Project Management Specialist Security Clearance

Position: Project Management Specialist 3 with Security Clearance
PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Project Management Specialist 3, in St. Charles, MO. Job

Job Description:

Independently develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains an integrated plan and schedule to meet program and/or project requirements in accordance with project management industry standards. Performs studies, analysis (trend, variance, impact), risk assessments to determine impacts, and constraints involving product development, production rates, process improvement, program initiatives. Creates schedule, reports, metrics, change activity, communicates and updates plan regularly throughout lifecycle of program or project.

Works to improve project management processes, business systems, and implement best practices that support project decision makers. Directs all phases of projects or subsystems of major projects from inception through completion. Acts as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives. Assists customers to develop performance recovery plan and ensure all project control systems are in place to support ongoing support to stakeholders.

Our teams are currently hiring for a broad range of experience levels including;
Associate and Experienced Level Software Project Engineers.
The person in this role will lead and coordinate technical execution for Operational Flight Program (OFP) software teams and related integration activities, owning Cost Account Management (CAM) for assigned software work by overseeing budgets, monitoring earned value performance, and delivering objective forecasts. They will maintain and defend the performance measurement baseline, collect timely cost and schedule data, and compute key EVM indicators such as CPI, SPI, ETC, and EAC.

The role requires identifying root causes for variances, driving corrective action and re-planning, and keeping leadership and stakeholders informed. This position also involves close collaboration with systems engineering, test, QA, and supply chain to ensure software is delivered on schedule, within scope, and on budget, as well as mentoring and developing early-career engineers while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, safety, and technical rigor.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience managing software programs or major software work streams in aerospace, defense, or another high-reliability domain, along with a strong working knowledge of the software development lifecycle, configuration management, and integration/test practices for embedded or flight software. They should be able to lead earned value management (EVM) processes and produce clear, reliable program forecasts, be an excellent communicator who can present technical and programmatic status to both technical teams and senior leadership and bring a collaborative mindset with a proven track record of working across engineering, manufacturing, and business teams to solve complex problems.
For decades, the Precision Engagement Systems organization has designed and produced precision-guided weapon systems that defend our nation and support more than 30 allied countries. Our work is challenging, meaningful, and rapidly evolving; we are growing and looking for experienced software project leaders who can translate technical vision into dependable program execution.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provides the Engineering leadership to a team representing multiple skill areas, which may include internal and external resources and customers.

• Develops statement of work (SOW) to satisfy research and development, ongoing and new business requirements.

• Works with customers and management to obtain approval.

• Identifies and manages changes to statement of work and assesses the impact of those changes and incorporates changes into statement of work.

• Using a variety of media, clearly conveys information and ideas to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

• Lead team scrums to define product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities, and communicate with stakeholders throughout the project.

• Collaborate with internal and external…