Senior Project Manager / Systems Integration Project Manager Level III

** Security Clearance Required

Company Overview

Systems Technology Forum LTD (STF) is an established industry partner with a passion for exceptional performance and an unwavering commitment to our clients. As a premier provider of management, engineering, information technology, and logistics services, STF is committed to delivering high-quality systems engineering, technical and professional support services that meet and exceed deliverable requirements.

STF offers superior out-of-the-box solutions to end-to-end problems and customer-centric support to the United States Government, Military, Department of Defense (DoD), and other federal agencies.

Job Summary

The Contractor shall provide Senior Project Management support to the Portfolio Acquisition Executive Mission Systems Tactical Networks Program Office (PMW 160/PMW 110). Specifically serving within the Fielded Systems, Reliability, and Sustainment (FSRS) division, the Project Manager Level III will lead and coordinate activities associated with Capability Targeted Updates (CTUs) across afloat (and designated ashore component) tactical network baselines.

The candidate will serve as the contractor facilitator and deputy execution lead for designated cross-functional Integrated Project Teams (IPTs), coordinating cost, schedule, performance, and risk management across multidisciplinary government and industry engineering teams. This position requires routine and direct coordination with military and civilian leadership at the O-6 / GS-15 level decision-makers.

Responsibilities and Duties

A. Integrated Project Team (IPT) Leadership & Governance

• Facilitate recurring tactical network modernization and sustainment IPT forums, tracking technical baseline evolution and operational fielding milestones.

• Develop, coordinate, and deliver executive-level briefing artifacts, program status reports, risk logs, and technical action item trackers to senior Navy leadership.

• Liaise between Program Managers, Assistant Program Managers (APMs), Chief Engineers (CHENG), cybersecurity leads, and fleet introduction personnel to align strategic capability objectives.

B. Technical Baseline & Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) Stewardship

• Develop, monitor, and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) across all active capability update increments to synchronize development, lab integration, testing, and fleet delivery.

• Coordinate with the Lead System Integrator (LSI) and engineering activities to align work packages, Engineering Change Requests/Proposals (ECRs/ECPs), and technical insertion roadmaps.

• Facilitate Agile project tracking, backlog management, and sprint prioritization utilizing enterprise tools (e.g., Atlassian Jira, Confluence) to bridge systems engineering milestones with software/hardware release cycles.

C. Fleet Fielding, Integration, and Transition Coordination

• Coordinate closely with In-Service Fleet Introduction Teams (FIT) and regional maintenance and modernization activities to align system delivery with scheduled ship/submarine maintenance availabilities.

• Support technical transition planning of advanced capabilities from research and development / technical directorate pilot efforts into formal baseline sustainment and repeatable fleetwide installation kits.

• Coordinate with LSI and other IPT entities to ensure the resolution of discrepancies, fulfillment of System Operational Verification Testing (SOVT) criteria, and completeness of installation documentation prior to fleetwide baseline authorization.

D. Risk Management & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Identify, monitor, and mitigate program-level cost, schedule, and technical risks impacting tactical network upgrades in accordance with DoD and Navy risk management frameworks.

• Collaborate with configuration managers, integrated logistics support (ILS) managers, and fleet training authorities to ensure that configuration baselines, provisioning packages, and Sailor training curricula deploy concurrently with technical updates.

Qualifications and Skills

Required knowledge and years of experience

10 years experience.

•Executive Communication • Configuration & Fleet Modernization Processes •Program & Project Governance • Tactical C4I & Network Engineering Domain • Modern Lifecycle Methodologies• Modernization & Cyber Baseline Transition

Education Requirements

Bachelor's Degree

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Project Management Level III / Practitioner equivalent, or direct industry equivalent.

Clearance Requirement

Secret

Salary

The minimum salary starts at $00,000 and the max is negotiable based on experience

Benefits and Perks

At STF, we recognize that talented employees are the foundation of our success . STF provides benefits and compensation packages to help our employees meet the diverse and changing needs throughout their careers and lives.

Benefits packages include the following:

• Medical Plans administered through United HealthCare

• Vision and Dental Plan Benefits

• 401(k) Tax-Deferred Retirement Plan

• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance

• Dependent / Medical Care Flexible Spending Account

• Direct Deposit

• Health and Welfare Medical

• Holiday Leave

• Industry Competitive Salaries

• Life Insurance (basic and supplemental)

• Paid Time Off / Annual Comprehensive Personal Leave

• Performance / Award Bonuses

• Professional Development Coursework

• Technical Training

• Tuition Assistance Program

• TotalChoice™ Voluntary Benefits

• STF Cares / Paid Time Off to Volunteer

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities

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