Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager is an operational leader who drives internal project scope, schedules, resource allocation, and execution to ensure business and strategic success. The Senior Project Manager owns on-time delivery of key internal milestones, excels as an interdepartmental technical liaison, and brings together complex technical, operational, and cross-functional inputs to align team execution with organizational priorities.

Responsibilities:

Drives internal project progress, from initiation, scope definition, and planning through execution, integration, and project closure

Manages internal stakeholder relationships, ensuring alignment across engineering, operations, and leadership teams

Defines project objectives, success metrics, and aligns necessary cross-functional resources required to execute successfully

Responsible for project budget, timeline, and Key Results (KRs); regularly monitors and reports on project health, including preparing and presenting operational Project Reviews to internal leadership

Owns the baseline project schedule, continuously coordinating cross-departmental inputs and managing change control as priorities evolve

Identifies, tracks, and evaluates technical and operational risks and opportunities, driving mitigation plans and optimizing workflows

Identifies process improvements, resource efficiencies, and technical opportunities to strengthen company capability and execution speed

Drives technical and operational objectives while holding teams accountable to project milestones and deliverables

Serves as the primary internal point of contact (POC) for cross-functional initiatives, coordinating team deliverables, action items, and regular syncs

Collaborates with technical lead engineers and subject matter experts to write, review, and deliver internal technical documentation and reports

Supports resource planning, capital expenditure requests, and trade studies with technical cost and schedule estimation

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or technical field (e.g., Aerospace, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering)

5+ years of experience in technical project management, engineering project leadership, or internal initiative delivery

Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations and internal security requirements

Proven track record of managing complex technical projects within defense, national security, aerospace, or high-tech hardware environments

Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams of technical peers to bring integrated products/systems from concept to operational readiness

Adaptive and introspective, willing to learn, teach, lead, and follow within a fast-paced environment

Preferred Experience:

Advanced degree in a technical field or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Experience managing internal capital projects, R&D development initiatives, or internal infrastructure upgrades

Strong leadership and informal influencing skills, with a track record of fostering collaborative culture across interdisciplinary engineering teams

Expertise in project management tools, frameworks, and methodologies (e.g., Jira, MS Project, Earned Value Management, Agile/Kanban)

Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to summarize complex technical status for executive leadership

Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $120,000 - $150,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.

Classification: Full-time Exempt