Direct-to-Earth (DTE) Project Manager / Space Programs
Project Manager at Peraton on the SENSE contract, running Direct-to-Earth projects supporting NASA satellite communications operations at Wallops Island, VA. Day-to-day work centers on project planning, budgets and schedules, subcontractor coordination, and customer reporting using tools like Microsoft Project and SharePoint.
- Compensation
- $104K–$166K / yr
- Location
- Wallops Island, VA, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related business/technical field
- 10 years of relevant professional experience
- Experience developing and delivering integrated project schedules
- Experience using scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project
- Experience conducting resource and funding analyses across multiple programs or projects
- Experience supervising multifaceted teams
- Experience managing and tracking tasks and customer deliverables
- Experience using Microsoft SharePoint
- Public Trust background check; ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance
- US citizenship with proof of citizenship
- Ability to maintain access to a government worksite
Nice to have
- Previous experience supporting NASA
- Experience managing subcontractors and holding them accountable
- Experience developing, operating, and sustaining satellite and terrestrial communications networks
- Experience implementing or improving measurement capabilities
- Experience redesigning processes to improve productivity, decision-making, or customer service
- Experience working as a systems engineer
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively in a professional team environment
- Strong communication skills
Full description
Peraton Overview
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.
Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking a Direct-to-Earth (DTE) Project Manager at Wallops Island, Virginia, to support the Space Exploration Network Services and Evolution (SENSE) contract. As the prime contractor for the SENSE contract, Peraton is responsible for the operations, maintenance, sustainment, and systems engineering of satellite communications systems for NASA.
The selected candidate will support DTE projects by:
- Developing and tracking project plans, budgets, actual costs, and labor and non-labor cost forecasts to meet project requirements and deadlines.
- Overseeing the development, delivery, and maintenance of contract-wide project schedules.
- Supporting the planning, preparation, and delivery of task-order proposals and subcontractor statements of work.
- Tracking support resources to meet project requirements.
- Managing project-level financial processes and project-management tools.
- Developing methods to monitor project progress and support timely intervention and problem-solving.
- Coordinating activities among resources and task-order managers.
- Identifying, documenting, and implementing process improvements to increase efficiency.
- Proactively managing scope changes; implementing responsive task-order processes; identifying potential risks; developing solutions and contingency plans; and communicating success criteria.
- Providing direction for the work of DTE employees and subcontractors across multiple geographic locations.
- Preparing and delivering briefings and reports to the customer.
- Establishing milestones and ensuring adherence to master plans and schedules in accordance with task-order scopes, milestones, and deliverables.
- Traveling occasionally to other sites, as required.