Project Manager, Customized Communications

Job Summary

Project Manager, Customized Communications – Managing Cost, Schedule, Performance & Growth

JANSON is seeking a passionate, purposeful, and problem-solving individual to serve as our Project Manager for our Customized Communications domain and will report to our Executive VP. This role requires proven management experience, contract performance to include cost, schedule and growth. This position will be based at our Headquarters in Fairfax, VA. This role requires proven experience along with the desire to embrace a culture that is results-driven. Most of our customized communications clients are within the Department of Defense (DoD) market and familiarity of DoD and the Federal government is paramount.

Location: HQs,Fairfax, VA----- (Hybrid, 3/4 days in HQs Office)

Start: Immediately

Clearance: Secret Clearance Preferred

Responsibilities:

• This individual will be vital to both the day-to-day and long-term success of JANSON. As a mission-focused organization fueled by our commitment to service excellence, the ideal candidate must maintain the ability to:
• Monitor program budgets & schedules across several contracts for Customized Communications
• Accountable for staying within agreed upon budgets & schedules
• Manages quality of all deliverables
• Proven ability to brief senior leaders
• Manages all projects on-quality (tactical), on-time and on-budget
• Collaborate with the contracting authorities and internal project coordinator to develop project plans, scope, objectives, schedules and deliverables
• Identify and pursue growth opportunities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 8 years of communications strategy and planning, public relations or public affairs for a medium- to large-sized organization OR Master’s degree and minimum of 6 years of media relations, communications, public relations, or public affairs for a medium- to large-sized organization
• Federal Government Contracting experience preferred.
• Excellent briefing skills.
• Willing to both set strategy, and implement, as needed; displays strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple contracts and drive performance and growth
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work in MS Project, excel and other advanced project management software
• Ability to accomplish big picture objectives through a strong focus on detail
• Understanding of government contracts
• SECRET clearance preferred
• Prior military experience preferred, but not required
• Exceptional organizational and planning ability
• Strong leadership skills
• PMP preferred, but not required
• Knowledge and experience managing LCATs, labor utilization and pricing
• FAR requirements

JANSON provides a competitive benefits package with all the things we love and need:

· Competitive base salary

· Work from home flexibility

· Medical, dental and vision Insurance

· 401K with matching incentive

· Short and long-term disability

· Life insurance

· PTO

· Paid holidays

· Professional development opportunities

JANSON has a reputation for delivering service excellence and we do this by listening, thinking, AND delivering! We love what we do. We take care of our customers, our employees, and others. If you’re ready to make a difference and join an amazing team that is focused on helping customers tell their story – we would love for you to join us!

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation Package:

• Yearly pay

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• What's your salary range?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• communications strategy: 8 years (Required)
• government contract: 8 years (Required)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Fairfax, VA 22030