Military Project Manager Jobs in Rochester, NY (NOW HIRING)

The Lead Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the development, execution, and delivery of defense projects in an organization.

We’re the world leader in Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (R-PNT) solutions that improve the reliability, performance, and safety of critical high-risk operations, even in GPS/GNSS denied environments. We provide virtually fail‑safe GNSS and PNT solutions for military and commercial applications worldwide.

• Oversee the development and execution of defense projects, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with defense customers and stakeholders, ensuring that their needs and expectations are met while expanding on the relationships with new products or services as appropriate.
• Develop a strategic plan while leading critical projects with significant and long‑term business impact. Responsible for ensuring the projects success as projects work through their defined lifecycle.
• Strategically manage and forecast financial metrics on assigned projects, planning and executing to align with future business goals.
• Steer project efforts to align with strategic business goals. Develop and track against long‑term project plans to maintain and expand project business.
• Lead budget planning that manages progress of projects against financial targets, while adjusting the needed execution tactics to meet the project goals.
• Actively manage Risk & Opportunity tracking and mitigation plans.
• Track project status and provide regular business updates to Senior Leadership and any relevant stakeholders.
• Lead major contract negotiations.
• Partner with the Sales and Business Development departments cross‑functionally to follow up on leads for new project opportunities.
• Lead internal team efforts across functional groups to meet contractual deliverables. Proactively remove roadblocks for the team.
• Provide oversight of direct PM reports with responsibilities aligned with a business area. Act as a mentor for junior PMs.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, or related field is required.
• Master’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in defense Project management, with a bachelor’s degree is required; minimum of 8 years of experience in defense Project management with a master’s degree is required.
• Equivalent work or military experience in lieu of a degree will be considered to fulfill degree requirements.
• Experience with managing large and complex defense Projects, including managing multiple sub‑contractors and suppliers.
• Ability to travel up to 20% both domestically and internationally.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
• Active security clearance is strongly preferred, ability and willingness to obtain a security clearance upon hire is required.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple deadlines.
• Ability to reason logically and make sound decisions, to consider alternative and diverse perspectives, to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, to remain poised under all circumstances, and to interact effectively with people in a positive manner that engenders confidence and trust.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and make decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to communicate across various levels within the organization.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Please note this description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.