Project Manager

Summary

The job is for a Project Manager supporting the Defense Logistics Agency Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIP). The role involves managing technical projects, leading technical reviews, ensuring compliance with contract requirements, and guiding stakeholders through the SBIR project process. The candidate must have a Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience in a SBIP program office or similar.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 years of experience in a SBIP program office or similar program office responsible for R&D/SBIP type projects

Responsibilities

• Manages a wide range of technical and research/development projects in support of DLA’s SBIP
• Leads technical reviews of R&D projects for groundbreaking and innovative ideas in the field of strategic and critical materials, recycling, supply chain, advanced manufacturing, and industrial base assessments to assess the potential for development of domestic sources of supply
• Ensures SBIR participating companies understand and comply with contract requirements and Program Manager direction
• Schedules and documents technical review meetings, manages action items
• Guides SBIR participating companies and DLA and Armed Services stakeholders through the SBIR project process and source approval requirements
• Responds to data requests and other administrative tasks as required by the Team Lead
• Supports the DLA PM on researching and defining technical and engineering requirements used in procurement requests with industry small businesses