Principal Project Manager

Description

The company's mission systems group provides secure, integrated systems and technologies for global security, including battle management and cyber solutions.

This is a dual role supporting the MSTS Engineering & Sciences organization. The team oversees engineering teams in Buffalo, NY and Apopka, FL, and you will work directly with an MSTS Senior Engineering Director on strategy, operating rhythm and data-driven decisions.

The role connects the leadership team across several sites.

Responsibilities

• Run business operations for the engineering teams in Amherst, NY and Apopka, FL, and coordinate engineering status reporting with the division-level business operations leader.
• Work with engineers and managers on a recurring operating cadence, including regular reporting and analysis of program and portfolio goals against contract and organizational targets.
• Help run resource planning, covering staffing, NCTA, capital and related budgeting, planning and financial forecasting.
• Maintain data repositories such as SharePoint and website content.
• Plan and run meetings, including leadership off-sites, site visits, functional reviews, staffing and financial reviews and staff meetings.
• Write organizational communications on calendar events, functional processes and strategic updates.
• Attend major meetings and events with the director, review agendas, and handle pre- and post-meeting follow-up to get good outcomes.
• Anticipate what materials, data and presentations upcoming meetings will need, and prepare them.
• Brief the director on key issues, challenges and decisions from meetings.
• Turn business needs into short- and long-term engineering strategies covering people, process, tools, products and services.
• Set up regular reviews of engineering metrics, including the metrics repository, leading indicators, IPRS and Salesforce.
• Prepare executive presentations, compile and analyze data, support onboarding, plan workforce, and manage calendars, resources and organizational resource tracking.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience, a master's degree and 3 years, or a Ph.D. and 1 year, in project management or a related field. An extra 4 years of experience may be considered in place of a degree.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• You have handled several responsibilities at once, or carried them out in parallel.
• You have led complex projects.
• You know Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• You have experience in at least one of: Capital or NCTA management, facilities, project leadership, staffing strategy, or resource allocation.
• Preferred: You can obtain and keep an active U.S. Government Secret clearance.
• Preferred: You have worked in a fast-moving environment.
• Preferred: You know the company's portfolio, product lines, and business planning processes and tools.
• Preferred: You have worked with corporate engineering standards, policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Preferred: You can analyze problems and quickly give data-driven recommendations using quantitative and qualitative inputs.
• Preferred: You have shown you can engage and work well with senior leaders.

Conditions

The role is onsite at the Buffalo, NY / Amherst facility.

No travel is required.

No relocation assistance is offered.

A Secret clearance is not required to start, but the clearance type is Secret.

The base salary range is $85,600.00 to $128,400.00. Final offers depend on the scope of the role and your experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• You may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual work and let you share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for long-term incentives.
• Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off for vacation or personal business.