Duties and Responsibilities Include, but not limited to
Develop project plans with input from key stakeholders and ultimately seek formal approval from leadership.
Incorporate quality control early in the project to ensure the produced product meets customer requirements and engineering standards.
Track progress against approved project plan throughout the lifecycle of the project.
Communicate effectively with the engineering team to ascertain progress, understand work being performed and develop plans to mitigate risks.
Develop risk mitigation options when required to maintain cost and schedule, understand likelihood of occurrence and schedule impacts.
Convey to leadership, at reasonable interval, overall progress, risks, plans to mitigate risks, and potential schedule impacts.
Develop a risk registry, with input from engineers that correctly depicts the project landscape and includes impacts to cost and schedule.
Initiate BCPs as required and solicit approval for recommended changes.
Manage resource requirements, communicating gaps and needs to senior leadership to prevent issues with meeting program requirements.
Generate presentation material to easily communicate project.
Qualifications
Required Education and Work Experience
The successful candidate has demonstrated experience with complicated projects including engineering, prototyping, testing, validation, and verification leading to integration and manufacture.
A degree in business, finance or engineering is required with the following experience levels:
BS/BA with 12 or more years of experience managing projects.
MS/MA with 10 or more years of experience managing projects.
PhD with 7 or more years of experience managing projects.
(Experience must be with relevant work in a professional setting)
Required Skills/Attributes
Expert in the use of MS project and or Primavera to manage cost, schedule and resources
Expert in EVMS approach to project management
Expert in analyzing project material to ascertain likelihood of desired cost and schedule outcomes.
Expert in developing reporting materials to communicate project status to stakeholders.
Experience tracking and managing various Milestone and/or other Contract Deliverables
Ability to be onsite five days a week when required.
Occasional Travel to partner manufacturing facilities and other Peraton facilities will be required,
Experience with the application of quality control methodologies to product production beginning at project inception is a key skill.
U.S. Citizenship.
Desired Skills/Attributes
A PMI PMP certification or equivalent
Direct experience working closely with engineers to deliver complex electro-optical systems
Experience with logistics for DoE/DoW systems
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.
Benefits Statement
Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Statements The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.
- EEO
- EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
