Senior Task Order Project Manager - Engineering & Development

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Work Location: onsite

• Manage projects of varying size, scope, and complexity as part of a larger program portfolio.
• Plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee execution of assigned Task Orders from initiation through delivery.
•  Lead integrated teams consisting of contractors, subcontractors, and technical leads.
• Ensure projects are executed within approved cost, schedule, scope, and quality baselines.
• Collaborate closely with the Program Director, Deputy Program Manager, Contracts Manager, Program Control, Security, Finance, HR, and other corporate support organizations.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, schedules, staffing plans, risk registers, and performance metrics.
• Monitor project performance and proactively identify risks, issues, dependencies, and opportunities while implementing effective mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate project staffing requirements, recruit and retain highly qualified personnel, and support workforce planning activities.
• Supervise project team leads and direct reports by establishing performance expectations, conducting coaching and mentoring, completing performance evaluations, and addressing personnel issues.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture focused on accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, company policies, security requirements, and applicable government regulations.
• Review and approve project deliverables, status reports, staffing actions, and program documentation.
• Coordinate with Contracts and Program Control to support project financial management, including labor forecasting, cost reporting, funding management, earned value inputs (where applicable), and contract deliverables.
• Monitor employee timekeeping compliance and approve timecards for assigned personnel, including subcontractor personnel.
• Maintain regular communication with customers regarding project status, technical execution, risks, issues, and accomplishments.
• Support customer meetings, program management reviews, technical interchange meetings, and executive briefings.
• Assist with proposal development, capture efforts, technical volumes, staffing plans, basis of estimates, and transition activities as assigned.
• Support implementation of Agile, DevSecOps, Lean, and SAFe best practices throughout project execution.
• Identify opportunities to improve project execution, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction through continuous process improvement.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Monitor project staff completion of MTSI training and appraisals
• Provide strategic advice, technical guidance and expertise to program and project staff
• Provide detailed analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization
• Consult with client to define need or problem
• Communicate clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy-oral and written

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience supporting DoD, Federal Government, or comparable complex technical programs.
• Minimum of 5+ years of project or program management experience leading cross-functional technical teams.
• Experience managing software development, systems engineering, cybersecurity, or IT modernization efforts.
• Experience leading Agile software development projects, preferably within a SAFe environment.
•  Experience managing subcontractors and multi-company teams.
• Demonstrated experience with DoD acquisition processes and contract execution.
• Experience developing or managing Statements of Work (SOWs), Performance Work Statements (PWSs), and contract deliverables.
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and customer engagement skills.
• Experience briefing senior government and industry leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner (PO/PM)), SAFe Agilist (SA), or other Agile certification.
• Experience supporting ACAT I or ACAT II acquisition programs.
• Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, cloud-based software development, and modern software factories.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, Power BI, and Microsoft Power Platform.
• Experience with Cost and Software Data Reporting (CSDR), software metrics, Integrated Master Scheduling (IMS), and risk management.
• Experience supporting Space Force, Air Force, or other DoD cyber and software-intensive programs.

• Bachelor's (Master’s preferred) degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Management, or a related discipline. With Bachelor’s, minimum 18+years’ experience; with Master’s, minimum 10+ years’ experience

• Top Secret Clearance required