Project Manager, Systems Engineer

Regular, Full Time

TS/SCI

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Electrical/Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical military/industry experience)

$ 150,000 to $170,000/annual

The Project Manager serves as the primary technical and programmatic advisor to the Government Program Office overseeing the retrofit, fit-out, and initial operating capability (IOC) of a Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated (COCO) high-density Artificial Intelligence (AI) Compute Datacenter.

This role ensures strict programmatic accountability across the Prime Contractor’s retrofit of an existing commercial industrial/office facility into a fully accredited ICD 705 Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) housing advanced high-performance compute (HPC) and liquid-cooled AI clusters. The incumbent serves as the government's technical advisor, auditing schedule fidelity, tracking milestones, identifying delivery and supply-chain risks, and liaising between government security authorities, contracting personnel, and commercial facility operators.

Important Boundary Provision:
As a SETA contractor, the incumbent operates strictly in an advisory and technical evaluation capacity and shall not perform inherently governmental functions (such as obligating government funds, directing contract modifications, or formally accepting deliverables).

• Contractor Oversight & Technical Advisory
  • Act as the lead SETA technical advisor to the Government Program Manager (PM) and Contracting Officer Representative (COR).
  • Provide objective assessments of the Prime Contractor's technical deliverables, engineering change proposals (ECPs), design packages (PDR/CDR), and commissioning test plans.
  • Monitor Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated (COCO) performance benchmarks, verifying that commercial site modifications conform to contract specifications, power/cooling performance agreements, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
  • Review project milestones and contractor earned value / progress reports against physical on-site progress to inform the COR’s acceptance decisions.
• Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) & Dependency Management
  • Maintain and baseline the government-side Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), aligning the Prime Contractor’s schedule with government interdependencies, tenant fit-out, and mission readiness dates.
  • Identify critical-path drivers, lead-time bottlenecks (e.g., electrical switch gear, chillers, specialized security hardware, GPU allocation timelines), and schedule variances using MS Project.
  • Formulate quantitative schedule risk analyses and recommend actionable remediation strategies to preserve program milestones.
• ICD 705 Accreditation & SCIF Physical Security Governance
  • Support the security teams in tracking compliance with ICD 705 security mandates.
  • Monitor execution of the Construction Security Plan (CSP), Construction Surveillance Technician (CST) logging, and baseline barrier/perimeter construction as required.
  • Ensure documentation deliverables such as the Fixed Facility Checklist (FFC) and TEMPEST assessments in conjunction with the Certified TEMPEST Technical Authority (CTTA) and Accrediting Official (AO) are accomplished and all stakeholders execute required tasks to achieve an on-time accreditation.
  • Ensure execution of required accreditation tasks by the Contractor at the facility.
• AI Compute Infrastructure & Facility Modernization
  • Oversee mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) retrofits required to support high-density compute rack configurations, including…