Project Support Specialist

McLaughlin Research Corporation (MRC) is seeking a Project Support Specialist who will support the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport RI. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) is the United States Navy’s full-spectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive weapons systems associated with undersea warfare. The successful candidate must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills,and should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, schedule-driven environment.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for a broad variety of tasking and support for Technical Project Managers and their teams, including preparation, generation, and formatting of reports, presentations, and documentation; maintaining project schedules and tracking action items; managing processes; commitment routing; tracking and reporting; configuration management; scheduling and participating in meetings; recording meeting minutes; support for various initiatives; and other tasks as assigned.
• Position requires close coordination with the team as well as the ability to independently research and resolve issues.
• Position also requires communication with and coordination across multiple organizations and with high-ranking personnel.
• Must be capable of multitasking with precision and maintaining high level of productivity.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required.

Bachelor’s Degree in a business or technical field

3-5 years professional project management support experience