Sr. IT Project Manager (Program Manager)

Redwire Space; Chantilly (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Redwire Space, Inc. seeks a Sr. IT Project Manager for our Chantilly, VA office.

You will lead large, cross-functional IT initiatives within the Enterprise PMO, partnering with the Enterprise IT Architect to ensure scope, schedule, quality, and integration success. This role excludes hiring, staff reviews, or business development duties. You will drive end-to-end project delivery across software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and system integration, coordinating with technical teams,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• 10–12 years IT project management experience (or 8–10 years with a Master's).
• At least 4 years managing complex cross-functional projects.
• Technical experience across IT systems, infrastructure, and software development.
• Experience with enterprise-scale delivery in hybrid or multimethod (Agile/Waterfall) environments.
• Experience managing relationships with technical stakeholders, business units, vendors, and PMO peers.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum, or similar certification preferred.
• Some travel required.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple large, cross-functional IT projects simultaneously across software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and system integration.
• Manage end-to-end project lifecycle from initiation to closeout, including scope, planning, execution, and reporting.
• Develop work plans, schedules, estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
• Serve as single point of contact for projects, ensuring clear communication with stakeholders and vendors.
• Coordinate with Enterprise IT Architect to align with architecture standards and governance.
• Oversee vendor participation, manage dependencies, and ensure quality of third-party outputs.
• Identify risks and issues; lead mitigation planning and escalation.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate meetings, document decisions, maintain RAID logs, and drive accountability.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews to capture lessons learned.

Skills

IT project management

Cross-functional coordination

Vendor management

Hybrid/multimethod delivery

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk/RAID management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

PMO tools

Job description

Job Summary

Redwire Space, Inc. is seeking a Sr. IT Project Manager for our Chantilly, VA office. This role is part of the Enterprise Program Management Office (PMO) and works closely with the Enterprise IT Architect to manage multiple large, complex IT projects across organizational teams. The Senior IT Project Manager will be responsible for full project lifecycle leadership, ensuring projects meet scope, schedule, quality, and integration expectations. This position does not include responsibilities related to hiring, staff performance reviews, or business development efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple large, cross-functional IT projects simultaneously, including software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and system integration initiatives.
• Manage projects end-to-end from initiation through implementation and closeout, including scope definition, detailed planning, execution, monitoring, reporting, and post-project review.
• Develop comprehensive work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
• Serve as the single point of contact for assigned projects, ensuring clear communication across stakeholders, technical teams, leadership, and external vendors.
• Coordinate with the Enterprise IT Architect to maintain alignment with enterprise architecture standards, roadmaps, and technical governance.
• Oversee vendor participation, including deliverable tracking, dependency coordination, and quality assurance of third-party outputs.
• Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies; lead mitigation planning and escalation when required.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards, compliance expectations, and defined business and technical objectives.
• Facilitate project meetings, document decisions, maintain RAID logs, and drive project accountability across workstreams.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews to capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement within the PMO.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• 10-12 years of IT project management experience (or 8-10 with a Master's).
• At least 4 years managing complex projects with cross-functional or multi-team coordination.
• Technical experience across IT systems, infrastructure, and software development environments.
• Experience with enterprise-scale project delivery, including hybrid or multimethod (Agile/Waterfall) environments.
• Experience managing relationships with technical stakeholders, business units, vendors, and PMO peers.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum, or similar project management certification preferred.
• Some travel required.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.

Desired Skills

• Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical problem‑solving abilities.

Work Environment & Reporting

• Reports into the PMO leadership structure.
• Partners closely with the Enterprise IT Architect and technical team managers.
• Hybrid work environment depending on organizational norms.
• Occasional travel for project workshops or onsite vendor/partner coordination.

Benefits

• Highly competitive benefits package with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

Legal & Eligibility

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR.