Senior Project Manager at Peraton, Woodbridge, NJ

Senior Project Manager at Peraton in Woodbridge, NJ. Est. up to $160k. Apply with swipeandhired.

Management Clearance No Clearance Required Responsibilities We are seeking a Project Manager who possesses the ability to work with a small multi-disciplinary engineering team to assist leadership in the planning and execution of projects involving complex systems for a government customer. The successful candidate will utiliz e their communication skills, attention to detail, education, and experience to drive the success of these innovative projects. J ob Purpose: This position will support the engineering team in the design, development, testing and production phases of projects undertaken at PERATON Labs, the research and development arm of PERATON corporation. Duties and Responsibilities Include, but not limited to: Develop project p lan s with input from key stakeholders and ultimately seek formal approval from leadership. Incorporate quality control early in the project to ensure the produced product meets customer requirements and engineering standards. T rack progress against approved project plan throughout the lifecycle of the project. Communicate effectively with the engineering team to ascertain progress, understand work being performed and develop plans to mitigate risks. Develop risk mitigation options when required to maintain cost and schedule, understand likelihood of occurrence and schedule impacts. Convey to leadership, at reasonable interval, overall progress, risks, plans to mitigate risks, and potential schedule impacts. Develop a risk registry, with input from engineers that correctly depicts the project landscape and includes impacts to cost and schedule. Initiate BCP s as required and solicit approval for recommended changes. Manage resource requirements, communicating gaps and needs to senior leadership to prevent issues with meeting program requirements. Generate presentation material to easily c ommunicate project. Qualifications Required Education and Work Experience: The successful candidate has demonstrated experience with complicated projects including engineering, prototyping, testing, validation, and verification leading to integration and manufacture. A d egree in business, finance or e ngineering is required with the following experience levels: BS/BA with 12 or more years of experience managing projects. <li aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" data-list-defn-props='{"335552541":1, "335559685":720, "335559991":360,