Top Project Manager Jobs

Leads manufacturing-related defense projects or small programs, managing budgets, schedules, contracts, technical requirements, staffing, risks, earned value, subcontractors, customer relationships, compliance, and change proposals. The role coordinates cross-functional teams, resolves issues, monitors performance, supports proposal activities, and ensures successful program execution in an on-site environment.

Leads the Mk21 Fuze Modernization acquisition program supporting the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. Coordinates nuclear weapon projects, requirements, milestones, production activities, engineering assessments, risk mitigation, logistics, business analysis, and mission effectiveness. Provides technical and program management oversight while supporting government planning, strategy, organizational change, and lifecycle execution. The role requires DoD or DOE acquisition experience, people management, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for a Top Secret clearance at Hill Air Force Base.

Leads Operations Program Managers and oversees quality, cost, delivery, staffing, program metrics, capacity and demand planning, S&OP, scheduling, proposals, risk planning, and continuous improvement. Partners with Operations, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Program teams to resolve critical issues, implement lean initiatives, manage performance, and achieve milestones. Mentors staff and provides strategic operational guidance to senior leadership.

Deputy Program Manager responsible for directing, managing, and administering a technical program supporting Intelligence Community customers. The role oversees program accomplishments, collaborates with customers and mission partners to solve challenges, and leads, trains, and manages technical staff. Responsibilities also include representing the team, delivering status reports to leadership, and ensuring strong organizational execution and follow-through.

Coordinates administrative, documentation, engineering change management, parts ordering, metrics, presentations, bids, action items, risks, lab builds, and hardware tracking across multiple engineering teams. Provides MS Office and project-tool support, facilitates stakeholder reviews, manages classified laboratory needs, and serves as a liaison between engineering and other departments.

Manages Logistics Management Information projects for combat vehicle programs, including logistics product development, provisioning and maintenance analysis, configuration management, customer deliverables, schedules, budgets, risks, subcontractors, and stakeholder communications. Coordinates cross-functional teams and LMI reviews, analyzes engineering and maintainability data, develops databases and bills of material, ensures compliance with military standards, and supports estimates and process improvements.

Leads production and manufacturing programs within the Tactical Data Links portfolio, overseeing cost, schedule, technical performance, quality, risk, profitability, customer engagement, and contractual commitments. Coordinates multidisciplinary teams across engineering, operations, suppliers, and customers; manages lifecycle execution, earned value, supply chain relationships, proposals, and product transitions from development through full-rate production.

Manages international naval weapons programs, overseeing scope, cost, schedule, technical performance, production, supply chain, engineering, quality, field service, risks, and customer deliverables. Serves as a Control Account Manager, coordinates matrixed teams, maintains integrated schedules and performance metrics, supports contract and financial objectives, manages suppliers and inspections, and facilitates customer and leadership reviews. Requires up to 20% international travel and collaboration across cultures.

Manages international naval gun and ammunition-handling programs from planning through delivery, ensuring scope, cost, schedule, quality, technical performance, and profitability objectives. Leads matrixed teams across manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, quality, and field service; manages risks, contracts, change control, metrics, customer relationships, and production deliverables. Supports international partner licensing, customer and supplier engagements, and new-business capture activities.

Manages international naval gun and ammunition handling programs, overseeing scope, cost, schedule, technical performance, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, engineering, field service, risks, customer relationships, and cross-functional teams. Develops program metrics and schedules, manages contract deliverables and manufacturing license agreements, supports international customer and supplier activities, and leads new business capture and proposal development.