Operations Manager

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented OPERATIONS MANAGER  to join our team to support the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) Science & Technology (S&T) Division Ground Combat Element (GCE) / Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) branches in STAFFORD, VA.

The successful candidate will work directly with Government Branch Leadership and Contractor Project Managers to drive the strategic planning, programming, scheduling, and execution of multiple projects. This role serves as the integrator for the branch, someone who enables Leadership and Technical Project Managers to focus on execution while ensuring planning, coordination, reporting, scheduling, and administrative processes run efficiently across the portfolio.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide administrative support for operational planning activities across the branch by organizing planning documents, maintaining records, tracking action items, and assisting with the coordination of branch initiatives to meet U.S. Marine Corps strategic objectives.
• Maintain portfolio documentation, update tracking tools and databases, prepare reports and status updates, and assist with monitoring project schedules, milestones, and deliverables to support branch leadership and project managers.
• Assist project managers with Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) activities by helping to maintain budget documentation, tracking financial data, and preparing budget reports.
• Maintain branch calendars and integrated schedules. Prepare correspondence, briefing materials, reports, spreadsheets, and presentation packages; maintain electronic files and records in support of branch operations.
• Serve as liaison for internal and external stakeholders by coordinating communications, scheduling meetings, routing documents for review and approval, and facilitating information sharing across functional teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Engineering, Pub