Technical Project Manager - Senior

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of space. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, Peraton delivers trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces, solving the most daunting challenges to keep people around the world safe and secure.

About The Role

Join Peraton in advancing the safety, efficiency, and modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) through the FAA's Business, National Airspace, and Technical Computing Services (BNATCS) contract. As a trusted partner to the Federal Aviation Administration, Peraton helps deliver the systems and services that keep our nation's skies safe and connected. This role sits at the heart of aviation modernization, where disciplined execution, technical excellence, and mission impact converge. Lead complex, high-visibility technology initiatives supporting the FAA, managing the day-to-day coordination between technical teams of Cybersecurity, Network Engineering, or System Software Tester professionals.

Work Location: This position is required to be 100% on-site in Herndon, VA.

Responsibilities

• Provide both technical project leadership and direct people management overseeing teams of cybersecurity professionals, network engineers, or System Software Tester professionals.
• Own the full lifecycle of sophisticated network, cyber, or testing projects from concept through deployment.
• Provide workforce forecasting, employee retention, succession planning, and talent development.
• Translate complex requirements into executable plans, schedules, and budgets using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
• Align technical delivery with long-term FAA modernization goals and program priorities.
• Support requirements analysis, readiness reviews, and operational transitions.
• Drive projects to successful completion while meeting FAA standards, cost targets, and delivery commitments.
• Track project progress against established milestones, KPIs, contractual requirements, and customer expectations.
• Manage the day-to-day performance, workload, priorities, and development of assigned employees.
• Conduct annual and mid-year performance reviews, providing clear, objective, and actionable feedback aligned with employee goals and organizational expectations.
• Establish individual performance objectives and ensure employee goals align with program priorities, contractual requirements, and organizational objectives.
• Assess current and future staffing requirements based on project schedules, technical priorities, customer demand, and contractual requirements.
• Provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, career development, and performance feedback to strengthen individual and team performance.
• Review and approve employee timecards, PTO, attendance, and other workforce-management activities.
• Partner closely with vendors, engineers, and program leaders to ensure seamless execution across all technical domains.
• Address employee performance issues and partner with Human Resources when appropriate.
• Anticipate and mitigate risks with real impact on mission-critical projects.