
Project Operations Lead
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Job overview
The Project Operations Lead will manage large, complex projects for the Joint Staff and other Defense clients. The role guides project work and solutions for military missions, advises clients, and identifies, analyzes, and evaluates complex systems, policies, processes, and projects. The position requires program-management experience, knowledge of DoD policies and procedures, a bachelor's degree, and TS/SCI clearance.
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Full job description
Project Operations Lead
The Opportunity:
As a defense mission professional, you ask questions others don't. You understand the nuances of complex situations. You use your skills to think bigger and push further, solving complex problems. We're looking for an expert like you to create solutions for missions that keep our nation safe.
As a project operation lead, you'll bring your management expertise to work on projects for the Joint Staff and other Defense clients. You'll manage large, complex projects. You'll be a t rus ted advisor to our clients, and we'll look to you to identify, analyze, and evaluate complex systems, policies , processes, and projects as a part of the joint mission.
You'll guide the work we do for the Joint Staff and other Defense clients and the solutions we deliver for the military missions.
Further your career with us as you help solve complex design, integration, and analytical problems for the Joint Staff and other Defense clients.
Join us. The world can't wait.
You Have:
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5+ years of experience managing large programs
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Experience managing all aspects of a project, from budget ing to personnel
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Knowledge of DoD policies and procedures
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Ability to manage large, disparate projects across multiple offices with large staffs
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TS/SCI clearance
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Bachelor's degree
Nice If You Have:
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5+ years of experience managing large programs for the military
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Ability to work independently
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Possession of excellent organizational skills
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Master's degree
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.
Identity Statement
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Candidate AI Usage Policy
AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.
Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
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Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
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Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
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Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
How this job compares
Set against the 15,766 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$62–141K/yr
- Washington, D.C. median$104–183K/yr142 salary ranges
- US median$102–170K/yr10,064 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $102K, is 29% below the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($142K) — in the lowest quarter of Project Management salary ranges in Washington, D.C..
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 186 open Project Management jobs in Washington, D.C. and 15,766 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (12,588 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,470 of the 15,766 open Project Management jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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