Senior Defense Projects Manager — Government Contracts Lead

Integress Inc; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized canteen

Weekly physical activity

Rooftop terrace

Indoor bicycle and car parking

Wardrobe with showers

Job summary

Integress Inc in Hickory, NC seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead government contracts from award through final delivery. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, and compliance while ensuring alignment with FAR/DFARS and customer expectations.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver mission-critical solutions on time and within budget. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, disciplined program controls, and experience with government stakeholders in highly

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with minimum 5 years relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in Norwegian and English, both written and oral.
• Experience from hardware and software projects, preferably within security, defense or critical infrastructure.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills. With a strong background in maintaining documentation and building workflow frameworks.
• Able to be cleared for a EU Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery projects of defense products and integration into partner systems.
• Oversee the implementation of project milestones (e.g. PDR, CDR, FDR to FAT and SAT).
• Ensure compliance requirements are met and help build new processes following modern project methodology.
• Follow up on delivery milestones with customers and participate in on-site visits during test and evaluation phases.
• Coordinate with cross-department activities between engineering, production, customer experience, and support.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Documentation

Workflow frameworks

Cross-functional coordination

Strategic thinking

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Job description

Integress Inc in Hickory, NC seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead government contracts from award through final delivery. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, and compliance while ensuring alignment with FAR/DFARS and customer expectations.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver mission-critical solutions on time and within budget. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, disciplined program controls, and experience with government stakeholders in highly