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Job Description
Parsons is looking for a talented Joint Staff CDAO Project Manager to join our growing team!
In this role, you will provide direction and management for a large-sized project, ensuring on-schedule completion within or below budget and in accordance with contractual obligations. This position requires onsite support at the Pentagon five days per week.
The Project Manager will provide oversight of the identification, evaluation, planning, and delivery of key project deliverables. The position will support significant mission growth and evolving customer requirements, requiring the ability to scale operations, coordinate across multiple stakeholders, and manage emerging priorities. The candidate will be responsible for tracking estimate-to-completion metrics, finances and invoices, personnel management, recruitment and retention, subcontractor performance, risks, schedules, and deliverables.
The Project Manager will serve as a primary point of contact for Joint Staff CDAO government leadership, contribute to the business development process, assist with quick-turn proposals, and support the successful execution of new and expanding mission requirements.
What You'll Be Doing
- Planning and defining project goals, objectives, schedules, resources, and success criteria
- Developing and maintaining project management plans to ensure successful execution within scope, schedule, and budget
- Tracking estimate-to-completion metrics, finances and invoices, personnel management including recruitment and retention, subcontracts, risks, and project deliverables
- Managing project risks and developing risk-management and mitigation processes
- Monitoring and reporting to management on project progress, significant milestones, cost and schedule performance, and conditions that may affect project execution
- Coordinating with corporate support functions to ensure successful project execution
- Assisting the Program Manager/Deputy Program Manager in capturing contract-level metrics, including accomplishments, schedule, financials, quality, staffing, security, deliverables, risks, and stakeholder communication
- Developing in-depth knowledge of Joint Staff CDAO mission objectives, contract requirements, subcontract terms, and relevant policies
- Working with project controls, technical teams, and discipline leads to develop ROMs, budgets, schedules, best-value analyses, and execution plans
- Ensuring projects meet or exceed the goals and objectives established in approved plans
- Serving as the primary point of contact for the Joint Staff CDAO government leadership team
- Managing stakeholder expectations, proactively communicating progress, and facilitating recurring management meetings
- Escalating blockers, risks, and dependencies that may impact delivery and coordinating with leadership to resolve issues
- Ensuring continuous feedback loops between end users, mission owners, stakeholders, and technical teams to maximize adoption and mission value
- Coordinating cross-functional teams, including data scientists, engineers, analysts, cybersecurity professionals, and other technical personnel, to deliver high-impact capabilities on schedule and within scope
- Supporting CDAO governance, strategic planning, reporting, and executive briefings related to Joint Staff data and AI initiatives
- Supporting the growth and expansion of the mission by helping define new requirements, establish scalable processes, and align resources to emerging priorities
- Staying current on project management, product management, and AI/data delivery practices and identifying opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement
- Contributing to business development, capture activities, quick-turn proposals, and the successful transition and execution of new work
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility at the time of hire
- Bachelor's degree with additional years of experience able to count in lieu of a degree
- 15+ years of experience, with additional education, training, and certifications able to count towards total years of experience
- Demonstrated experience managing large or complex projects involving government customers, technical teams, and multiple stakeholders
- Experience serving as a primary liaison between customers, mission owners, and technical delivery teams
- Proven ability to gather, prioritize, and translate customer requirements into executable plans and deliverables
- Experience managing project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, resources, quality, and performance metrics
- Experience supporti
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