
Project Manager, Lead
Washington, DCFull-time$78–176K/yrPosted 6 days agoStill listed today
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The Project Manager, Lead will implement and maintain organizational programs supporting Navy clients. The role involves working with stakeholders to review contracts and project cost accounting, tactical planning, and regular interaction with senior defense and military officials. The project manager will help keep programs on track and support program strategy and goals.
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Project Manager, LeadThe Opportunity: As a project manager, you know the complexities of supporting a project from concept to completion. Many programs require a significant investment of limited resources, and it’s imperative to keep the project on a productive path. That’s why we need you, a seasoned project manager who can help ensure success through careful analysis and effective communication.
As a leader on our team, you’ll implement and maintain organizational programs in support of our Navy clients. You’ll work with key stakeholders to review contracts and project cost accounting. You’ll help with tactical planning and regular interactions with senior defense and military officials.
The real impact of project management comes from communication to ensure the program achieves its goals and meets our quality standards. At Booz Allen, we recognize that we must continuously grow as a team to bring the best support to our clients, so here you’ll have all the resources to succeed. This is a chance to influence a meaningful mission while learning how to develop and maintain program strategy.
Work with us to accomplish program goals as we support our Navy client.
Join us. The world can’t wait.
You Have:
- 15+ years of experience with program or project management
- 3+ years of experience supporting U.S. Navy programs or operations
- Experience with U.S. Navy logistics processes and supporting IT systems
- Experience with IT program or project management
- Experience with the software development lifecycle, including Agile, DevSecOps, and Agile program or project management
- Experience as a people leader or manager
- Ability to communicate effectively with senior military and government personnel, including across cross-functional teams
- Secret clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Research, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or Mathematics
Nice If You Have:
- Experience supporting Navy enterprise business systems, logistics modernization, or digital transformation
- Experience leading large or geographically dispersed teams
- Experience with program-management tools such as Jira or Confluence
- Experience coaching, mentoring, or leading conflict resolution
- PMP, Agile, Scrum, or SAFe Certification
Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret 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 $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 15,008 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$78–176K/yr
- Washington, D.C. median$104–181K/yr145 salary ranges
- US median$102–166K/yr9,812 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $127K, is 11% below the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($142K) — in the middle half of Project Management salary ranges in Washington, D.C..
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 181 open Project Management jobs in Washington, D.C. and 15,008 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Washington, D.C.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 15 years of experience — more than three in four Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 12,088 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 5,727 of the 15,008 open Project Management jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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