Senior Associate Project Manager Jobs in Silver Spring, MD

Job Summary:
Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for clients and the world. The Associate Project Manager is responsible for advancing Department of the Navy partnership initiatives, managing project execution, and ensuring stakeholder alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
• Support day-to-day interaction with Navy clients and stakeholder organizations
• Build and maintain working-level relationships across installation leadership, staff, and partners
• Coordinate and facilitate recurring meetings, working groups, and stakeholder engagements
• Track client requirements, action items, and decisions
• Support development of Public-Public and Public-Private partnership agreements
• Coordinate inputs across legal, financial, real estate, and operational stakeholders
• Assist in drafting agreements, MOUs, term sheets, and supporting documentation
• Track approvals, milestones, and document versions throughout agreement lifecycle
• Execute projects against defined scope, schedule, and quality expectations
• Maintain detailed project trackers, schedules, and deliverable timelines
• Identify and communicate risks, issues, and dependencies
• Ensure tasks are progressing and aligned with client expectations
• Conduct research, data collection, and basic analysis to support project workstreams
• Support development of course of action (COA) materials, feasibility inputs, and business case elements
• Produce draft deliverables including briefings, memos, and reports
• Translate technical or policy inputs into clear, structured formats
• Work under guidance of the Project Manager to prioritize and execute tasks
• Coordinate across SMEs and functional contributors
• Support preparation of monthly reports, financial tracking, and status updates
• Contribute to continuous improvement of workflows, templates, and tools
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS) from an accredited college or university, or equivalent
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience
• Strong organizational and coordination skills in a project-based environment
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines simultaneously
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent formal writing skills
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Exceptional time management skills
• Executes assignments with attention to detail
• Experience facilitating meetings, workgroups, and workshops
• Knowledge of local government, economic development, and community planning
• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; designs workflows and procedures
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time
• Business Acumen - Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; aligns work with strategic goals
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; develops and implements cost saving measures; contributes to profits and revenue; conserves organizational resources
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance; meets commitments
• Design - Generates creative solutions; uses feedback to modify designs; demonstrates attention to detail
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with challenging topics
• Project Management - Coordinates projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and budget
• Safety and Security- Observes safety and security procedures; determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly
• Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others
Preferred:
• Experience supporting government, consulting, or infrastructure-related work
• Interest in real estate, infrastructure, partnerships, or federal programs
Company:
Salas O'Brien is a national leading Facilities Planning, Commissioning, Construction Management and Mechanical, Electrical. Founded in 1975, the company is headquartered in Irvine, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.