Lead Technical Project Management Associate

Peraton is seeking a mission-driven Project Manager to lead a high-visibility programs supporting the Federal Government. This is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing project execution, cross-functional coordination, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring excellence in delivery and performance. This individual will provide general project management aspects such as planning, scheduling, and budget and risk assessment. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee all contract activities, ensuring timely delivery of contractual deliverables (CDRLs)
• Manage service-level agreements (SLAs), proactively addressing risks and ensuring delivery commitments are met.
• Lead development and execution of the Project Management Plan (PMP)
• Manage cost, schedule, staffing, and performance throughout the project lifecycle
• Coordinate and lead project kickoff and recurring status meetings with customers and internal teams
• Ensure staffing levels meet contract requirements and personnel are effectively organized and qualified
• Perform subcontractor/vendor management and coordination functions as needed. 
• Leads weekly/monthly internal company project reviews to track performance against targets and metrics. 
• Achieve or exceed financial, delivery, and contractual performance targets for assigned projects/programs. 
• Drive project reporting, including progress updates, financials, and performance metrics
• Identify and resolve issues to maintain productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction
• Lead regular project reviews with internal stakeholders and customers
• Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction goals and objectives. 
• Review implementation, technical and operational issues, constraints, policies, and procedures.
• Conducts monthly customer project reviews to ensure compliance, satisfaction and seek new areas to add value. 
• Develop detailed work plans, schedules, resource plans, and status reports for assigned projects with minimal guidance.
• Project Scheduling/Implementation Planning: Provide project timeline estimates, create project schedules, baseline schedules, and coordinate project schedule review with the Government.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and regulations and apply them to continuously enhance IT operations and customer service.

What You Bring:

• Proven experience managing large, complex federal related programs.
• Strong background in project planning, resource management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Effective leadership and communication skills across multi-functional teams.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S Citizen; must have the ability to obtain / maintain an EOD clearance. 
• Bachelor's degree and five (5) years experiene or high school diploma/equivalent and nine (9) years experience
• Proven leadership experience managing complex federal programs.
• Strong background in federal contract execution, reporting, and team leadership.
• Must have the ability to engage senior-level government stakeholders with professionalism and credibility.
• Demonstrated strength in attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated excellent communications skills both written and verbal.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Must have the ability to work both independently and as part of a larger team.
• Must have the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must obtain PMP certification within six months of hire.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.