Engineering Project Management Specialist
- Location
- Arnold AFB, TN
- Listed
- Today
Responsibilities
- Support engineering and test-related projects through initiation, planning, design, execution, testing, and closeout.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, spend plans, status reports, action-item trackers, and project documentation.
- Conduct project meetings, site visits, and field engagements to validate project status and understand execution challenges.
- Work with engineers, contractors, finance, acquisition personnel, and Government stakeholders to gather and evaluate project information.
- Identify and communicate cost, schedule, technical, and execution risks, issues, dependencies, and opportunities.
- Provide clear project-status briefings and recommendations to customer leadership.
- Support Earned Value Management (EVM) practices, project financial assessments, and funding/spend-plan development.
- Review project and contractor documentation for alignment with project requirements, milestones, and deliverables.
- Support acquisition and project-execution activities, including contract coordination, decision points, and familiarity with Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLINs).
- Support engineering milestone reviews, as applicable, including Integrated Baseline Reviews, Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews, Factory Acceptance Tests, and configuration audits.
- Maintain organized project records and ensure required documentation is stored in designated repositories.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
- 3+ years of relevant experience in project management, engineering, test and analysis support, or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to manage or support complex projects across multiple lifecycle phases.
- Ability to understand technical project information and communicate it clearly to technical teams and senior leadership.
- Experience identifying, documenting, and mitigating project risks.
- Strong organization, communication, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
- Experience with EVM, cost/schedule analysis, project controls, or spend-plan development.
- Must be able to acquire and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Desired Qualifications
- Masters degree in an engineering or other technical discipline.
- 10+ years' experience in Department of War, U.S. Air Force, engineering, test and evaluation, or research-and-development programs.
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), or comparable certification.
- Familiarity with Government acquisition processes, contract structures, and systems-engineering milestone reviews.
From Canvas's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 14, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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