Project Manager

Peraton; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Project Manager in the United States to oversee day-to-day execution for deployment workstreams within the AFRH Program, ensuring scope, schedule, and quality alignment. You will coordinate with Government leads and provide regular progress reporting to the Program Manager.

The role requires PM delivery experience on Federal IT or healthcare IT programs, strong scheduling and risk management skills, and clear written and verbal communication.

Qualifications

• PM delivery experience on Federal IT or healthcare IT programs.
• Fluency in schedule management, risk/issue tracking, and dependency management.
• Clear written and verbal communication - your status reports should answer questions, not generate them.
• Comfortable managing matrixed technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day execution of assigned workstreams (configuration, data, training, cutover, etc.)
• Keep the IMS fresh - tasks, dependencies, baselines, variance commentary
• Chair workstream status meetings and roll results up to the Program Manager
• Spot risks and issues early; drive them to closure or formal escalation
• Coordinate directly with Government functional leads on your scope
• Produce weekly status, burn-down, and milestone reporting
• Support deliverable production and quality review for your workstream

Skills

PM delivery

Schedule management

Risk/issue tracking

Dependency management

Communication skills

Matrixed teams

Education

Bachelor's + 2 yrs

Master's + 0 yrs

Associate's + 4 yrs

6 yrs experience without a degree

Job description

Project Manager

Job Locations

US

Requisition ID: 2026-172730

Position Category: Project Management

Clearance: Public Trust

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.

Responsibilities

You're the one who makes the trains run on time. Workstreams don't drift on your watch - they ship.

Position Overview

Day-to-day execution lead for one or more deployment workstreams, keeping scope, schedule, and quality aligned under the AFRH Program Manager.

What You'll Do

• Run day-to-day execution of assigned workstreams (configuration, data, training, cutover, etc.)
• Keep the IMS fresh - tasks, dependencies, baselines, variance commentary
• Chair workstream status meetings and roll results up to the Program Manager
• Spot risks and issues early; drive them to closure or formal escalation
• Coordinate directly with Government functional leads on your scope
• Produce weekly status, burn-down, and milestone reporting
• Support deliverable production and quality review for your workstream

*** Contingent upon Contract award ***

Qualifications

Required

Required Skills & Experience

• PM delivery experience on Federal IT or healthcare IT programs
• Fluency in schedule management, risk/issue tracking, and dependency management
• Clear written and verbal communication - your status reports should answer questions, not generate them
• Comfortable managing matrixed technical teams

Specific Requirements

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's + 2 yrs; Master's + 0 yrs; Associate's + 4 yrs; or 6 yrs experience without a degree.
• Federal facility access / background investigation clearance
• US. citizenship required.
• Signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) by Day 1.

Desired

Preferred Certifications & Qualifications

• Prior experience on a healthcare IT, EHR, or large systems-integration program
• PMP or CAPM
• MHS GENESIS or Federal EHR exposure
• Agile/SAFe scaled experience

Target Salary Range

$80,000 - $128,000. 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.

Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO

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