High Frequency Project Manager

SAIC • Springfield, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is a High Frequency (HF) Project Manager (Contractor) role in support of the Department of State (DoS) Vanguard 2025 Program. The HF Project Manager is responsible for providing project management support to the Radio Programs Branch (RPB) for HF radio systems, including the planning, coordination, execution, and sustainment of HF communications initiatives supporting global overseas operations. The role ensures HF systems are delivered, installed, and maintained in accordance with operational requirements, timelines, and compliance standards.

Requirements

• Project management support for HF radio systems.
• Planning, coordination, execution, and sustainment of HF communications initiatives.
• Ensuring HF systems are delivered, installed, and maintained according to operational requirements, timelines, and compliance standards.
• Limited travel worldwide (1 to 2 times per year for surveys or installations per SAIC policy, with the understanding any requirement for additional deployments will be determined by GTC and Contracting Management), including high-risk, danger, and contingency environments.
• Onsite work in Springfield, VA.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage HF radio system deployments, upgrades, and sustainment activities across overseas and domestic locations.
• Track project schedules, milestones, and deliverables to ensure timely execution and alignment with Government priorities.
• Support procurement planning, equipment staging, logistics coordination, and shipment of HF communications equipment.
• Assist with frequency coordination and ensure compliance with spectrum management policies and regulations.
• Ensure adherence to communications security (COMSEC) requirements and secure communications protocols.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies impacting cost, schedule, and performance.
• Provide status updates, reports, and briefings to Government leadership and stakeholders.
• Support contingency operations and short-notice taskings requiring rapid deployment or reallocation of HF resources.
• Assist with documentation development, process improvement, and training support to enhance program efficiency and sustainment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed