Project Manager, USW

ProteQ; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ProteQ is seeking a Project Manager to provide subject matter expertise and technical support for Naval Research Enterprise (NRE) Undersea Warfare (USW) S&T Programs and Data Analysis.

The role requires coordinating with Program Officers, managing field tests, developing schedules and briefs, and guiding program execution for CONUS and OCONUS events.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum 10 years of operational fleet experience in USW or related areas.
• Experience in analysis, data calls, and reporting for S&T and space-based sensing.
• Experience preparing reports for GO/FO leadership, Congress, and public audiences.
• Experience coordinating with executives, staff, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide Program Officers with management, leadership, and coordination support for ocean battlespace programs.
• Develop and support program status briefs and coordination efforts.
• Develop Field Event Data Collection Plans (DCPs) and test plans.
• Support field experiments and demonstrations, including CONUS/OCONUS events.
• Coordinate logistics and maintenance tracking for customer-owned equipment.

Skills

Project management

Program execution

Technical analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

ProteQ is a professional services company providing technical, engineering, logistics, business, and program management support to government and commercial clients. Our capabilities include complex systems integration, engineering, field operations, test and evaluation, environmental, health and safety (EHS) programs, audit services, and lifecycle program execution.

Supporting national security missions has been at the core of ProteQ since the company's founding. We specialize in the maritime domain, with extensive expertise in manned and unmanned undersea systems and operations. Our team has successfully led complex defense programs, integrating and transitioning advanced technologies from concept through operational deployment while providing technical, engineering, logistics, and executive-level support to our customers.

ProteQ is seeking a Project Manager to provide subject matter expertise and technical support for Naval Research Enterprise (NRE) Undersea Warfare (USW) Science & Technology (S&T) Programs and Data Analysis.

Responsibilities

As a valued team member, your role will encompass the following essential tasks:

• Provide Program Officers with management, leadership, and coordination support for ocean battlespace programs.
• Provide detailed test, experimentation, and demonstration planning and execution support.
• Conduct field logistics planning and support event coordination, direction, and execution.
• Provide maritime systems subject matter expertise.
• Develop and support program status briefs.
• Provide program and project team management support.
• Develop and execute project master schedules, spend plans, and test plans.
• Evaluate field experiments and demonstrations.
• Develop Field Event Data Collection Plans (DCPs).
• Assist Program Officers with tracking the location of customer-owned equipment and coordinating its material condition and maintenance.
• Support field experiments conducted CONUS and potentially OCONUS, including associated at-sea events as required.

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of operational fleet experience in an undersea warfare (USW) specialty area, including Submarines, Naval Special Warfare (NSW), Intelligence, EOD/Diving, or Engineering Duty; or experience supporting General/Flag Officer (GO/FO)-level staffs responsible for operations, acquisitions, or resource program management, providing a broad understanding of the technical requirements associated with data calls and presentations.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical and program execution management support related to the analysis, technology improvement, and reporting of Science and Technology (S&T) and space-based remote sensing program scientific and engineering research.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and finalizing reports addressing historical, current, and planned program accomplishments for GO/FO leadership, Congressional Staff, and public presentation.
• Experience coordinating with executives, Program Officers, staff personnel, and other stakeholders to ensure processes and workflows function efficiently.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Navy ERP or a similar SAP-based system.
• Data science certification or demonstrated experience developing recurring, formatted, or short-notice/ad hoc data-driven presentations for GO/FO and Congressional Staff audiences.
• Master's degree in a technical field, business, or public management.
• Experience working with the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI).
• Completion of core training requirements for Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Science and Technology Manager (S&TM) Level I, or completion of Foundational training requirements for Engineering and Technical Management.
• Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification may reduce the required ten (10) years of experience to eight (8) years.