What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager - Technology position at BlueForge Alliance?
About BlueForge Alliance (BFA):
BlueForge Alliance is an agile program integrator positioned to meet the demand to build capacity for the defense industrial base. We are a unifying organization converging technology, manufacturing, economics, and state and federal government to provide a forward-facing, federated umbrella with national visibility.
As a non-profit, neutral convener, BlueForge Alliance aligns strategy with execution to coordinate regional stakeholders, assess and propose high-value efforts, and rapidly establish and deploy U.S. Department of Defense investments. By streamlining competing priorities and viewpoints, we aim to increase manufacturing capacity and technology adoption, boost the number of available suppliers and diversify investment into the defense industrial base.
Position Summary:
The role of the Senior Project Manager is overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of defense-related projects for the organization that meet or exceed delivery expectations to our customer. Senior Project Managers work within one of the following Lines of Effort, Communications and Outreach, Workforce Development, Supplier Development, or Advanced Manufacturing. In addition to the following details, BlueForge Senior Project Managers are expected to uphold and exemplify our values of Belonging, Selfless Service, Integrity, Leadership, Respect, and Excellence. We uphold these values upon a backbone of humility driven by a culture of safety, vulnerability, and purpose.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain constructive working relationships with Department of Defense and industry stakeholders.
- Lead projects from requirements definition through delivery of defined objectives.
- Develop and execute detailed project plans to execute and monitor projects.
- Develop subcontractor Statement of Work as necessary.
- Monitor project risks, identify potential roadblocks, and make recommendations to address.
- Maintain project documentation, develop presentations, and other materials as required.
- Delegate project tasks based on team members' strengths, skill sets, and experience.
- Coach, mentor and lead junior project management team members.
- Track project performance to analyze the successful completion of objectives and deliverables on schedule and within budget.
- Provide project status reports and updates as required.
- Become proficient in BFA project management software.
- Work closely with BFA functional organizations such as Contracts, Procurement, Finance, and Accounting.
- Represent BFA at conferences, symposiums, and industry events.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
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