LEAD PROJECT MANAGER - PUB SEC
About The Position
The Lead Project Manager will manage logistics and project-delivery activities for a complex, mission-critical federal program. The role integrates material shipping, secure transportation, supply chain, inventory, schedule, cost, risk, and stakeholder-management functions to ensure program assets are delivered safely, securely, on time, and in compliance with contractual requirements. The position establishes and sustains working relationships with Long Haul Transport carriers, White Glove service providers, suppliers, contractors, government representatives, warehouse personnel, and site personnel. It leads logistics projects from planning through delivery, acceptance, and closeout; coordinates secure shipments and specialized delivery requirements; manages project documentation and reporting; and ensures compliance with federal, contractual, transportation, safety, security, and site-specific requirements. Site visits may be conducted to validate requirements, assess delivery conditions, coordinate field activities, and resolve operational issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible logistics, supply chain, transportation, and project-management experience supporting federal, defense, or other large-scale regulated programs.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex projects and logistics initiatives at the program or enterprise level.
- Experience managing project scope, schedules, resources, risks, dependencies, budgets, and stakeholder communications.
- Experience coordinating secure, sensitive, high-value, oversized, and mission-critical shipments.
- Demonstrated ability to manage transportation carriers, specialized delivery providers, suppliers, contractors, and cross-functional project teams.
- Strong leadership, organization, communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and Senior Leadership-briefing skills.
- Active Secret security clearance; future TS/SCI.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
- Project-management certification, such as PMP, or comparable training.
- Experience with federal acquisition, contract support, lifecycle sustainment, and operational-readiness models.
- Prior U.S. military logistics or program-management experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead logistics projects from planning through delivery, acceptance, and closeout.
- Develop and manage project scope, schedules, milestones, resource requirements, budgets, risks, and deliverables.
- Coordinate activities across logistics, engineering, procurement, finance, security, transportation providers, contractors, and customer teams.
- Manage material-shipping activities, including transportation planning, secure handling, shipment tracking, delivery coordination, receipt, and documentation.
- Support and maintain the program’s secure-shipping standard operating procedures.
- Build and sustain strategic relationships with Long Haul Transport carriers and White Glove service providers.
- Coordinate carrier capacity, equipment, specialized handling, site access, delivery, placement, unpacking, and related White Glove requirements.
- Process and track purchase requests, goods receipts, invoices, proofs of delivery, chain-of-custody records, Bills of Lading, and other logistics documentation.
- Lead project meetings, status reviews, stakeholder communications, and Senior Leadership-level reporting when required.
- Identify and mitigate project and logistics risks affecting cost, schedule, security, readiness, and program delivery.
- Resolve shipment delays, material discrepancies, damage claims, provider performance issues, and other delivery exceptions.
- Develop project plans, logistics procedures, performance metrics, status reports, and corrective-action plans.
- Conduct site visits to validate requirements, assess delivery conditions, coordinate field activities, and resolve operational issues.
- Ensure compliance with federal, contractual, transportation, safety, security, and site-specific requirements.
Benefits
- Comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, and Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks intended to support physical, mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
- Bonus structure may include short-term incentives, long-term incentives, and/or sales compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
