Engineering Project Management Specialist

Responsibilities

• Support engineering and test-related projects through initiation, planning, design, execution, testing, and closeout.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, spend plans, status reports, action-item trackers, and project documentation.
• Conduct project meetings, site visits, and field engagements to validate project status and understand execution challenges.
• Work with engineers, contractors, finance, acquisition personnel, and Government stakeholders to gather and evaluate project information.
• Identify and communicate cost, schedule, technical, and execution risks, issues, dependencies, and opportunities.
• Provide clear project-status briefings and recommendations to customer leadership.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM) practices, project financial assessments, and funding/spend-plan development.
• Review project and contractor documentation for alignment with project requirements, milestones, and deliverables.
• Support acquisition and project-execution activities, including contract coordination, decision points, and familiarity with Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLINs).
• Support engineering milestone reviews, as applicable, including Integrated Baseline Reviews, Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews, Factory Acceptance Tests, and configuration audits.
• Maintain organized project records and ensure required documentation is stored in designated repositories.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline
• 3+ years of relevant experience in project management, engineering, test and analysis support, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to manage or support complex projects across multiple lifecycle phases.
• Ability to understand technical project information and communicate it clearly to technical teams and senior leadership.
• Experience identifying, documenting, and mitigating project risks.
• Strong organization, communication, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
• Experience with EVM, cost/schedule analysis, project controls, or spend-plan development.
• Must be able to acquire and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Masters degree in an engineering or other technical discipline.
• 10+ years’ experience in Department of War, U.S. Air Force, engineering, test and evaluation, or research-and-development programs.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), or comparable certification.
• Familiarity with Government acquisition processes, contract structures, and systems-engineering milestone reviews.