Technical Project Management, Senior Advisor

Peraton; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Senior Adviser in Technical Project Management to support the customer leadership team in shaping strategic plans and a business framework for a portfolio of advanced technology projects. The role emphasizes strategic communications, work plan development, and progress tracking, with regular updates to management to ensure goals are met.

Ideal candidates bring deep program management experience, rigorous risk assessment, and the ability to document strategy and briefing materials

Qualifications

• Experience with external engagement planning and execution.
• Broad knowledge and experience with project/portfolio management methodologies.
• Demonstrated skills in analytical problem-solving techniques and reporting.
• Experience with oversight, organization, and coordination of interrelated technical projects based on defined goals.
• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
• Active TS/SCI with Poly required.
• Experience in generating risk assessments, developing risk mitigations and implementation.
• Ability to support customers with the capture and documentation of strategy development and production of briefing material for senior leadership.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project
• Ability to capture data and integrate it into presentations
• Experience with programmatic activities including tracking actions, documenting meeting minutes

Responsibilities

• Support the customer leadership team in developing strategic plans and providing a business framework to manage their portfolio of advanced technology projects.
• Prepare and present updates regularly to relevant management channels to ensure strategic goals are achieved.
• Define requirements, manage risk, allocate resources, and prioritize projects.
• Engage with customers and coordinate with teams to document strategy development and briefing materials for senior leaders.
• Track actions, document meeting minutes, and monitor progress against plans.

Skills

External engagement planning

Portfolio management

Analytical problem solving

Reporting

Oversight and coordination

Data to presentations

Meeting minutes tracking

Education

BS/BA in relevant field

MS/MA in relevant field

PhD

Tools

Microsoft Office

Confluence

Tableau

AI

Job description

Responsibilities

The Technical Project Management Senior Adviser supports the customer leadership team in developing strategic plans and providing a business framework to manage their portfolio of advanced technology projects. The ideal candidate will have strategic communications experience and strong skills in work plan development and progress tracking. The candidate will also prepare and present updates regularly to relevant management channels, ensuring that the strategic goals are achieved. Main duties include requirements definition, external engagement, risk assessment, resource management, project assessment and prioritization, and acquisition facilitation, other ad hoc tasking as required.

Qualifications

• Experience with external engagement planning and execution
• Broad knowledge and experience with project/portfolio management methodologies
• Demonstrated skills in analytical problem-solving techniques and reporting
• Experience with oversight, organization, and coordination of interrelated technical projectsbased on defined goals
• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.
• Active TS/SCI with Poly required.
• Experience in generating risk assessments, developing risk mitigations and implementation
• Ability to support customers with the capture and documentation of strategy development and production of briefing materialfor senior leadership
• Proficient with MicrosoftOffice including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project
• Ability to capture data and integrate it into presentations
• Experience with programmatic activities including tracking actions, documenting meeting minutes

Desired:

• Experience using Confluence, Tableau, AI
• Prior customerexperience across the organization
• Experience working with leading edge technologyprojects.

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$146,000 - $234,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.