Technical Project Manager

Peraton; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a cleared Technical Project Manager in Herndon, VA to lead a multi-disciplinary team on a mission-critical Space and Intelligence program. You will manage budgets, schedules, and subcontract activities while coordinating with government offices and industry partners.

Ideal candidates have 12+ years in PM, supervisory experience, and strong SDLC knowledge, including Agile/Scrum or Waterfall. A Top Secret/SCI with Poly is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive project management experience on complex programs.
• Proven ability to lead teams and coordinate multiple contractors.
• Experience with PM methodologies and SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the operational aspects of ongoing projects.
• Acts as liaison between PM, planning, team and line management.
• Reviews budgets, schedules, and prepares status reports.
• Assesses issues and develops resolutions for productivity and quality.
• Monitors progress and coordinates with stakeholders to solve problems.
• Directs subcontracts and large deployments on multi-site programs.
• Ensures site requirements compliance with authorities and hosts.

Skills

12+ years experience

Leadership

Large deployments

PM principles & SDLC

Microsoft Project

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Teams

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Confluence

SharePoint

Teams

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ready to make an impact! Peraton has an exciting opportunity for a cleared Technical Project Manager to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team, developing a next generation satellite terminal on a mission critical Space and Intelligence Program.

Responsibilities

Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects

• Serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management
• Reviews status of projects and budgets, manages schedules, and prepares status reports
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, clients, and other stakeholders
• Manages major subcontracts efforts in excess of $30M, planning and executing multiple simultaneous construction sites
• Coordinates between contracts, procurement, subcontracts, security, safety, facilities, property and human resources to build coalitions to address issues
• Operates independently to solve complex, multi-stakeholder issues while maintaining communication and coordination with other elements of the program
• Coordinates between military facility hosts, government program office, industry teammates, subcontractors and local authorities having jurisdiction to meet all site requirements including environmental, air quality, storm water and other building permit requirements
• Directly responsible for budgets and schedules
• Prepares and briefs program management and customer on weekly activities, budget, schedule, action items and ongoing issues
• Tracks and coordinates dozens of active sub-tier subcontractor activities to align to schedule, cost and safety constraints
• Coordinates with subordinates to ensure remote personnel are enabled to perform their functions without distraction for health and safety

Technical Project Manager Job Locations

US-VA-Herndon

Requisition ID

2026-169460

Position Category

Project Management

Clearance

Top Secret/SCI w/Poly

Qualifications

• Twelve years of experience
• Supervisory or lead experience
• Experience managing large-scale deployments
• Experience in project management principles, methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall), and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Proficiency with project tracking and collaboration tools, such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, Teams, and the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Active/Current TS/SCI with the ability to obtain a Poly

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

$135,000 - $216,000. 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.