Senior Project Manager - MDW Associates

MDW is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to support the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in Arlington, VA. The analyst will provide full-time support to the Director of the Technology Industrial Innovation Base (TIIB) as a support contractor for ManTech Program Support Services (MPSS). The successful candidate will capable of providing senior-level project management support for initiatives and projects emerging from the M-EWD Strategic Plan and associated actions.

The Senior Project Manager will perform the following job functions:

• Support OSD ManTech M-EWD Program Director initiatives and projects emerging from the OSD ManTech M-EWD Strategic Plan along three lines of effort to anticipate Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and Organic Industrial Base (OIB) demand signals for an advanced manufacturing workforce: (1) Building Regional and State Ecosystems for Defense Manufacturing, (2) Upscale MII Solutions Across Networks, and (3) Leverage Interagency Relationships to Support M-EWD Efforts.
• Provide project management advice and support to the OSD ManTech M-EWD Program Director.
• Support M-EWD interactions with senior interagency policy partners and offer insights to influence policy dynamics in support of DoD M-EWD objectives.
• Assist development, cross-Federal agency coordination, approval, and implementation of national M-EWD initiatives (e.g., National Manufacturing EWD Framework) and events involving the White House, DoD, other federal agencies (e.g., Department of Education), and Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs).
• Develop an annual M-EWD Project and Activities Plan (MPAP) to address projects and activities that address the M-EWD strategic imperatives. After Government concurrence, execute plans by engaging key ManTech stakeholders on plan objectives and workforce development initiatives.
• Execute a diverse portfolio of ongoing and emerging M-EWD projects to improve manufacturing workforce availability to the DIB and OIB.
• Coordinate with the OSD ManTech M-EWD team to ensure prompt delivery of impactful work across industry, academia, interagency, and MIIs.
• Support development of a balanced approach to workforce development activities across K-12 Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Career Technical Education (CTE), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA), and Industry training resources.
• Participate in state and regional manufacturing workforce development initiatives to expand defense manufacturing influence in a regional context.
• Contribute to M-EWD program management planning, budgeting, and financial execution.
• Provide project management in support of the OSD ManTech M-EWD Program Director.
• Execute a diverse portfolio of ongoing and emerging M-EWD projects to improve manufacturing workforce availability to the DIB and OIB.
• Support the development of a balanced approach to workforce development activities across K-12 STEM, CTE, DEIA, and Industry training resources.
• Participate in state and regional manufacturing workforce development initiatives to expand defense manufacturing influence in a regional context.

Required Experience:

• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and organizational management skills; expertise in contract management, budgeting and forecasting for DoD funds; and building cooperative relationships with contracted performers.
• Expert knowledge of acquisition standards and the PPBE System at the program execution level.
• Independent, self-starter, capable of interpreting M-EWD PM intent to identify and execute complex tasks in a timely manner in support of broader team objectives. Ability to build collegial relationships with senior leaders and peers.

Desired Experience:

• Analytical skills; able to deconstruct complex educational and economic development policies into clear and actionable initiatives and strategies.
• Proven ability to independently identify strategic areas of opportunity, collect data, assess results, draw valid conclusions, and present alternative solutions.
• Senior-level experience with economic/workforce development at the national and state levels.
• OSD or Military Staff and program development experience.
• DoD PPBE experience is preferred.

Education Requirement/Required Years of Experience:

• Master's Degree in a business or program management-related field from an accredited college or university with seven years of relevant professional experience.
• PMI certified PMP is desired

Clearance Requirement(s):

• Candidates for this position must have an Active US Security Clearance (Secret)

Company Description

Incorporated in 2012, MDW is a small business headquartered in Northern Virginia. We provide Federal government clients with consulting, management services, advisory and assistance services, decision support, strategic planning, process planning and improvement, task execution and metrics analysis. Our mission is to make our clients more successful by providing honest assessments, exceptional analysis, prudent advice, direct communication and hard work.

Our core capabilities include:

• Accounting Support Services
• Strategic Planning
• Cost Estimating
• Budget Programming and Justification
• Budget Execution
• Acquisition Management
• Financial Systems Support & Integration

MDW Associates, LLC ("MDW") is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, covered veteran status, mental or physical disability, pregnancy or any other unlawful basis unrelated to the ability to do the job. MDW seeks to employ talented, ethical and entrepreneurial-minded persons. Our applicants and employees are protected from discrimination as required by Federal law.

MDW offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits and compensation package for our employees, including but not limited to:

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Group Life Insurance/Long Term Disability/Short Term Disability

• Retirement/401(k)
• Flexible Leave Policy

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.