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Abbott

R&D- Project Manager

Lake Forest, IL · On-site

$86K - $173K/yr

Experience managing software development projects in a regulated industry such as healthcare, telecommunications, or defense. * Experience with Atlassian tools including JIRA and Confluence, and ...

Abbott

R&D- Project Manager

Lake Forest, IL · On-site

$86K - $173K/yr

Experience managing software development projects in a regulated industry such as healthcare, telecommunications, or defense. * Experience with Atlassian tools including JIRA and Confluence, and ...

Abbott

R&D- Project Manager

Lake Forest, IL · On-site

$86K - $173K/yr

Experience managing software development projects in a regulated industry such as healthcare, telecommunications, or defense. * Experience with Atlassian tools including JIRA and Confluence, and ...

Socket.dev

R&D- Project Manager

Lake Forest, IL · On-site

$86K - $173K/yr

Experience managing software development projects in a regulated industry such as healthcare, telecommunications, or defense. * Experience with Atlassian tools including JIRA and Confluence, and ...

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Project Manager

Scott Air Force Base, IL • On-site

Decisionpoint Corporation
51 - 200 employees
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$132K - $146K/yr

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Re-posted 29 days ago

Job description

Overview
DecisionPoint seeks a Project Manager to lead contractor performance in support of the U.S. Air Force Executive Airlift Communications Network program. The Project Manager will supervise all contract personnel, oversee contractor-related functions, and serve as DecisionPoint's authorized management representative for the effort.
The Project Manager will coordinate performance across technical, operational, cybersecurity, and service-management workstreams supporting geographically dispersed EACN locations.
This position requires regular on-site performance at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and close coordination with Government program leadership and technical stakeholders.
Note : By applying to this position, you acknowledge and consent to having your resume included in an active competitive government contract bid.
Duties & Responsibilities
The Project Manager will:
  • Serve as DecisionPoint's primary point of contact for contract management and performance.
  • Exercise decision-making and signature authority for contractor-related matters.
  • Supervise all contractor personnel assigned to the program.
  • Manage staffing, schedules, workload distribution, and workforce continuity across supported locations.
  • Ensure personnel meet contract, security, certification, training, and performance requirements.
  • Coordinate with Government leadership to establish priorities, validate requirements, and resolve performance issues.
  • Lead program reviews, recurring status meetings, and stakeholder coordination sessions.
  • Oversee preparation and submission of required reports, plans, status updates, and contract deliverables.
  • Monitor performance against service levels, quality standards, staffing requirements, and project milestones.
  • Identify and manage operational, technical, staffing, schedule, and performance risks.
  • Implement corrective actions when performance deficiencies or compliance concerns are identified.
  • Coordinate activities across network, voice, systems, cybersecurity, DevOps, incident response, ITSM, ServiceNow, and GSOC support teams.
  • Support transition planning, configuration management, quality control, security compliance, and property accountability.
  • Ensure mission-essential functions remain properly staffed during emergencies, absences, and continuity events.
  • Maintain effective communication among DecisionPoint leadership, Government stakeholders, subcontractors, and technical personnel.
Qualifications
Clearance Requirement:
Must hold an active Top Secret clearance.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
Experience:
  • Minimum eight years of progressively responsible program or project management experience supporting complex IT, communications, cybersecurity, or systems-engineering efforts.
  • Experience supervising multidisciplinary technical teams and geographically dispersed personnel.
  • Experience managing federal or Department of Defense contracts strongly preferred.
  • Experience overseeing staffing, schedules, risks, quality, deliverables, and customer coordination.
  • Experience supporting classified or mission-critical operational environments preferred.

Technical Knowledge:
  • Working knowledge of enterprise IT operations, network engineering, systems engineering, cybersecurity, incident response, DevOps, IT service management, and ServiceNow environments.
  • Familiarity with Department of Defense security, RMF, DISA STIG, workforce qualification, and mission-essential support requirements.
  • Ability to interpret technical requirements, service-level agreements, staffing needs, and contract performance standards.

Certifications:
  • Project Management Professional certification.
  • ITIL, Agile, Scrum, Lean Six Sigma, or related certifications preferred.

Skills:
  • Strong leadership and personnel-management abilities.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong planning, organization, risk-management, and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and technical workstreams.
  • Ability to make timely decisions and represent the company with Government stakeholders.
  • Ability to perform duties on-site at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and travel as required.

Compensation: Anticipated salary range is $132,086.00-$146,266.00 per year.
Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
  • EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
  • Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
  • Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.

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