Project Manager - Information Advantage Office
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- Develop, coordinate, and maintain project budgets, work breakdown structures, rough order estimates, task prioritization, and integration plans in collaboration with investigators and program managers
- Coordinate with investigators and financial teams to establish project budget baselines and update budgets throughout the project lifecycle
- Provide cost, labor, and project data to financial teams to support estimating, tracking, and financial reporting
- Review and analyze project costs regularly to ensure accuracy and support timely and compliant project closeout
- Collaborate with financial and property inventory teams to review fabrication costs and ensure correct classification, coding, and work breakdown structures in preparation for project closeout
- Apply project management methodologies and strategies to implement project requirements
- Collaborate with investigators to develop, execute, and maintain project plans, including scope, schedule, milestones, and deliverables
- Monitor project execution to ensure adherence to approved plans, schedules, and technical requirements
- Facilitate communication among sponsors, investigators, resource managers, project engineers, and technical personnel
- Manage stakeholder expectations and coordinate with investigators to ensure compliance with sponsor requirements and commitments
- Collect, manage, and analyze project status information related to schedule, cost, resources, and deliverables
- Prepare and distribute project status reports and maintain required project documentation
- Manage project resources in coordination with resource managers and project teams
- Oversee subcontracted work, including reviewing subcontractor hours, identifying risks, and reviewing agreements for alignment with project requirements
- Identify, coordinate, and resolve conflicts and issues within and across project teams
- Recommend and implement solutions to address project risks, issues, and performance concerns
- Project management including, tracking project cost, schedule milestones, quality assurance processes, and the management of project commitments and timelines
- Success in environments where various forms of communication and organizational skills were crucial to be effective
- Experience collaborating in multi-disciplinary, team-oriented cultures
- Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Top Secret/SCI level or the ability to get it
Nice to Have
~1 min read- PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or equivalent certification
- Experience with the following tool suites: Microsoft applications, to include strong user experience with Excel, Atlassian (Confluence and JIRA)
- Support of projects to include financial and technical reporting, meeting planning facilitation, and facility/equipment needs
ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Intel Community (IC), and other federal government customers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our website at www.arl.psu.edu.
Notice regarding employment at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL): Employees must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance, participate in the ARL drug testing program, and comply with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors. ARL operates in a secure information environment involving Unclassified, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and Classified information. Personal electronic devices brought onsite must be registered and may be restricted from certain areas. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.
What We Offer
~1 min read
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Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional well-being. In addition to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, employees enjoy robust retirement plans and substantial paid time off which includes holidays, vacation and sick time. One of the standout benefits is the generous 75% tuition discount, available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children. For more detailed information, please visit our Benefits Page.
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.
Penn State is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473.
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About this job
- Pay per year
- $74,760–$112,200 a year
- 30% below the $132,756 median for Project Manager jobs on Jobera (4,180 salaries).
- Who can apply
- United States
- Posted
- Today
Listing Details
- Posted
- November 12, 2026
- First seen
- November 12, 2026
- Last seen
- November 12, 2026
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- Trust Level
- 63%
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- November 12, 2026
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