Technical Project Manager - Program & Contract Execution

Description

Travel Requirement: Up to 25%

Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance required

Sherpa 6 is seeking a Project Manager to own project success end-to-end — budget, scope, schedule, and customer satisfaction — on behalf of our Government customers. We're looking for someone who demonstrates strong leadership and project execution skills, has a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver, and can develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The candidate must demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and will have the ability to operate in a team environment that is diverse and possibly remote as well as collaborate across multiple business areas to accomplish Sherpa 6's goals.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage the full life cycle of assigned projects.
• Provide a single point of contact for assigned projects.
• Interface with all stakeholders including Contracting, Financial, Legal, Security, Senior Staff, Executive Staff, Customers, End Users, Engineering, IT, and Team Members.
• Participate in Business Development activities including networking, program capture, and proposal development.
• Develop project artifacts including detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates (Estimates at Completion, or EACs), resource plans, and status reports based on contractual requirements.
• Conduct project meetings virtually and/or in-person.
• Perform project tracking and analysis.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Manage and review project deliverables.
• Ensure all project contractual obligations are being satisfied.
• Provide analytical guidance to the project team.
• Recommend and/or direct the analysis and solutions of problems.
• Perform staffing and workload forecasting.
• Work with Project Controllers to satisfy project financial requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Program Management or other related field
• Five (5) years of experience managing/supervising technical teams/projects related to the role
• Must be a US citizen
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP Certification
• SOF (Special Operations Forces) experience
• Experience managing FFP contracts
• Ability to build trust and confidence with customers, engineers, technicians, program management, and product line management to achieve program and business objectives
• Demonstrate leadership by example, building trust and inspiring people through a shared vision where people feel valued, empowered, and fulfilled
• Ability to independently lead and support technical meetings with customers, teammates, program management and leadership
• Experience in systems engineering and/or software engineering
• Experience executing projects with Agile methodology
• Experience with DoW related contracts
• Experience with proposal effort coordination, including estimating, bidding, narrative writing, risk identification, and technical leadership
• Ability to grasp complex issues, independently formulate analysis and proposed solutions, lead people, manage complex activities, manage risks and opportunities, brief issues and represent the company well to the customer
• Background Screening/Check/Investigation:
• Successful completion of a background screening/check/investigation will/may be required as a condition of hire.

About Sherpa 6:

At Sherpa 6 we love to solve problems and provide the best solutions for our customers. Our approach to a problem is to find a user-focused and design-driven solution that is simple yet functional and effective. We are a group of enthusiastic forward-thinkers who are excited to build amazing solutions with bleeding-edge technology. We hire people who are forward thinkers, passionate about what they do, love to collaborate and want to constantly learn. We enjoy what we do and we're not afraid to put the extra effort in to accomplish the mission; call us Sherpas. As a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, we know what it means to serve. We have made it our mission to be the leaders in solutions that protect and give our Warfighters the edge they need when put into harm's way.

Background Screening/Check/Investigation:

Successful completion of a background screening/check/investigation will/may be required as a condition of hire.

ADA:

Sherpa 6 will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990.

EEO/AA:

Sherpa 6 does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services and is an equal access/opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive benefits package, covering the cost of medical for you and your family; we also offer dental, vision, health and wellness benefits and a generous retirement savings plan. We believe that our employees can manage their workload and their personal life, therefore we extend a generous PTO policy. This allows our employees to balance their lives as they see fit.

Salary Range

The proposed salary range is reflective across all Sherpa 6 locations, years of experience, and skill levels. Salary negotiations will be based on a host of factors including but not limited to your geographic location, prior experience, relevant skills, education, and certifications.

Salary : $125,000 - $160,000