Project Manager Military Aviation Application Development (Hybrid Glastonbury CT)

Tsunami Tsolutions; Glastonbury (CT); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Life and disability insurance

Voluntary benefits such as pet保险

Job summary

Tsunami Tsolutions LLC seeks an experienced Project Manager to independently lead customer-facing application development projects for military aviation programs. You will manage a cross-functional team, define schedules, budgets, scope and risks, and ensure delivery against contractual commitments.

The successful candidate will build strong customer relationships, translate priorities into executable plans, and communicate effectively with teams and executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years independently managing customer-facing technical projects including scope, schedule, and budget.
• Experience managing software development, modernization, integrations, or similar technical programs.
• Experience supporting aerospace/defense or other highly regulated environments.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, negotiation, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to work from Melbourne, FL or Glastonbury, CT with travel as needed.
• Ability to pass background investigation and drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage an integrated project schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, and change control.
• Lead a cross-functional application development team with clear priorities and accountability.
• Facilitate governance meetings and provide status, financial, risk, and delivery reports.
• Build direct customer relationships and manage expectations to keep project progress.
• Oversee project financial visibility including budgets, forecasts, and resource utilization.
• Identify and resolve delivery risks, investigate issues, and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate readiness for reviews, demonstrations, testing, and customer acceptance.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure PMO, quality, security, and customer requirements are met.
• Support estimates, proposals, SOWs, and implementation planning for new opportunities.
• Travel to customer or company sites as required.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional teams

Stakeholder communication

Agile delivery

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

PM software

Job description

Company Overview

Tsunami Tsolutions is a leading provider of technology solutions tailored for the aerospace and defense sector and other highly regulated industries. We deliver enterprise solutions that enhance operational efficiency, compliance, and decision-making for airlines, MROs, aerospace manufacturers, and other asset-intensive organizations.

NOTE: This position requires access to technologies and hardware subject to U.S. national security-based export control requirements. All applicants must be U.S. Persons (8 USC 1324b(a)(3)), or otherwise authorized by the U.S. Government. NO Company Sponsorship offered.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to independently lead customer-facing application development projects supporting military aviation programs. This role is accountable for overall project execution and delivery, including management of a dedicated cross-functional development team, project schedules, budgets, scope, risks, contractual commitments, and customer expectations.

The ideal candidate is a proactive leader who takes ownership of project outcomes, builds strong relationships with customers and technical teams, and anticipates and resolves delivery challenges before they impact project success. The position requires the ability to translate customer priorities into executable plans, navigate complex technical environments, make informed decisions, and communicate effectively with both working teams and executive stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and actively manage an integrated project schedule, critical path, budget, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, and change control, identifying impacts and driving recovery actions when delivery deviates from plan.


• Lead a dedicated, cross-functional application development team, establishing clear expectations, priorities, accountability, and alignment with customer commitments.


• Facilitate customer and internal governance meetings and provide clear status, financial, risk, and delivery reporting.


• Build and maintain direct customer relationships, proactively manage expectations, facilitate difficult conversations, and drive decisions needed to maintain project progress.


• Own project financial visibility, including budgets, forecasts, resource utilization, and the financial implications of delivery and scope decisions.


• Anticipate delivery risks, investigate issues, propose solutions, and independently drive corrective actions, escalating when appropriate.


• Coordinate readiness for major reviews, releases, demonstrations, testing events, implementations, and customer acceptance activities.


• Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure compliance with PMO, quality, security, and customer requirements.


• Support estimates, proposals, statements of work, and implementation planning for new or expanded opportunities.


• Travel to customer or company locations as project needs require.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, information technology, aviation, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.


• Demonstrated experience independently managing customer-facing technical projects, including accountability for scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, and delivery outcomes; five or more years of relevant experience preferred.


• Experience managing software development, application modernization, systems integration, or comparable technical projects.


• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, military aviation, or another highly regulated environment.


• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities, dependencies, and stakeholders.


• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, negotiation, and executive communication skills.


• Ability to work from Melbourne, Florida, or Glastonbury, Connecticut, with travel as required.


• Ability to pass required background investigation and drug screening.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum, or comparable project management certification.


• Experience with Agile and hybrid delivery methods.


• Experience supporting military aircraft sustainment, maintenance, logistics, or mission-support applications.


• Experience with government contracting, earned value concepts, or formal customer governance.

Work Environment

Melbourne, Florida, is the preferred location; Glastonbury, Connecticut, may also be considered. The role will follow the applicable local hybrid-work expectations and may require travel to customer or company sites.

Compensation

The target salary range for this position is $105,000–$135,000 annually, with individual offers based on each candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and qualifications. Consistent with our merit-based pay practices, we may consider higher compensation for candidates who can contribute beyond the role’s stated scope and take on broader responsibilities.

Benefits

Tsunami Tsolutions offers a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) with company match; paid time off and holidays; and life and disability insurance. Additional options include an HSA-compatible medical plan with fully company-paid premiums, vision coverage at no additional cost when enrolled in a medical plan, and voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, supplemental life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity coverage. Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and plan terms.