Project/Task Sr Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; California; On-site; USD 113,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plan options

Vision plan

401K with company match

Paid time off

Flexible work weeks

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Project/Task Sr Manager to oversee a complex C5ISR program for NAWCAD-WOLF. You will provide direction, quality management, and leadership for shipboard installations and related program execution.

Responsibilities include interface with Government COR, overseeing task order requirements, and ensuring schedule/cost/quality controls across large, diverse teams. On-site presence in CA, MD with travel expectations.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in an Engineering, Technical, Business, Computer Science, or IT discipline.
• Minimum 8 years overall; at least 5 years in engineering management and supervising 6 shipboard installation projects in C5ISR.
• PMP-certification preferred.
• US Citizenship required.
• Security clearance: ability to obtain/maintain Secret; able to obtain TS/SCI.
• On-site presence at California, Maryland with travel to dispersed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and support the contracted effort by supervising program operations and directing execution.
• Collaborate with Government and contractor stakeholders; serve as interface with Government COR.
• Drive program performance through schedule, cost, and quality management; ensure compliance.
• Apply best-practice program management principles aligned to C5ISR systems delivery.

Skills

Program leadership

Contract management

Stakeholder interface

Financial management

Risk management

Team supervision

Education

Master’s degree in engineering/tech

Job description

Project/Task Sr Manager — NAWCAD-WOLF

Oversee complex programs that drive impactful mission outcomes for our customers as a Project/Task Sr Manager. Here, you’ll see the bigger picture on mission initiatives and where your program management career can go at GDIT.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Project/Task Sr Manager, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of NAWCAD-WOLF. You will play a crucial role in providing direction, quality management, and leadership of the contracted effort to install C5ISR systems aboard US Naval Vessels.

• Lead, manage, and support the contracted effort by supervising program operations, developing management procedures and controls, planning and directing program execution, and monitoring and reporting progress to ensure mission outcomes are met.
• Collaborate with Government and contractor stakeholders by serving as a primary interface and point of contact with the Government COR on technical and program/project issues; overseeing execution of Task Order (TO) requirements; managing acquisition and employment of program/project resources.
• Drive program performance through proper management and control of financial and administrative aspects of the contracted effort, ensuring compliance and transparency.
• Utilize best-practice program and project management principles (e.g., resource planning, risk and issue management, schedule and cost control, quality management) aligned to C5ISR systems delivery in shipboard installation environments.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your program management expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Project/Task Sr Manager must have:

• Education: Master’s degree in an Engineering, Technical, Business, Computer Science, or IT discipline.
• Experience: Minimum 8 years overall. At least 5 years must include engineering management and supervision of at least 6 concurrently supported shipboard installation projects in the systems engineering, design, or fielding of C5ISR systems. At least 5 years must include experience working with large (≥200 FTE) and diverse teams, providing guidance, direction, and supervision in areas such as project management, systems engineering, major system acquisitions, and financial management for C5ISR systems. Required experience may be concurrent.
• PMP-certification preferred
• US Citizenship required
• Security clearance level: Must have ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance; able to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• Technical skills: Proficiency in program leadership for complex C5ISR efforts; expertise in developing management procedures and controls; mastery of schedule/cost/quality management; experience engaging a Government COR as primary interface and POC.
• Role requirements: On-site presence at California, Maryland, with occasional travel and collaboration across geographically dispersed teams.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

The likely salary range for this position is $112,840 - $138,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: 10-25%

Telecommuting Options: Onsite

Work Location: USA MD Patuxent River - Naval Air Systems Cmd (MDC220)

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT

• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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About Our Work

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