, finance, data management, and other technical disciplines to successfully achieve project objectives.
• Implement and monitor project performance metrics to identify improvements and ensure compliance with NAVAIR and industry best practices.
• Ensure proper documentation of risks to include impacts and a thorough mitigation plan.
• Lead the resolution of project issues and conflicts, working collaboratively with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and airworthiness officials.
• Prioritize workload across engineering disciplines and manufacturing/installation facilities to align with project schedules and resource availability.
• Provide regular updates to stakeholders on project strategy, adjustments, and progress.
• Close out project closeout activities, including financial reconciliation, data management, documentation, deliverable completion, lessons learned, and transition of remaining actions.

Competencies:

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams and multi-disciplinary projects in technically demanding environments.
• Demonstrated experience in project management, with knowledge of project planning, execution, performance management, resource allocation, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in project management software tools (e.g. MS Project), methodologies, and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently, take initiative, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and assignments.
• Maintain a strong attention to detail and emphasis on documentation of efforts.
• Adaptability and flexibility to manage shifting priorities and challenges within a dynamic environment.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Management, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Management Information Technology.
• 5-9 years of progressive experience in project management achieving project success, preferably within a defense contracting or related environment.
• Experience developing and managing project schedules, budgets, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and performance metrics.
• Experience with management types such as waterfall, agile, scrum.
• Experience with management tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Project.
• Experience supporting DoD, NAVAIR, aerospace, aviation, or defense programs is highly desirable.
• Experience working with government customers, defense contractors, engineering organizations, manufacturing operations, or airworthiness/technical authorities is highly desirable.
• PMP certification is desirable but not required.
• Experience in military leadership roles is desirable but not required.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance if necessary.

Salary Information:

The estimated salary for this position will be $45-$60 per hour based on the successful candidates experience, qualifications, skill set, work location, and market conditions. Pay and Benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company.

EEO Statement:

MTech is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate employees and applicants on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law with regard to any employment practices provided the individual is qualified, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the essential functions of the job. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.