We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Project Manager to lead a high-visibility, mission-focused contract supporting complex operational, analytical, and technical requirements. As Key Personnel, the Project Manager serves as the primary interface with government leadership, drives contract performance, and oversees a diverse team of professionals both CONUS and OCONUS ensuring flawless execution across all task areas. This role is ideal for candidates who thrive in dynamic environments, enjoy solving hard problems, and excel at leading high-performing teams. Position is located in the Northern Virginia area.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide full lifecycle leadership of contract operations, ensuring performance, quality, and compliance.
- Serve as the lead liaison with government stakeholders, delivering clear communication, updates, and reporting.
- Develop, implement, and maintain the Program Management Plan (PMP) including staffing, communications, quality control, and business processes.
- Lead preparation for and participation in technical meetings, reviews, and senior-level briefings.
- Oversee monthly status reporting, including performance metrics, financial analysis, forecasting, staffing, and risk tracking.
- Manage program finances including burn rates, spend plans, EACs, and funding impact assessments.
- Lead Transition-In and Transition-Out activities ensuring no loss of mission continuity.
- Recruit, retain, and manage highly skilled personnel including pipeline development for surge and replacement needs.
- Oversee onboarding, training, personnel evaluations, and administrative management.
- Implement quality assurance processes ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant deliverables.
- Foster cross-functional integration across technical, operational, analytical, and planning elements.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree OR bachelor’s degree with at least five (5) years of relevant experience.
- Minimum five (5) years supporting defense, national security, or intelligence community missions.
- PMP or DAWIA Level III Program Management certification.
- Demonstrated success managing complex programs with diverse technical and operational requirements, both CONUS and OCONUS.
- Strong communication skills including executive-level briefing experience.
- Experience leading teams, managing staffing plans, and developing recruiting pipelines.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: U.S. Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting missions involving WMD, CWMD, irregular warfare, or specialized operational planning.
- Familiarity with government contracting, CDRLs, quality systems, and program reporting.
- Experience supporting military, SOF, interagency, or compartmented operations.
- Proficiency with program financial management and analytics.
Compensation Details:
$150,000 - $225,000
The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.
Benefits Overview:
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off and holidays
Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
Educational reimbursement
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plan
Tax-saving options
Disability and life insurance
Pet insurance
Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.
Original Posting:
10/23/2026 - Until FilledAmentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.
Skills Required
- Master's degree, or bachelor's degree with at least five years of relevant experience
- At least five years supporting defense, national security, or intelligence community missions
- PMP or DAWIA Level III Program Management certification
- Experience managing complex programs with diverse technical and operational requirements across CONUS and OCONUS locations
- Strong communication skills and executive-level briefing experience
- Experience leading teams, managing staffing plans, and developing recruiting pipelines
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
- Ability to obtain and maintain facility credentials or authorization
- U.S. citizenship for facility credentials or authorization at the work location
- Experience supporting WMD, CWMD, irregular warfare, or specialized operational planning missions
- Familiarity with government contracting, CDRLs, quality systems, and program reporting
- Experience supporting military, SOF, interagency, or compartmented operations
- Proficiency with program financial management and analytics
Amentum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Amentum and has not been reviewed or approved by Amentum.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare offerings are described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision plans and multiple PPO/HSA options. Mental health support via an employee assistance program and other wellness resources is also included in the benefits mix.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through a 401(k) plan with employer matching. Profit-sharing contributions and immediate or near-term vesting in some cases further strengthen the retirement value proposition.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are presented as solid for the sector, including tiered PTO accrual by tenure and a set of paid holidays. Role-dependent flexible or remote work options and leave programs add to perceived work-life support.
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What We Do
Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., we employ more than 20,000 people in 48 states and 28 foreign countries and territories. Visit us at amentum.com to explore how we deliver excellence for our customers’ most vital missions.
