Project Manager

Project Manager

Job Category: Project and Program Management

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 25%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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CACI is currently looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our team supporting NUWC for the Department of Defense.  Join our passionate team of industry-leading individuals on a program that leverages the best practices in Systems Engineering and Rapid Prototyping to integrate and deliver state of the art capability in support of our nation’s warfighters.

As a member of the CACI Team, you will support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the Nation’s safety, security, and prosperity. Our warfighters are on the front lines, every day, protecting our national security from the increasingly sophisticated and complex threats of our adversaries.

CACI programs thrive in a culture of innovation and are constantly seeking individuals who can bring creative ideas to solve complex problems, both technical and procedural at the team and portfolio levels. The ability to be adaptable and to work constructively with a technically diverse and geographically separated team is crucial.

Responsibilities:

• Overall management of the specific projects under the task order and ensure that the technical/financial solutions and schedules in the specific delivery orders are implemented in a timely manner.
• The organization, direction and coordination planning and execution of all activities associated with assigned delivery order projects on IAC MAC Task Orders.
• Demonstrated competent writing and oral communication skills
• Ensure quality products and services are delivered to the customer. Supporting the program manager, identify project requirements including justification write-ups, sole-source recommendations and technical evaluations,and maintain records of purchased materials and services by tracking purchase date, lead time and cost, and providing monthly reports to the customer.
• Closely monitor project team, performance, to include vendors, to ensure that materials and parts will be delivered on time and that the end product will meet customer needs.
• Collaborate with program manager to achieve socioeconomic goals by contracting small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned companies and disadvantaged business firms where practical.
• Responsible for the technical performance of assigned project(s) while assuring product delivery to the customer in accordance with budget and schedule requirements.
• Monitor and maintain vendor performance related to quality, scheduling, planning and acquisition strategy by compiling an up-to-date vendor list, with qualified processes and technical skills and abilities.

More about this role: 

• The selected individual must be a self-starter, capable of working with minimal oversight and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Gathering and distributing information to subcontractors and service providers, through initiating, preparing, reviewing, and tracking RFI’s, and receiving, reviewing, submitting and tracking status of submittals.
• Assist in preparation of monthly owner project status reports, as required.
• Attend project meetings as assigned.
• Project coordination and Document Control.
• Assist in project close out.Serve as the primary liaison between CACI and the DoD customer for assigned project(s), providing project and technical guidance, managing technical staff and provide financial management for assigned project(s).
• Responsible for the acquisition of services, materials and supplies for assigned projects.
• Working with the program manager, and financial and procurement team, perform market research analysis of materials and resources, develop and revise rough order of magnitude (ROM) estimates, and provide current and historical data for the acquisition of goods and services.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in STEM major or business/accounting
• 5+ years of experience in a position requiring project management and program operations expertise
• Active minimum Secret clearance
• Excellent technical writing and data presentation skills
• Track record of complex problem-solving aptitude
• Ability to think analytically and independently
• Team orientation
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in written form
• Willingness to learn new skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently

Desired Qualifications: