Junior Project Manager
ECS Tech Inc Fairfax, Virginia, United States · $90K–$115K/yr
IT Services and IT Consulting · 11-50 employees
About the role
The Junior Project Manager will support technical initiatives by coordinating activities, tracking project milestones, and maintaining documentation. They will also facilitate communication between stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams to ensure the successful delivery of mission capabilities.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a U.S. citizenship and a Secret security clearance, with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance. A high school diploma and at least 3 years of relevant experience in project coordination or technical defense programs are required.
Full description
Everforth ECS is seeking a Junior Project Manager to work in our Fairfax, VA office in a hybrid onsite/remote capacity.
Everforth ECS is seeking a Junior Project Manager to support technical initiatives for a Department of War (DoW) customer, including the integration and implementation of new analytic capabilities into enterprise systems.
This role is ideal for an organized, technically curious professional who enjoys working with technical teams and customers in a fast-paced environment. The Junior Project Manager will work alongside senior project and technical leaders to coordinate activities, track priorities and milestones, maintain project documentation, and help ensure successful delivery of mission capabilities. The successful candidate will interact with DoW stakeholders, technical teams, commercial vendors, and federal contractors while gaining hands-on experience managing complex technical projects. The Junior Project Manager will report directly to the Director.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in translating mission objectives into project plans, tasks, and milestones.
- Track project priorities, schedules, risks, action items, and deliverables.
- Coordinate activities across customers, engineers, integrators, vendors, and other stakeholders.
- Support data integration, technology onboarding, and deployment activities.
- Organize and facilitate customer and project team meetings.
- Prepare project status updates, meeting notes, briefings, and other documentation.
- Identify potential risks and blockers and work with project leadership to resolve them.
- Support coordination with subcontractors, vendors, and technology partners.
- Help maintain project plans and technical delivery milestones.
- Other duties, as assigned.
Salary Range: $90,000 - $115,000
General Description of Benefits
Qualifications
- U.S. Citizen.
- Secret clearance required to interview with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
- High School Diploma with 3 years of relevant project coordination, project management, technical, defense, or related experience.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Interest in technology and willingness to learn technical concepts.
- Experience working in or supporting DoW/DoD programs.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
- Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).
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