Technical Project Manager - SME
About The Position
Peraton is hiring a Technical Project Manager - SME to lead complex technology initiatives supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under its Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) contract. The role supports modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) and provides hands-on leadership for technical implementation work involving cybersecurity, network infrastructure, systems integration, and testing. The position is 100% on-site in Herndon, Virginia. The Technical Project Manager coordinates and manages implementation professionals and is accountable for team performance, workforce planning, resource allocation, technical delivery, and operational readiness. The role leads projects from concept through deployment, translating customer and technical requirements into plans, schedules, and budgets using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies. Projects must meet schedules, cost targets, FAA requirements, security standards, quality expectations, and contractual commitments. The position also includes direct people management, employee development and performance reviews, risk and issue management, and coordination with vendors, subcontractors, technical teams, and program leadership. The manager communicates project progress, staffing, milestones, risks, and issues to stakeholders, including through executive-level briefings.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
- 12 years of direct people-management experience leading technical implementation, engineering, or integration teams.
- Hands-on experience in systems implementation, infrastructure deployment, and technical operations.
- Experience leading geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams.
- Ability to identify and mitigate project risks and resolve technical issues.
- Experience with workforce planning, resource allocation, and workload management.
- Experience managing scope, schedules, and budgets using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
- Ability to conduct technical reviews, validation activities, and post-implementation assessments.
- Experience setting employee performance goals and conducting evaluations.
- Knowledge of network infrastructure, systems engineering, integration, and deployment.
- Experience managing end-to-end implementations from planning through operational transition.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or National Airspace System (NAS).
- Degree in Engineering Management, Business Administration (MBA), or Systems Engineering.
- PMP, Agile, Scrum, ITIL, or related certifications.
- Familiarity with FAA modernization initiatives, implementation standards, operational readiness requirements, and technical deployment processes.
- Strong stakeholder-management and executive-communication skills.
- Experience managing subcontractors, vendors, technical partners, and external implementation resources.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, or similar tools.
- Knowledge of FAA deployment processes and operational readiness requirements.
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with a record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical project leadership and direct people management for technical implementation teams.
- Manage projects through their full lifecycle, from concept and planning through deployment and operational transition.
- Create executable plans, schedules, and budgets using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
- Forecast workforce needs and manage retention, succession planning, talent development, resource allocation, and workloads.
- Align technical delivery with FAA modernization goals, program priorities, customer expectations, and contractual requirements.
- Support requirements analysis, readiness reviews, technical validation, and operational transitions.
- Track progress against milestones, KPIs, contractual requirements, schedules, budgets, and customer expectations.
- Coordinate cross-functional technical teams and resolve implementation challenges.
- Manage employee performance and development, including setting objectives, conducting annual and mid-year reviews, and providing coaching and feedback.
- Review and approve employee timecards, PTO, attendance, and other workforce-management activities.
- Address employee performance issues and partner with Human Resources when appropriate.
- Anticipate technical risks, dependencies, and integration challenges; develop mitigation and contingency plans.
- Maintain project risk and issue registers and ensure ownership, escalation, and resolution.
- Monitor project and team performance, identify trends, and develop corrective action plans.
- Serve as an interface among technical teams, program leadership, subcontractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.
- Provide status updates and executive briefings on technical progress, staffing, schedules, accomplishments, risks, issues, and milestones.
- Translate technical information into program and business impacts for senior leaders and non-technical stakeholders.
- Communicate customer priorities and expectations to assigned employees and technical teams.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Health savings account
- Short- and long-term disability
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Parental leave
- 401(k)
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
- Company-paid holidays
- Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
