Project Management

$100,000 - $165,000/Yr

Hill Technical Solutions - Huntsville, AL

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Huntsville, AL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Hill Technical Solutions, a Valkyrie company, is seeking a Project Management & Schedule Specialist in Huntsville, AL. This role is critical for managing program planning and scheduling for the Space & Missile Defense Command (SMDC). The successful candidate will support the development and coordination of multi-project schedules, ensuring effective communication and execution of project tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support development and coordination of the overarching Systems Engineering Directorate (SED) program and multi-project schedules.
• Coordinate with team members regarding external scope of work and schedule to support lab establishment and operations.
• Create roadmaps and executive level briefings for various laboratory efforts.
• Interpret requirements and decompose them logically for project execution.
• Support multiple projects and labs simultaneously, triaging tasks as necessary.
• Conduct Program and Technical Management Reviews.
• Establish standing operations procedures and facilitate communications internally and externally.
• Audit contractor schedules for logical dependency relationships and identify associated risks.
• Resolve internal and external schedule disconnects and address impacts due to schedule delays.
• Support budget and spend plans to align with project schedules.
• Conduct frequent IMS Quantifiable Backup Data (QBD) Traces to ensure availability and traceability.
• Track Government Furnished Equipment (GFX) and provide consolidated status updates to the team and Program Manager.
• Support Risk and Opportunity Management reviews and ensure mitigation plans are in place.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in scheduling and program management (education may substitute for experience).
• Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) or equivalent experience.
• Experience with DoD programs.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree (MS/MA) in applicable business degrees.
• Knowledge of MS Project, Milestones Professional, and EVM tools.
• Familiarity with Jira software.
• Formal Program Management training.
• Experience in Directed Energy, High Altitude, Digital Analysis, Air & Missile, Space industry, or Modeling & Simulation programs.
• Experience with Army Multi-domain operations (MDO).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Company paid life and disability insurances.
• 401k with matching contributions.
• Education reimbursement.
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).