What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at QinetiQ US?
Company Overview
We are a world-class team of professionals who deliver next generation technology and products in robotic and autonomous platforms, ground, soldier, and maritime systems in 50 locations world-wide. Much of our work contributes to innovative research in the fields of sensor science, signal processing, data fusion, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and augmented reality (AR).
QinetiQ Inc.’s dedicated experts in defense, aerospace, security, and related fields all work together to explore new ways of protecting the American Warfighter, Security Forces, and Allies. Being a part of QinetiQ Inc. means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend.
Why Join QinetiQ Inc.?
If you have the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges, then you will experience a unique working environment where innovative teams blend different perspectives, disciplines, and technologies to discover new ways of solving complex problems. In our diverse and inclusive environment, you can be authentic, feel valued, be respected, and realize your full potential. QinetiQ Inc. will support you with workplace flexibility, a commitment to the health and well-being of you and your family and provide opportunities to work with a purpose. We are committed to supporting your success in both your professional and personal lives.
Position Overview
We are recruiting for a program manager to support an office that preempts threats to US national security objectives by harnessing technology and tradecraft and drives the state-of-the-art in new technical capabilities. The successful candidate will support an initiative to gain mission advantage in strategy and governance, technology assessment and analysis support, technology transformation support, and protecting the government organization from technology related threats.
Responsibilities
- Support ongoing assessments of project and program management frameworks, governance bodies, and their overall effectiveness in meeting program’s strategic objectives to enhance and drive efficiencies in the governance structure.
- Provide recommendations to leadership on potential strategic implementation options, leveraging industry leading practices to establish a leaner enterprise agile approach.
- Support coordination among disparate projects and government teams to drive quality outcomes and facilitate technical progress toward the strategic objectives of the organization.
- Attend meetings to ensure continuity on complex and sometimes disparate activities.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated project management experience across a variety of efforts involving 20 personnel, strategic and organizational planning, business process improvement, business program and project management, and benchmarking and program metrics
- Demonstrated stakeholder management experience across a similar scope and complexity as posted above
- Demonstrated executive-level communications and interpersonal effectiveness skills across a variety of efforts involving similar scope and complexity
- Demonstrated working knowledge of current and emerging private sector best practices for investing in and leveraging critical emerging technologies
- Demonstrated working knowledge of government organization mission, vision, strategy direction, and key programs
- Demonstrated experience effectively enabling reach back support to commercial experts on behalf of government organization’s needs
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required #qinetiqclearedjob
Company EEO Statement
Accessibility/Accommodation:
If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to staffing@us.QinetiQ.com or call (540) 658-2720 Opt. 4 and let us know the nature of your request and contact information.
QinetiQ Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All Qualified Applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
