Technical Project Manager

New Directions Technologies Inc.
Ventura County, CA

This position requires a DoD Security Clearance, U.S Citizenship and the ability to work onsite (remote/telework is not an option) - no exceptions.


NDTI has an exciting opportunity for a senior Technical Project Manager with strong technical and project related business acumen to support operations at Point Mugu, CA.


As a Technical Project Manager within an integrated Government and contractor team, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and operational performance excellence. The candidate will provide project management and leadership for cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams that specify, develop, integrate, test, operate, and sustain electronic warfare threat-representative targets and simulation systems for test and training ranges. The candidate will be responsible for the project’s life cycle process (initiation, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing process).


Job Description:

• Plan technical projects: Collect requirements and Define scope, identify stake holders, Develop project plans, create WBS.

• Schedules: Define, sequence, and estimate durations for activities; generate schedules with defined milestones while ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

• Budgets: generate labor and material resource and cost estimates, allocate cost to activities.

• Risk Management: Identify risk, perform risk analysis and mitigations plans. Implement and monitor risk mitigation controls.

• Materials: track materials procurements, cost, and delivery schedule to ensure they support the cost and schedule requirements.

• Own and maintain the project master schedule, track deliverables, risk mitigation strategies to ensure on-time and on-budget completion.

• Manage the daily project workflow and interactions between disciplines and technical subject matter experts.

• Partner with cross functional teams in finding and implementing solutions to problem and challenges.

• Oversee operational processes, ensuring efficiency, alignment, and continuous improvement across the team.

• Stakeholder communication: Develop project dashboards and provide regular updates to stakeholders, including status reports, risk assessments, and project outcomes.


U.S. Citizenship is required due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements.

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance the for the duration of employment.


Required Qualifications

• Requires MS degree or a BS degree with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in a technical discipline.

• 3+ years of experience in a project management capacity as defined above.

• Clear understanding of engineering documentation and processes.

• Experience with Project Scheduling software (MS Project, Primavera P6, Smartsheet).

• Experience with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

• Ability to multitask.


Desired Characteristics:

• PMP, Agile, or similar training or certification preferred

• Experience with aerospace product development, design, and I&T life cycles.

• Ability to work across all disciplines, functions/levels as part of a team.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Active Security clearance


NDTI is an SDVOSB and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. At NDTI we value taking care of our employees and delighting our customers.

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