Program/Project Manager III (Senior-level)

Location: Indian Head, MD Worksite: NSWC Indian Head, MD

Travel: Domestic and overseas travel. Multiple trips per year.

Status: Full-Time

Clearance: Secret

Job Summary:

The senior project manager provides project management support to the management and technical staff at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD). NSWC IHD operates and services a host of energetic (explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics) technical development centers, product manufacturing facilities and equipment in support of the Department of Defense.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The senior project manager will perform the following functions:

• Manage complex engineering and manufacturing projects.
• Coordinate resources across various projects.
• Ensure execution of manufacturing and engineering milestones.
• Analyze technical evaluation reports to develop milestone decision and full materiel release packages.
• Assist in the development and auditing of the technical data packages (TDPs) for various products system developments.
• Attend design reviews and provide input.
• Monitor cost, performance, and schedule of assigned projects and programs.
• Identify risks to performance and schedule of assigned projects and programs.
• Review management support documentation such as PERT or GANTT charts for assigned projects.
• Support record management.
• Ensure on-time delivery of products.

Qualifications:

The following experience is required:

• Fifteen or more years relevant project management experience managing similar technical programs and projects.
• Working knowledge of NAVSEA OP-5, Ammunition and Explosives Safety Ashore, or industry-equivalent safety documents.
• SECRET security clearance; TS desirable.

Additionally, the following attributes are desired:

• Recognized technical expert in project management with a focus on energetics development and manufacturing.
• Expert ability to track project progress, including costs and schedules, in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Expertise in coordinating manufacturing and engineering milestones and ensuring compliance with safety protocols and regulatory requirements.
• Effective at identifying and managing risks to project timelines and developing mitigation strategies.
• Capable of managing resources across various teams and ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
• Familiarity with SMART manufacturing technologies and data acquisition systems.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability