Project Manager (Junior)

Redstone Arsenal/Huntsville, AL

IPTA's Technology Solutions Team is passionate about providing our customers with technical solutions that satisfy their business needs. Through collaborative interactions with customers, team members, subject matter experts (SMEs), technical leaders, and partners we design practical solutions that solve real problems for major government and business organizations. As a member of our Technology Solutions group, you will work with a team of technologists focused on delivering innovative business solutions using emerging technologies through proven successful methods.

Our Team

We are looking for talented people who are enthusiastic about applying technology to deliver innovative outcomes with "fierce determination, fearless integrity, and passionate service." Our belief is that our people are the key to success. By encouraging and enabling continued learning, our team members grow to achieve their personal career goals. We are looking for:

• Smart people with a passion for technology
• Ability to solve challenging business problems
• Self-directed professionals
• Hunger to continually learn and grow
  
  

IPTA is looking for great talented people to support the work at the Army Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC). AvMC is the Army's focal point for providing research, development and engineering technology and services for aviation and missile platforms across the life cycle. AvMC's mission is to "deliver collaborative and innovative aviation and missile capabilities for responsive and cost-effective research, development, and life cycle engineering solutions" to equip the Warfighter with the best technology today and tomorrow.

We are seeking a Project Manager to lead enterprise IT projects for AvMC. The successful candidate will be responsible for project planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring alignment with budgets and timelines. Candidates should have strong project management methodologies knowledge, effective communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Strong knowledge of Project Management methodologies
• Ability to read and interpret project documents to include charters, budgets, timelines, and technical drawings
• Proven track record of managing multiple concurrent projects with varying scopes, timelines, and levels of complexity while maintaining quality, accuracy, and timely delivery
• Demonstrated skill in cross-team coordination, stakeholder communication, and updating and briefing executive management and upper leadership on project status
• Ability to identify and manage project risks and drive effective solutions while adhering to scope, budget, and schedule
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to schedule meetings and brief technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Responsible for leading all phases of assigned enterprise IT projects, serving as the single point of contact from concept through final implementation
• This role defines project scope, develops detailed work plans and schedules, and ensures alignment with quality standards, budgets, and approved timelines
• Conduct project meetings, track progress, manage vendor deliverables, and perform thorough risk analysis and mitigation
• Lead the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of IT projects to meet defined scope, schedule, and budget
• Gather, document, and validate business and technical requirements from stakeholders
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, resource allocations, and risk mitigation strategies
• Facilitate regular project meetings, track action items, and provide clear status updates to leadership
• Identify, assess, and resolve project risks, issues, and dependencies that may impact delivery
• Ensure adherence to organizational IT standards, governance processes, and quality expectations
• Manage change control processes and evaluate impacts of scope, timeline, or cost adjustments
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
• Great communication and organizational skills
• Three (3) years of prior experience in a similar role
• DoD 8570 Level II/III certification desired
• Active Security Clearance Required
  
  

IPTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants for employment. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, status as a veteran or disabled veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. We base all employment decisions, including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, returns from lay-off, terminations, and social and recreational programs on the principles of equal employment opportunity. Our employees have diverse backgrounds, skills, and ideas that collectively contribute to a rich working environment and greater opportunity for innovation.

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