Project Manager

Description

SAIC is seeking a Project Manager II to join our team at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

The position will be supporting the Signals/Quick Reaction Capabilities Branch (SQRC) of the C5ISR Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, this position drives the planning, execution, and delivery of systems engineering (SE) and integration projects that put advanced Signals Intelligence (SI) and Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities in the hands of those who need them most. When fielded systems require repair or replacement, this role ensures those requests are managed with urgency, precision, and minimal disruption to operational readiness. If you are a project management professional who wants your work to matter beyond the spreadsheet, this is that opportunity.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of system engineering and system integration projects in support of customer mission objectives.

• Manage repair and replacement requests for fielded systems, coordinating with engineering, logistics, and production teams to ensure timely resolution and minimal operational impact.

• Develop and maintain project management artifacts including project plans, schedules, risk registers, and performance metrics.

• Coordinate with government stakeholders, technical leads, and contractor teams to ensure alignment with mission priorities and contract deliverables.

• Manage program governance activities including Integrated Project Team (IPT) meetings, milestone reviews, and status briefings.

• Identify and mitigate program risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring proactive resolution.

• Lead resource planning, workload prioritization, and task assignment across project teams.

• Develop Bill of Materials (BOM) and track materials through receipt for SE/SI and fielded system repair/replacement efforts.

• Prepare, submit, and track Work Orders for complex manufacturing and integration jobs.

• Track issued purchase orders and due dates for all materials or services purchased, reporting delivery issues to senior program leadership.

• Ensure compliance with DoD and SAIC program management standards, policies, and reporting requirements.

• Support contract management activities including deliverable development, quality assurance, and performance reporting.

• Use project management tools such as MS Project, MS Office Suite, Jira, Confluence.

Qualifications

Required Education :

Bachelors and ten (10) years or more of related experience; Masters and eight (8) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and five (5) years or more experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, MS Office Suite, Jira, Confluence.

• Demonstrated experience leading system engineering and system integration programs within DoD or other federal environments

• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and coordinate with senior government stakeholders

• Experience developing and managing project schedules, budgets, risks, and performance metrics.

• Strong understanding of system engineering principles and system integration processes within DoD environments.

• Excellent communication skills, including experience preparing and delivering executive-level briefings

• Ability to identify and resolve operational, process, and performance inefficiencies

Clearance :

• Candidate must have an active DoD TS/SCI clearance

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability