• Project Management 7

    PDS Defense (Cedar Rapids, IA)


    IT/Technical

    **Project Management 7** Cedar Rapids, IA Posted: 11/21/2025

    Job Description

    Job ID#:

    214440

    Job Category:

    IT/Technical

    Position Type:

    Associate - W2

    Shift:

    1

     

    PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Project Management 7, in Cedar Rapids, IA. Job ID#214440

    Job Description:

    The Digital Technology Program Management Team is currently searching for seasoned Project Management professionals who can work independently supporting the development of project plans, schedules, and budgets for digital technology projects.

     

    Individuals can work onsite at any location or remotely.

    Primary Responsibilities:

    • Communicate and manage project vision with project leadership team to ensure an understanding of the project plan and scope, in conjunction with the company's commitments and customer expectations.

    • Define deliverables, scope of work, and develop detailed project schedules to ensure value is provided to the customer/requestor and business objectives and goals are met.

    • Build highly effective project teams and establish effective relationships with impacted departments and functional areas.

    • Communicate expectations and instill accountability in team members.

    • Resolve conflicts, promote work sharing, and motivate teams toward common goals.

    • Apply project management principles including project financial management, scope and schedule management, risk and opportunity management, critical problem solving, variance and root cause analysis techniques to ensure on time delivery of product capabilities that meet customer requirements.

    • Escalation of issues, along with proposed plan, to leadership

    • Make timely and sound business decisions that support the business objectives.

    • Summarize and present key information to senior leadership enabling them to make decisions.

    • Manage multiple projects, tasks, and resources through effective organization, prioritization, and time management practices to meet operational objectives.

    • Participate in continuous process improvement and lean initiatives.

    • This position will manage projects for our company for the company Jurisdiction & Classification and Hardware Export Management projects. Contractor will be responsible for the project execution phase as required by the RTX Consent Agreement paragraph 12.

    Basic Qualifications:

    • These positions require a Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline and at least 5 years of relevant experience. In the absence of a degree, at least 15 years of relevant experience would be required.

    • Must be willing and able to travel up to 25% of the time

    • Must be a U.S. Citizen

    • Experience with project management oversight of application, infrastructure, security and software development initiatives.

    • Experience building and managing schedules in MS Project.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience with multiple project methodologies including waterfall and agile Scrum methodology

    • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

     

    Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

    Job Requirements

    Minimum Security Clearance:

    No Clearance

     

    Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

     

    VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

     

    To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/ or https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/

    The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

    + The California Fair Chance Act

    + Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

    + Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

    + San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

     

    VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled