Project Management Intern

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Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is actively seeking a Project Management Intern to support complex research and development projects. The intern will support the program manager to fulfill project documentation, training, and reporting objectives. Our interns are valued members of the team tasked with work that is critical to the success of our projects. This is a hybrid role requiring on-site support in our Raleigh, NC office a few days per week to collaborate with the team. Project Manager Intern Responsibilities : The ideal candidate will have an active interest in applying business management concepts to carry out project tasks. The candidate will collaborate with project managers, finance control analysts, and support program management office (PMO) leadership. The candidate will work in close coordination with the program manager and the PMO throughout all stages of the project lifecycle to monitor and control project execution. The selected candidate will :

• Work with project managers to develop project plan documents, including budgets to meet contractual / project requirements.
• Assist Program Manager in developing reports, documentation, and briefings about project processes.
• Attend meetings with PMs, identify and record action items, and support coordination for task completion.
• Assist with developing project status reports and other documentation as needed.
• Work with PMs to execute requests to initiate purchases and travel approval requests.
• Support budget analysis and cost projections. Support PM to monitor and control subcontractor expenditures against awarded total values.
• Improve business processes as they related to project execution activities. Project Management Intern Required Qualifications :
• Rising senior undergraduate student or graduate student
• A strong interest in business, accounting, or marketing,
• Organized with excellent attention to detail, the ability to multi-task, and the capacity to change priorities quickly and work effectively under deadlines
• Team player with excellent communication skills Who is ARA? Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company. We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979. ARA has over 2,279 employee owners and continues to grow rapidly. Together, our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. ARA also prides itself, on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. Employee ownership ensures you have a voice with what happens in the company. We are also very proud of our Women’s Initiative Network (WIN), whose purpose is to motivate, support, and encourage professional career development for women to maximize career and professional accomplishments. To find out more about what the Integrated Mission Systems Sector has to offer, visit our website at https : / / www.ara.com / raleigh / To learn more about our generous benefits program including health, life & disability, retirement, flexible spending, rewards & recognition, work / life balance, professional development and relocation visit https : / / www.ara.com / benefits / Experience Required
• 3 - 4 years : Relevant School / Work Experience Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)