Top Program and Project Management Jobs

Manage and execute multiple defense development programs (cost, schedule, technical performance). Lead cross-functional teams, develop program plans, manage customer and supplier relationships, ensure profitability, apply earned value management and defense contracting lifecycle practices.

Manage the Solvent Value Stream program: coordinate production scheduling, cost monitoring, proposals, stakeholder alignment (Ops, SCM, Finance), risk and opportunity management, KPI tracking, and long-range business planning to meet forecasts and support contracts.

Manage and coordinate strategic communications, congressional and public release processes, and public affairs requests for the ICBM Systems Directorate. Track and organize communications through security and policy reviews, liaise with Department of the Air Force and partner agencies, produce stakeholder briefings and messaging, and use tracking/legislative systems and Microsoft collaboration tools to ensure timely delivery to senior leadership.

Lead development and maintenance of integrated master plans (IMP) and integrated master schedules (IMS) for THAAD programs. Monitor schedule performance, perform risk and critical path analysis, integrate subcontract schedules, support proposals, and produce customer reports while ensuring EVMS and DoD scheduling compliance.

Lead program management for the W87-1 LPO, coordinating DoD/DOE/USAF requirements, schedules, risks, IMS entries, reviews, briefings, and liaison with national labs and agencies. Manage program events, produce plans and performance measures, run meetings, track actions, and collaborate with project managers, engineers, and matrixed support.

Serve as program Task Manager and risk officer: manage R&O using IRIS, schedule and lead monthly program and risk meetings, coordinate Phase and Design Reviews in the Life Cycle Management System, support proposal development, ensure policy and standards compliance, and coordinate cross-functional teams to meet deadlines.

Lead SAFe-based Agile program to transition an autonomous ISR prototype into a sustainable Program of Record. Manage DevSecOps pipelines, subcontractors, schedules, risks, stakeholder engagement, PI planning, and team development to meet cost, schedule, and performance goals while ensuring regulatory and security compliance.

Lead program activities to ensure on-time delivery, manage production and material flow, coordinate cross-functional teams, maintain integrated schedules and metrics, identify performance gaps and implement improvements, host customer engagements, and lead capture and proposal efforts.

Lead and manage an element of the M109A7/M992A3 Paladin FMS program: own P&L, schedule, budget, risk/opportunity, stakeholder communications, proposals, program execution, and sustainment across cross-functional teams.

Manage and execute F-35 development programs, overseeing cost, schedule, technical performance, and quality. Coordinate cross-functional teams (Engineering, Finance, Contracts, Procurement), develop program plans, manage customer and supplier relationships, ensure profitability and earned value management, and foster continuous improvement and compliance with defense contract lifecycle requirements.