AMEWAS is actively seeking a Project or Program Manager.  The candidate will act as the lead for the contract with overall corporate responsibility for contract management and execution.  The Project/Program Manager will provide direct oversight of contract or technical issue resolution and actions, as well as interface and routinely communicate with the customer to ensure appropriate performance and oversight for the contract with regard to ensuring cost, schedule and reporting are completed as required.  

Location:  California, Maryland:  Best Places for Tech Jobs (#4); to learn more about our surrounding location, please visit http://www.visitstmarysmd.com.

A typical day as Project Manager:

This position will be responsible for managing the technical requirements of the contract and will also oversee and report on team activities, software and documentation deliverables, funds expenditure reports, travel budget, overall funding and tasking.

Responsibilities include:

• Plan for development team tasking, task-orders, milestones and deliverables ensuring adequate customer funding and negotiated performance expectations
• Coordinate with a variety of stakeholders, typically including technical and management government representatives
• Communicate and influence performance and deliverables among high-performing software development professionals
• Agile software development (or similar) experience
• Documentation development and delivery
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Qualifications and Experience:

• Proven ability in planning, producing and delivering compliant software deliverables within an agile development environment
• The Project Manager will be experienced in scheduling and running project kick-off meetings, leading technical interchange meetings, facilitating task order planning and execution with corporate and government customers
• Oversight and facilitating of agile development procedures, processes, activities and deliverables
• This is a highly networked role that requires an ability to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines
• This is mid-to-senior level position with good organizational skills
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance as needed
• Strong time management / prioritization skills
• Strong written English language skills
• Excellent attention to detail

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Desired:  Agile / SCRUM master, SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework), PMP (Project Mangement)
• NATIPS/NATOPS familiarity

This position is classified as AMEWAS labor category Project Manager.

AMEWAS participates with E-Verify.

AMEWAS Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer for all including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

About the Organization

AMEWAS, Inc. is a small, Veteran owned company that has been providing excellent technical, engineering, administrative, and management services to the Department of Defense for more than 35 years. At AMEWAS we understand the need for a successful work/life balance and are focused not just on fulfilling customers’ needs, but ensuring our employees are a top priority as well.

Staying connected to our core values sets us apart from our competition! AMEWAS easily recognizes and rewards performance, dedication, and longevity. We are committed to investing in our employees and their future by providing them with competitive compensation, career development, optimum working conditions, and unique benefits.

AMEWAS has 4.8/5 stars on Glassdoor! Check out our reviews HERE and see what other job seekers have to say!

Our excellent benefits and perks include:

• Generous tuition and training assistance program
• Relocation Assistance
• Employee longevity recognition
• Community involvement & outreach
• Team building events
• Wellness program
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Mobile service discount
• Discounted gym membership
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance

To learn more about our organization, please visit http://www.amewas.com.