Project Lead

About the role

Link Solutions is seeking a Project Lead to join our team in Adelphi, MD.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Active DoD Secret Clearance
• Non-remote (relocation incentive available)

The Project Lead will support the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Information Technology Modernization and Support Services program and serve as the primary interface between Government stakeholders, customers, and project delivery teams supporting mission-critical research and development environments.

This position is responsible for leading project planning and execution efforts, gathering and defining customer requirements, developing Statements of Work (SOWs), managing budgets and resources, establishing project milestones, and ensuring the successful delivery of business and technical initiatives supporting ARL's technology modernization objectives.

The ideal candidate is a proactive leader with strong communication, organizational, financial management, and project planning skills who can successfully guide projects from concept through completion while maintaining alignment with customer objectives, mission priorities, and program goals.

Join our dynamic team at a top-tier organization, where work-life balance and employee well-being take center stage. This exciting opportunity allows you to support innovative research and modernization efforts while contributing to technologies that enhance Soldier readiness and national security.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead requirements gathering sessions, workshops, and customer engagements to identify business and technical needs.
• Translate customer requirements into actionable project plans, work packages, and deliverables.
• Develop, review, and maintain Statements of Work (SOWs), Performance Work Statements (PWSs), project charters, and supporting project documentation.
• Establish project goals, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Create and maintain integrated project plans and execution roadmaps.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, labor allocations, and resource utilization.
• Monitor project performance against schedule, scope, cost, and quality objectives.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and issues, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate activities across technical teams, subcontractors, customer organizations, and Government stakeholders.
• Facilitate project status meetings and provide executive-level reports, metrics, briefings, and recommendations.
• Track project actions, decisions, and deliverables to ensure timely completion.
• Support contract management activities, including task order development, modifications, funding tracking, and resource planning.
• Drive process improvement initiatives that enhance project delivery efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards, contractual requirements, cybersecurity policies, and applicable Government regulations.
• Support enterprise IT modernization, infrastructure enhancement, cloud migration, cybersecurity, and digital transformation initiatives across the ARL environment.

Additional information

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Compensation Range

• $80,000 - $120,000 yearly
• Full-Time (Monday-Friday)

Several factors influence final compensation, including relevant experience, technical expertise, certifications, education, and government rate.

Qualifications & Requirements

• U.S. Citizen.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Five (5+) years of experience leading projects, programs, or enterprise IT initiatives in Government, research, engineering, or technical environments.
• Experience gathering customer requirements and translating business needs into project plans and technical deliverables.
• Experience developing and managing SOWs, PWSs, project plans, budgets, schedules, and performance metrics.
• Experience supporting enterprise IT, cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, or modernization initiatives.
• Strong project planning, risk management, resource management, and financial management skills.
• Experience supporting Government contracts, task orders, and customer-facing project activities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Visio
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• PMP, CAPM, ITIL, Agile, Scrum, or other project management certifications.
• Experience supporting Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Department of Defense (DoD), or Federal Government environments.
• Experience supporting research, engineering, testing, or laboratory environments.
• Experience leading infrastructure modernization, cloud migration, cybersecurity, or enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with ITIL, Agile methodologies, DevSecOps, and modern project delivery frameworks.
• Experience preparing executive-level briefings, reports, and presentations.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary technical teams and stakeholder groups.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proven ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all organizational level.

Additional Information

Link Solutions Inc. offers a competitive compensation and benefits package to include paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, company-paid long and short-term disability, life insurance, referral bonuses, relocation incentive program, certification reimbursement program, retirement, and more.