Senior Space Mission Project Manager

CACI International; Sterling (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Sterling, VA to lead end-to-end ground solutions for mission-critical space operations. You will guide multi-disciplinary agile teams, manage contracts, and build strong customer and subcontractor relationships.

Requirements include TS/SCI with Poly, a Bachelor's in a related field, and 10+ years in related roles with 7+ years PM experience. In-person at a CACI facility with up to 10% travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Available to work in-person at a CACI facility in Sterling, VA.
• Clearance: TS/SCI with POLY.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a related business or STEM field.
• A minimum of 10 years of related experience.
• At least 7 years of Project/Program Management experience.
• Successful management of a hardware/software program of similar size, scope, and complexity—preferably aligned with mission‑critical or space‑domain environments
• Westfields or Intelligence Community experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to lead diverse technical teams supporting sensitive missions.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to drive solutions under pressure.
• Subcontract Management experience.

Responsibilities

• As the Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for contract and technical performance, guiding a multi‑disciplinary agile team to design, develop, and deploy capabilities that directly support critical national space missions.
• You will build trusted relationships with customers, subcontractors, and employees to drive both program success and CACI’s reputation as a mission partner.
• Effectively communicate issues and solutions to the Government Program Office in a timely, transparent, and mission‑focused manner.
• Translate evolving customer priorities into actionable, high‑impact work items aligned with space‑domain mission needs.
• Communicate Program and Customer expectations across teams and decompose them into clear work items that drive mission readiness.
• Develop solutions and track items to closure, ensuring continuous momentum toward mission objectives.
• Maintain and foster a collaborative and friendly working environment that empowers innovation and problem‑solving.
• Identify inter‑ and intra‑program dependencies that affect the delivery of space mission capabilities.
• Remove blocking activities to ensure team progression toward critical customer priorities and operational timelines.
• Rapidly assemble and execute focused cross‑disciplinary Government/Contractor teams to address cost, schedule, or technical program/contract issues—delivering decisive action when mission outcomes depend on it.

Skills

In-person at CACI facility

TS/SCI with Poly

Bachelor’s degree

10+ years experience

7+ years PM experience

Subcontract management

Space-domain experience

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a related business or STEM field

Job description

CACI International is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Sterling, VA to lead end-to-end ground solutions for mission-critical space operations. You will guide multi-disciplinary agile teams, manage contracts, and build strong customer and subcontractor relationships.

Requirements include TS/SCI with Poly, a Bachelor's in a related field, and 10+ years in related roles with 7+ years PM experience. In-person at a CACI facility with up to 10% travel is expected.