Strong fit for candidates with complex project execution experience who can manage defense and national security stakeholders in a US-based office environment.
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Original posting from Metrea
Company Overview
Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.
Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service – spanning people, finance, platform, operations, legal, and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups, who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end, to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens, ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.
At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects, not just equipment. By owning the full stack – from the lab to the field – we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. It's a fast-moving, intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility, work on problems that matter, and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.
Headquartered in Washington, DC, with facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Position Summary
We are seeking a Project Manager to serve as the primary execution partner supporting a strategic US customer. Embedded within the customer environment, this role is responsible for coordinating program activities, integrating multiple workstreams, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring delivery commitments are achieved across a complex, customer-facing operational environment.
Reporting to the Senior Program Manager, the Senior Project Manager serves as the operational focal point for day-to-day execution. The role translates program objectives into actionable plans, drives coordination across internal and external stakeholders, and maintains visibility into schedule, risk, performance, and customer priorities. Success is measured through execution excellence, customer confidence, operational discipline, and the ability to consistently deliver positive program outcomes in dynamic environments.
What You'll Do
Lead day-to-day execution activities supporting a strategic US customer
Develop and maintain integrated schedules and execution plans
Coordinate delivery activities across multiple stakeholders and workstreams
Manage risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies
Prepare customer-facing and executive-level reporting products
Facilitate governance forums, reviews, and planning activities
Ensure alignment between operational activities and customer expectations
Monitor program performance against established objectives
Support opportunity development and future growth initiatives
Identify and implement process improvements that enhance execution effectiveness
What You'll Bring
Bachelor's degree or equivalent operational, military, technical, or professional experience
Typically, 6-10 years of project, program, operational, military, or customer-facing experience
Experience leading complex projects or customer-facing initiatives.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments
Experience supporting defense, aerospace, aviation, government, or national security customers preferred
Strong planning, scheduling, risk management, and execution skills
PMP certification preferred
Benefits
Comprehensive medical plan options
HSA/FSA accounts
Dental and vision coverage
6% employer 401(k) match
Fully paid parental leave for all new parents
Generous PTO
Life and disability insurance
Long-term and Short-term disability coverage
AD&D Coverage
Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub
Work Authorization / Security Clearance
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
AAP/EEO Statement
This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require.
Work Environment
This job operates in an office setting
Travel
This role will travel occasionally, 5%
Base Pay Range
The compensation range shown below is a good faith estimate and reflects the expected base pay for this position upon hire. This is just one component of Metrea's overall approach to total rewards and final compensation decisions, including the ultimate salary or hourly rate agreed upon, may vary depending on factors such as job location, job-specific knowledge, skills, experience, and the overall negotiated compensation package. Eligible full-time employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package designed to support their health, wellbeing, and long-term success.
Pay Range$100,000—$135,000 USDOur Firmware
At Metrea, our single core value is Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes are Entrepreneurial, Systematic, Discerning, and Over-Deliver. These form what we call our Teammate Firmware. Just like technical firmware connects software and hardware, our Firmware is the constant interface between our mission and our people. It defines how we show up, how we work together, and how we solve complex problems.
Our team Firmware creates a web-like, hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical way of working that helps us adapt quickly, communicate openly, and distribute decision-making to where expertise actually lives. It enables groups to self-organize around hard problems, shift fluidly as priorities evolve, and operate with the trust, curiosity, and discipline required in a complex mission space. This foundation allows us to deliver elegant, effective solutions and uphold our purpose: protecting our precious inheritance.
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