Senior Project Management Specialist

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About the Department

L212 contains MITRE Enterprise Program and Risk Management thought leaders. The department is composed of recognized subject matter experts, proficient in a suite of program and risk management skills including: leading people, project communications, scope management employing Agile, establishing program metrics, developing schedules, and more. The Enterprise Program & Risk Management department provides support across a wide range of MITRE portfolios, employing ~50 highly qualified and experienced staff.

Responsibilities

• Project coordination for MITRE projects
• Implementation and maintenance of project schedules
• Implementation and maintenance of project risk register(s)
• Research associated with specific project requirements
• Handling of project logistics, including meeting management and facilitation
• Project communications and reporting (includes generation of project periodic reports)
• Management of project artifacts
• Application of artificial intelligence (AI) approaches to project management

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• US citizenship required to obtain a Secret clearance in the future
• Basic knowledge of project, program and risk management as would be evident by a Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification
• Experience in the application of AI tools
• Specific experience in one or more project management domain (e.g., risk management, change control, schedule management, project reporting, quality management)
• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site
• Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered for a security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Specific project management experience
• PMBOK Knowledge
• Task leadership or other supervisory experience

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, a Secret clearance.

Pay

Salary compensation range and midpoint: $113,600 - $142,000 - $170,400

Schedule

Annual

Work Location Type: Hybrid