Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) Project Manager

Corner Alliance•Washington, DC

About The Position

This role is contingent upon award. Corner Alliance is a dynamic, growing consulting firm that devotes itself to providing an enriching employee experience while working in meaningful ways to create results for the government. We are currently seeking an Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) Project Manager with 6+ years of experience to join our team and fully embrace our commitment to deliver, grow and thrive. As a UAS Project Manager supporting our client, you will lead planning, coordination, execution, reporting, and closeout for public safety communications and unmanned aircraft systems efforts. You will manage project activities that may include stakeholder engagement, technical planning, event coordination, logistics, data collection support, reporting, and client communications. You will manage a dedicated team and coordinate closely with client leadership, public safety stakeholders, technical experts, industry participants, academic partners, research organizations, and event support personnel. Your role will focus on project management, stakeholder coordination, operational readiness, test administration support, documentation, quality assurance, and delivery of clear, client-ready products.

Requirements

BA/BS degree and 6 or more years of experience in project management, technical program management, public safety technology, communications, emergency management, aviation systems, engineering, or a related field.
Experience managing complex projects with multiple phases, deadlines, stakeholders, deliverables, and logistical dependencies.
Experience leading stakeholder engagement, technical workshops, working groups, field events, demonstrations, pilots, test events, or operational exercises.
Experience managing event planning and execution, including facilities, logistics, participant coordination, schedules, materials, communications, and day-of support.
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams that may include technical experts, public safety practitioners, researchers, industry partners, operations staff, and client leadership.
Experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, risks, action items, deliverables, and quality assurance processes.
Ability to support technical administration activities while following client-defined procedures, requirements, and expectations.
Ability to translate technical discussions and stakeholder input into clear meeting summaries, findings reports, action plans, and final deliverables.
Strong writing, editing, facilitation, presentation, and verbal communication skills.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality assurance.
Skilled in problem-solving with a flexible approach toward clients, stakeholders, and team members.
Receptive to feedback from clients and colleagues, and proactive in making changes.
Demonstrates an unflappable attitude when faced with changes, ambiguity, technical uncertainty, or event execution challenges.
Ability to travel as required for planning sessions, stakeholder meetings, field activities, debriefs, or related events.
U.S. citizenship and the ability to meet client suitability requirements.

Nice To Haves

PMP certification.
Experience supporting public safety communications, telecommunications, AI standards, AI governance, or technical research programs.
Familiarity with dataset generation, annotation, translation, metadata standards, contributor workflows, data repositories, AI testing, evaluation, validation, and verification.
Experience developing roadmaps, gap analyses, research reports, stakeholder engagement strategies, or investment planning materials for technical programs.
Experience managing subcontractors, linguistics experts, technical SMEs, or multidisciplinary teams.
Don’t think you have everything for this role but are still very interested? Please don’t hold back from applying because you may not have it all. You can learn and grow with us. We're looking for someone who is coachable, unflappable in navigating challenges, resourceful in learning new skills, innovative in challenging the status quo, excellent in writing, analytical in thinking, skilled in prioritization, and a rapport builder with clients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day project management for UAS and public safety communications support efforts, including scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risk, deliverables, quality assurance, and client communications.
Establish and maintain integrated project schedules that align planning meetings, stakeholder engagement, logistics, technical coordination, event preparation, data collection activities, debriefs, and reporting.
Confirm project objectives, planning assumptions, stakeholder engagement priorities, communication protocols, decision-making processes, and milestone requirements with the client.
Manage stakeholder engagement activities with public safety, industry, academia, research institutions, small businesses, and partner organizations.
Lead stakeholder communications, including invitations, scheduling, participant coordination, agendas, read-ahead materials, reminders, follow-ups, and action tracking.
Manage venue, facility, logistics, materials, facilitation support, participant support, and execution needs for meetings, workshops, demonstrations, field events, or related activities.
Oversee the development of agendas, facilitation guides, meeting summaries, documentation templates, feedback tools, and stakeholder input capture processes.
Facilitate or support planning meetings, technical discussions, stakeholder sessions, feedback reviews, debriefs, and closeout discussions.
Coordinate readiness activities, including facilities, operational resources, support personnel, technical experts, data collection readiness, and event logistics.
Support the administration of client-defined plans, procedures, and activities while maintaining alignment with client direction and approved requirements.
Coordinate data collection activities in accordance with established procedures, including observation capture, participant feedback, operational notes, technical inputs, and other data sources.
Maintain clear documentation of execution activities, stakeholder participation, data collection activities, observations, risks, issues, decisions, and lessons learned.
Manage quality assurance for all deliverables, including agendas, schedules, stakeholder materials, meeting summaries, findings reports, debrief materials, and final reports.
Translate technical and operational input into clear, concise, client-ready deliverables that support future planning, research, testing, and decision-making.
Identify process improvements, tools, and efficiencies that strengthen project delivery, stakeholder coordination, data capture, and reporting quality.
Provide team leadership, task assignments, coaching, feedback, and performance support for project team members.
Carry out our Commitments to Deliver, Grow, and Thrive.