Project Manager

Saic; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks an experienced Project Manager to support modernization of space launch ranges, ensuring mission requirements and range capabilities for the Assured Access to Space (AATS) mission. The role is located in Cape Canaveral, FL, focusing on system modernization and digital transformation to accelerate space launch cadence.

The PM will lead cross-functional teams, manage cost/schedule/performance, and serve as the primary customer-facing liaison, ensuring successful delivery of all project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of related experience; master's and 8+ years; PhD or JD and 5+ years.
• 5 years managing teams/projects acquiring, maintaining, and sustaining integrated solutions for mission-critical applications.
• Experience delivering multiple simultaneous modernization initiatives.
• Demonstrated proficiency in communicating with customers to understand operational requirements and translate them into project plans.
• Familiarity with mission-critical data network operations, maintenance, and sustainment.

Responsibilities

• In support of the government program office, the Project Manager leads execution of Technical Direction Letters (TDLs) including cost, schedule, performance and technical requirements.
• Acts as the program's face-to-the-customer, negotiating issues and ensuring successful completion of project activities.
• Leads a multi-functional team including mission, hardware and software engineering, sustainment, logistics, security and support specialists.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer communication

DoD programs

Agile / DevSecOps

Systems engineering

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD/JD

Job description

Description

SAIC seeks an experienced and energetic Project Manager to directly support the modernization of the space launch ranges, meeting mission requirements, providing range capabilities, and supporting the Assured Access to Space (AATS) mission. The overarching purpose of the program is to perform system modernization and digital transformation projects that will enable the acceleration of the space launch cadence to enable the Spaceport of the future. This position is located in Cape Canaveral, FL.

Job Responsibilities:

• In support of the government program office, the Project Manager is principally responsible for exceptional accomplishment of assigned Technical Direction Letters (TDLs) including all aspects of project execution (cost, schedule, performance, and technical requirements).
• The PM is the program's "face-to-the-customer," responding to direction, negotiating project issues, team management, integration management, and successful completion of all project activities.
• Leads a multi-functional team of mission, hardware and software engineering, sustainment, training, logistics, security (including cyber) and support specialists responsible for overall system operational availability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's and ten (10) years or more of related experience; master's and eight (8) years or more experience; PhD or JD and five (5) years or more experience.
• 5 years managing teams/projects acquiring, maintaining, and sustaining integrated solutions for mission-critical applications.
• Experience delivering multiple simultaneous modernization initiatives.
• Demonstrated proficiency in communicating with customers to fully understand operational requirements; and in translating those requirements into project plans and performance measures.
• Familiarity with mission-critical, data network operations, maintenance, and sustainment.

Desired Education, Experience, and Qualifications:

• 9 years managing teams/projects acquiring, maintaining, and sustaining integrated solutions for DoD environments.
• Experience managing teams/projects acquiring, maintaining, and sustaining integrated solutions for space launch or other national security space mission systems.
• Experience managing large-scale Agile or DevSecOps teams/projects, to include support to backlog grooming, cost estimating, baseline and risk management, schedule development, performance monitoring and reporting.
• Experience managing Digital and Model-based Systems Engineering efforts.
• Current relevant project management certification - Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Project Management Institute Project Management Professional® (PMP) or Program Management Professional® (PgMP) Certification.