Senior Task Order Manager — Space Programs

Amentum; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) retirement matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Amentum in Houston, TX, is seeking a Task Order Manager to serve as a senior interface with NASA customers for the assigned task order, guiding rapid restructuring and backfilling duties while ensuring alignment with customer needs and company objectives.

This leadership role requires extensive aerospace program management experience, proven budget, procurement, and risk management capabilities, and the ability to coordinate stakeholders, communicate clearly, and deliver performance metrics

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and may be expected to have a related master's degree and normally possess 10-15 years of related experience.
• 15+ years of project, program, budget, or task order management experience in aerospace, engineering services, or government contracting.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and independently manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to complete work autonomously and accurately with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and procurements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior, primary professional interface with NASA customers for the assigned task order.
• During a time of task order re-structuring, responsible for addressing and backfilling contract duties that remain unidentified in transition.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgement to best structure and execute task order to serve customer needs.
• Guide and coordinate stakeholders and assimilate their inputs.
• Manage day-to-day task order performance, ensuring that cost objectives are met.
• Support staffing, onboarding, and workforce alignment in coordination with company leadership.
• Track budgets, labor hours, and support financial reporting requirements.
• Responsible for placing, tracking, and monitoring procurements.
• Responsible for identifying, tracking, and mitigating task order risks.
• Develop and monitor cost plans, estimates, and actuals.
• Conduct routine customer cost reviews.
• Generate Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for incoming new work.
• Ensure compliance with contractual, audit, safety, and quality requirements.
• Collaborate with technical leads, functional managers, and subcontractors to ensure effective execution.
• Prepare and deliver status reports, briefings, and performance metrics to NASA and contract stakeholders.
• Coordinate matrix support.
• Serve as a Technical Monitor for external vendors and subcontractors when required.
• Augment engineers as backup on technical tasks as required.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Budget management

Procurement

MS Office/PM tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Project Management, or related field

Master's degree in a related field

15+ years of project, program, budget, or task order management experience in aerospace, engineering services, or government contracting

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Job description

Amentum in Houston, TX, is seeking a Task Order Manager to serve as a senior interface with NASA customers for the assigned task order, guiding rapid restructuring and backfilling duties while ensuring alignment with customer needs and company objectives.

This leadership role requires extensive aerospace program management experience, proven budget, procurement, and risk management capabilities, and the ability to coordinate stakeholders, communicate clearly, and deliver performance metrics