We are seeking a Project Manager I to fill a part-time, hybrid role supporting the Exodus Multi-Level Security (MLS) Program at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, CA. The Exodus program provides secure multi-domain information-sharing capabilities in support of Department of Defense missions.
As a Project Manager I with AMERICAN SYSTEMS supporting the Exodus Program, you will:
- Develop, implement, and manage the Exodus Project Management Plan (PM Plan) to ensure deliverables meet all contractual, technical, and quality standards.
- Serve as the primary liaison between the Contractor Support Services (CSS) team, Government COR, and program stakeholders.
- Participate in weekly Exodus Operations meetings to capture requirement changes, new task triggers, and funding adjustments, ensuring plans remain current and actionable.
- Work closely with government financial managers to validate commitments, obligations, and expenditures in alignment with Navy fiscal-year cycles, continuing resolutions, and funding expiration rules.
- Maintain and refine a complex, multi-customer cost-sharing model in Excel, using advanced functions (defined names, SUMIFS/COUNTIFS, INDEX, MATCH, pivot tables) to accurately track and project recurring and non-recurring costs across customers.
- Analyze and forecast plan-vs-actual-vs-projection data to support budget formulation, variance analysis, and accurate financial reporting.
- Apply cost accounting and mathematical principles to support pricing, cost estimating, revenue planning, and annual financial forecasts.
- Collaborate with government PMs, COR, program analysts, and engineers to develop cost estimates, translate technical requirements into financial impacts, and communicate model results clearly to all audiences.
- Recommend process or contract improvements that enhance quality, accuracy, and timeliness of deliverables while maintaining compliance with safety and security requirements.
- Lead and mentor project staff to ensure alignment with program objectives, promoting knowledge transfer and consistency in cost modeling and project reporting.
- Demonstrate expert-level Excel and analytical skills, applying relational data concepts and quantitative reasoning to strengthen cost models and financial accuracy.
- Maintain understanding of IT networks and system-level architectures to accurately relate customer requirements to resource use and associated costs.