Project Management Specialist

Tharros is seeking a Project Management Specialist to support the NAWCAD Cyber Warfare Department. This role leads high-visibility project management and program analysis activities that help control schedule, cost, risk, quality, requirements, and reporting for cyber warfare, cyber resiliency, business operations, training, acquisition, facilities, RDT&E, test and evaluation, and sustainment support.

The Project Management Specialist, Senior handles complex or mission-critical project controls assignments and may guide junior or journeyman project staff. This position works closely with program leadership, technical teams, business operations personnel, and Government counterparts supporting NAWCAD, NAVAIR, PMAs, PAEs, DoN/DoW entities, and the Fleet.

• Lead organizational studies, evaluations, process reviews, and project controls activities for assigned mission areas.
• Design, refine, and maintain systems, procedures, and management processes that improve project execution.
• Analyze requirements, status, budgets, schedules, risks, dependencies, and performance data for high-visibility projects.
• Lead management, technical, or business case analyses and present findings to program leadership.
• Collect, organize, interpret, and validate data related to aircraft, weapon, project acquisition, or product programs.
• Track program and project status, schedules, action items, dependencies, risks, and corrective actions.
• Prepare and review operations manuals, procedures manuals, reports, briefings, and management materials.
• Coordinate with technical, acquisition, business operations, training, program management, and customer teams to resolve project issues.
• Support recurring program reviews, working groups, status meetings, and leadership briefings.
• Guide junior or journeyman project staff on trackers, reports, data calls, project documentation, and quality expectations.
• Identify schedule, cost, quality, or execution risks and recommend practical corrective actions.