Site Technical Lead

Location: Colorado Springs, CO | Schedule: Full-Time | Shift: Day | Travel: Yes - 10% of the time | Clearance: Active TS/SCI required

About the role

SAIC is seeking a Site Technical Lead / Project Manager in Colorado Springs, CO, to support the NORAD and NORTHCOM Information Technology Enterprise Services (NITES) contract. The successful candidate will lead critical mission-support activities, initially focusing on a high-visibility site extension project before transitioning into a long-term lifecycle and project manager role. This position requires a dynamic leader capable of executing complex systems engineering, infrastructure build-outs, and sustained technical assurance for the Department of Defense's most critical command and control environments.

The Site Technical Lead / Project Manager will serve as the central coordination point for multi-disciplinary groups of system administrators, network engineers, and infrastructure technologists. The primary objective is to facilitate a seamless infrastructure expansion under the NITES contract while preparing the site for steady-state Operations and Maintenance (O&M) tasking. This role demands collaborative leadership to unite diverse technical groups, influence stakeholders without direct authority, and ensure cross-functional alignment with NORAD/NORTHCOM mission requirements.

Responsibilities

• Synchronize multiple, concurrent infrastructure build-outs and change initiatives while ensuring strict adherence to Statements of Work (SOW).
• Develop comprehensive project schedules, resource cost estimates, and infrastructure requirements to meet mission deadlines.
• Integrate activities across diverse technical teams (Network, Systems, Telecomm) to align workstreams without direct personnel management.
• Track project progress against established baselines and transparently communicate variances, risks, and mitigation strategies to leadership.
• Manage adherence to all IT governance standards, policies, and security protocols through approved enterprise tools and templates.
• Facilitate interdepartmental meetings to drive task completion, resolve technical conflicts, and ensure organizational alignment.
• Proactively identify and manage project risks and issues, ensuring deliverables remain within budgetary and scheduling constraints.
• Drive the evolution of project management best practices and tools to enhance organizational efficiency and mission readiness.
• Maintain concise, professional documentation of all project activities and conduct post-implementation evaluations to refine future lifecycle efforts.
• Coordinate the handover of completed infrastructure projects to steady-state O&M teams, ensuring full operational continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher (4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree will be considered).
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• 7+ years of Infrastructure Project Management or Project Coordination experience within a large-scale DoD environment or Fortune 500 organization.
• Familiarity with infrastructure technologies, including Telecomm, Networking, Server/Storage, Virtualization, and IT Security to effectively converse with and coordinate technical teams.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with experience in formal military-style writing, preparing briefs, and presenting to senior leadership.
• Proactive self-starter with an eye for detail and a systematic working style; highly capable of working cross-functionally in a heavily matrixed organizational structure with minimal supervision.

Desired Skills & Certifications

• PMP - Project Management Professional (Highly Desired).
• ITIL - ITIL v3 or v4 Foundation (Highly Desired).
• Technical Certs - Security+ or equivalent DoD 8570 compliance.

Pay

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.