Project Manager - C-UxS

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The Junior Project Manager (Jr. ProjMgr) oversees defined workstreams or small projects under the guidance of senior project leadership. This role builds foundational project management competency through planning, coordination, communication, and disciplined execution aligned with Covan Group standards.

Company Overview

Covan Group is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) based in the National Capital Region. Our team consists of high-performing, experienced, and adaptive veterans and civilians who bring a multi-tiered perspective and deep expertise to our clients. Covan Group combines military and civilian experience across key areas, including MAGTF Planning, MEU and Special Operations, Military Instruction, Fires, Networking, Data Analytics, and Multimedia Production. Our capabilities are rooted in experience at all levels, from squad leaders to division leaders. With a strong foundation of recently separated service members—many still serving in the reserve component—Covan Group provides clients with firsthand military insight into research, development, and operational innovation.

Key Outcomes (First 90–180 Days)

• Learns and understands assigned C-UxS project scope, customer expectations, schedules, support requirements, and delegated authorities.
• Develops a working understanding of C-UxS project participants, technical dependencies, resource and cost controls, readiness criteria, and reporting requirements.
• Demonstrates reliable coordination of schedules, meetings, vendors, technical specialists, deliverables, and cross-functional support.
• Identifies project risks, readiness gaps, schedule or budget pressures, and decisions requiring timely elevation to the C-UxS Program Manager.
• Builds effective working relationships with customers, vendors, and internal teams while improving recurring coordination products and project closeout discipline.

Core Responsibilities

• Coordinate with clients, internal teams, and leadership to support project execution.
• Manage project timelines, deliverables, and documentation for assigned workstreams.
• Support budget tracking, risk identification, and corrective actions under senior guidance.
• Direct small teams or individual contributors during specific phases of project execution.
• Prepare and maintain schedules, trackers, briefs, meeting notes, and action-item lists.
• Ensure compliance with timekeeping, expense reporting, and administrative standards.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders to ensure alignment and accountability.
• Provide surge or on-site support during events, milestones, or customer engagements.

Project Responsibilities

The C-UxS Project Manager coordinates assigned counter-unmanned systems project activities under the C-UxS Program Manager. The employee maintains plans, tracks resources and deliverables, and synchronizes customer, vendor, and internal support activities within delegated authority. The role produces organized execution and timely reporting for assigned C-UxS projects.

• Coordinate assigned Counter-UxS project activities from requirements definition through reporting and closeout, within the scope, priorities, and authority established by the supervising Program Manager.
• Maintain schedules, milestones, action trackers, decision logs, and deliverable status.
• Coordinate participating personnel, vendors, technical specialists, and supporting functions.
• Prepare planning meetings, reviews, rehearsals, and routine customer status updates.
• Track validated support requirements for facilities, equipment, travel, and event logistics.
• Support approved project cost forecasts, purchase coordination, and expenditure tracking; elevate funding requirements and proposed financial commitments for approval.
• Monitor project risks, readiness, dependencies, and issues; recommend corrective actions and elevate proposed changes to scope, schedule, budget, or customer commitments to the supervising Program Manager.
• Coordinate collection and review of assigned technical and operational reporting inputs.
• Maintain accurate project records and track completion of agreed actions.
• Capture lessons learned and improve recurring coordination products and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• Military experience at the NCO/SNCO or officer level, OR equivalent project, operational, or program experience within a federal or state organization.
• Demonstrated project coordination or task management experience appropriate to the junior level.
• Experience coordinating schedules, stakeholders, and written deliverables in defense operations, technology support, or a comparable environment.
• Strong communication, organization, prioritization, and stakeholder-coordination skills; ability to work within delegated authority and elevate material decisions.
• Education requirement may be satisfied with appropriate experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Counter-UxS or uncrewed-systems familiarity.
• Experience in defense contracting, DoD environments, experimentation, test, or field-event support.
• Project-management training, PMP/CAPM coursework, or comparable credential.
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience.

Specialized Tools / Systems / Capabilities

• Microsoft 365 and approved customer collaboration tools.
• Project schedules, action trackers, decision logs, risk trackers, and deliverable registers.
• Budget and cost trackers, purchase-coordination records, and supporting project-control documentation.
• Project plans, briefs, reports, status products, and closeout records.

Clearance Requirements

• Secret eligibility required; Secret preferred. Higher access only as required by the assigned contract or program.
• Must comply with all security protocols and reporting requirements.

Work Environment & Travel

• Remote-first role with approximately 50-80% annual travel to customer, laboratory, and event locations.
• Event execution may require extended days, shift work, early mornings, evenings, weekends, and schedule changes.
• Travel governed by Covan Group's Travel Policy.

Compensation

2026 Pay Band: $83,000 – $113,000

EEOC & Accommodation Statement

Covan Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.