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Technical Project Manager - Program & Contract Execution

Job in Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22350, USA
Listing for: Paylocity
Full Time, Contract position
Listed on 2026-09-29
Job specializations:
  • Management
    Project & Program Management, IT Project Manager, Operations Management
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 110000 - 160000 USD Yearly USD 110000.00 160000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Travel Requirement: Up to 25%

Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance required

Sherpa 6 is seeking a Project Manager to own project success end-to-end – budget, scope, schedule, and customer satisfaction – on behalf of our Government customers. We're looking for someone who demonstrates strong leadership and project execution skills, has a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver, and can develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

The candidate must demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and will have the ability to operate in a team environment that is diverse and possibly remote as well as collaborate across multiple business areas to accomplish Sherpa 6's goals.

Primary Responsibilities
  • Manage the full life cycle of assigned projects.
  • Provide a single point of contact for assigned projects.
  • Interface with all stakeholders including Contracting, Financial, Legal, Security, Senior Staff, Executive Staff, Customers, End Users, Engineering, IT, and Team Members.
  • Participate in Business Development activities including networking, program capture, and proposal development.
  • Develop project artifacts including detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates (Estimates at Completion, or EACs), resource plans, and status reports based on contractual requirements.
  • Conduct project meetings virtually and/or in-person.
  • Perform project tracking and analysis.
  • Ensure adherence to quality standards.
  • Manage and review project deliverables.
  • Ensure all project contractual obligations are being satisfied.
  • Provide analytical guidance to the project team.
  • Recommend and/or direct the analysis and solutions of problems.
  • Perform staffing and workload forecasting.
  • Work with Project Controllers to satisfy project financial requirements.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree from accredited college or university in Engineering, Computer Science, Program Management or other related field
  • Five (5) years of experience managing/supervising technical teams/projects related to the role
  • Must be a US citizen
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications
  • PMP Certification
  • SOF (Special Operations Forces) experience
  • Experience managing FFP contracts
  • Ability to build trust and confidence with customers, engineers, technicians, program management, and product line management to achieve program and business objectives
  • Demonstrate leadership by example, building trust and inspiring people through a shared vision where people feel valued, empowered, and fulfilled
  • Ability to independently lead and support technical meetings with customers, teammates, program management and leadership
  • Experience in systems engineering and/or software engineering
  • Experience executing projects with Agile methodology
  • Experience with DoW related contracts
  • Experience with proposal effort coordination, including estimating, bidding, narrative writing, risk identification, and technical leadership
  • Ability to grasp complex issues, independently formulate analysis and proposed solutions, lead people, manage complex activities, manage risks and opportunities, brief issues and represent the company well to the customer
  • Background Screening/Check/Investigation:
  • Successful completion of a background screening/check/investigation will/may be required as a condition of hire.
About Sherpa 6

At Sherpa 6 we love to solve problems and provide the best solutions for our customers. Our approach to a problem is to find a user-focused and design-driven solution that is simple yet functional and effective. We are a group of enthusiastic forward-thinkers who are excited to build amazing solutions with bleeding-edge technology. We hire people who are forward thinkers,…

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