Principal Control Account Project Manager (AHT)

Description

The company's space systems group is hiring a Principal Control Account Project Manager to support current systems and new ones still in development.

The team wants people who like learning, stay positive, and enjoy working through hard problems.

This role is onsite at the Colorado Springs, CO facility.

Responsibilities

• Build budget baselines for engineering functions on the DARC program using Control Account Management (CAM) practices.
• Track and report earned value metrics.
• Support program integrated baseline reviews.
• Forecast labor with engineering and program function leads.
• Keep integrated master schedules accurate in step with those leads.
• Monitor and report program schedule status.
• Evaluate software project issues and risks, and write resolution plans.
• Prepare the Contract Data Requirements Lists needed for program team reporting.
• Write Basis of Estimates and contribute to Engineering Change Proposals.
• Produce the monthly Business Rhythm EVM artifacts and reports.
• Manage labor and material program control accounts.

Requirements

• Willing and able to obtain and keep a US Government Secret security clearance, though not needed to start.
• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience, or 3 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree.
• Experience on both cost plus and firm fixed price contracts.
• EVM experience on material accounts.
• EVM experience on labor accounts.
• EVM experience on subcontract labor accounts.
• Experience with Agile methods and practices.
• Ability to build and manage schedule tasks.
• Experience folding major subcontract schedules into the prime integrated master schedule.
• Ability to use Microsoft Project.
• Experience writing Basis of Estimates and proposals.
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science degree.
• Preferred: active US Government Top Secret clearance, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and keep SCI approval and access.
• Preferred: risk management experience.
• Preferred: Earned Value Management certification.
• Preferred: Project Management Professional certification.
• Preferred: experience in a software discipline organization.
• Preferred: experience managing subcontracts valued above 30 million dollars.
• Preferred: experience managing labor cost accounts above 10 million dollars.
• Preferred: experience managing software development projects, including producing and delivering CDRLs.
• Preferred: prior experience as a Scrum Master.
• Preferred: proficiency in Atlassian tools, JIRA and Confluence.

Conditions

Onsite at the Colorado Springs, CO facility.

Travel about 10% of the time.

No relocation assistance is available.

Clearance type is Interim Secret; no clearance is required to start.

Base salary range is $85,600.00 - $128,400.00. This is a general guideline, and offers depend on the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, and current market conditions.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, but it may close earlier or later depending on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, possible eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses that reward individual contributions and let employees share in company results.
• Possible Long Term Incentives for Vice President and Director positions.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, and a savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays and paid time off for vacation and personal business.
• A Total Rewards package covering benefits beyond base pay.