Project Administrator

About the role

Kratos is a leader in assured aerospace communication solutions and services. We are cutting-edge innovators and creative problem solvers working collaboratively to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. Our culture is fast-paced and innovative. We are a trusted partner—driven by doing the right thing and achieving maximum success for our customers, our partners and ourselves. Come join a dynamic and engaging work environment as a Project Administrator within the Kratos Cyber business unit. The Project Administrator will work under the direction of the PMO Manager to support day-to-day administrative operations to ensure projects run smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Executing project initiation activities, to include communicating with customers on next steps, scheduling meetings, creating project kickoff slides, coordinating access to collaborative tools, requesting charge codes, preparing project templates, and ensuring required documents have been submitted by the customer.
• Working collaboratively with Project Managers to staff projects, create / update project budgets, and develop Estimates at Complete (EAC).
• Tracking project milestone completion and requesting invoices be sent to the customer.
• Participating in project close out activities, to include scheduling lessons learned meetings, confirming project invoices have been submitted and paid, and verifying project records have been stored to the project repository.
• Updating PMO tracking logs and planners to accurately reflect the status of various project tasks.
• Assisting with the development and maintenance of PMO resources (standard operating procedures, work instructions, templates, checklists, and other documents as required) to ensure consistency and clarity of PMO operations.
• Supporting the development of statements of work, change requests, contract modifications, and levels of estimate.
• Attending meetings, taking meeting minutes, capturing action items, and tracking action items to completion.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Demonstrated organizational and time management skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills; excellent interpersonal skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders; experience with Microsoft products such as Excel and Word for communication and tracking; experience with collaborative tools such as Microsoft Teams and Microsoft SharePoint.

Preferred skills/experience: exposure to data analysis, trend tracking, or financial operations; coursework or certification in Project Management.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Coverage
• Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Education Reimbursement

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience and education; Salary Range: $60,000‑$70,000.