Project Manager Military Aviation Application Development (Hybrid Glastonbury CT)

Tsunami Tsolutions•Glastonbury, CT

3d•$105,002 - $135,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Tsunami Tsolutions is seeking an experienced Project Manager to independently lead customer-facing application development projects supporting military aviation programs. The Project Manager is accountable for overall execution and delivery, including a dedicated cross-functional development team, schedules, budgets, scope, risks, contractual commitments, and customer expectations. The role calls for proactive ownership, strong customer and technical-team relationships, the ability to translate customer priorities into executable plans, and effective decision-making and communication across working teams and executive stakeholders. The position may be based in Melbourne, Florida, or Glastonbury, Connecticut. Melbourne is preferred. The role follows applicable local hybrid-work expectations and may require travel to customer or company sites. Access to certain technologies and hardware is subject to U.S. national security-based export controls. Applicants must be U.S. Persons or otherwise authorized by the U.S. Government; company sponsorship is not offered. Candidates must be able to pass a required background investigation and drug screening. The target salary range is $105,000–$135,000 annually. Individual offers depend on relevant skills, experience, and qualifications, and higher compensation may be considered for candidates contributing beyond the stated scope. Eligible employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements and plan terms.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, information technology, aviation, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Demonstrated experience independently managing customer-facing technical projects, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, and delivery outcomes.
Experience managing software development, application modernization, systems integration, or comparable technical projects.
Experience supporting aerospace, defense, military aviation, or another highly regulated environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities, dependencies, and stakeholders.
Strong written, verbal, facilitation, negotiation, and executive communication skills.
Ability to work from Melbourne, Florida, or Glastonbury, Connecticut, and travel as required.
Ability to pass the required background investigation and drug screening.
Must be a U.S. Person or otherwise authorized by the U.S. Government to access technologies and hardware subject to U.S. national security-based export control requirements; company sponsorship is not offered.

Nice To Haves

PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum, or comparable project management certification.
Experience with Agile and hybrid delivery methods.
Experience supporting military aircraft sustainment, maintenance, logistics, or mission-support applications.
Experience with government contracting, earned value concepts, or formal customer governance.
Five or more years of relevant experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and actively manage the integrated project schedule, critical path, budget, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, and change control; identify impacts and drive recovery actions when delivery deviates from plan.
Lead a dedicated cross-functional application development team, establishing expectations, priorities, accountability, and alignment with customer commitments.
Facilitate customer and internal governance meetings and provide status, financial, risk, and delivery reporting.
Build and maintain direct customer relationships, manage expectations, facilitate difficult conversations, and drive decisions needed to maintain project progress.
Own project financial visibility, including budgets, forecasts, resource utilization, and the financial implications of delivery and scope decisions.
Anticipate delivery risks, investigate issues, propose solutions, and drive corrective actions, escalating when appropriate.
Coordinate readiness for major reviews, releases, demonstrations, testing events, implementations, and customer acceptance activities.
Maintain accurate project documentation and ensure compliance with PMO, quality, security, and customer requirements.
Support estimates, proposals, statements of work, and implementation planning for new or expanded opportunities.
Travel to customer or company locations as project needs require.