Entry Level Project Manager

TL;DR

Entry Level Project Manager (Defense IT): Coordinating schedules, deliverables, documentation, and stakeholder communications for smaller DoD and federal IT projects with an accent on risk tracking, contract compliance, and classified-environment processes. Focus on maintaining project baselines, supporting resource and budget coordination, and ensuring reliable delivery across secure cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise IT programs.

Location: San Diego, California; on-site or hybrid as mission requirements dictate. U.S. citizenship and an active U.S. Secret clearance or higher are required.

Company

Provides secure cloud engineering, cybersecurity, enterprise IT, Microsoft enterprise services, network support, and program management solutions for Department of Defense and national security customers.

What you will do

• Plan, coordinate, and track activities, schedules, milestones, and deliverables for assigned work packages and smaller projects.
• Maintain project plans, schedules, risk registers, action-item logs, status reports, meeting minutes, and project repositories.
• Facilitate meetings, document decisions, and follow up on action items with internal teams, subcontractors, and government stakeholders.
• Monitor project baselines, identify risks and issues, propose mitigations, and escalate concerns to senior project managers.
• Support resource coordination, budget and expense tracking, timesheet oversight, data calls, and status-reporting packages.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, ISO 9001 quality standards, security processes, RMF considerations, and company procedures.

Requirements

• Active U.S. Secret security clearance or higher.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project management, information technology, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• 0–3 years of experience in project coordination, junior project management, government contracting, defense, or IT; relevant internships and academic project leadership are accepted.
• Strong organizational, analytical, time-management, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and similar collaboration tools; Microsoft Project experience is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience with DoD, NIWC Pacific, NAVWAR, federal IT, cloud, or cybersecurity programs.
• Familiarity with Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, or hybrid project management methodologies.
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Jira, CDRLs, status reporting, or risk management in a cleared or government-contracting environment.
• CAPM, Google Project Management Certificate, or another entry-level project management credential.
• Veteran status or experience supporting military and defense customers.

Culture & Benefits

• Mentorship from experienced program and project managers.
• Opportunity to support national security and defense missions while building project management expertise.
• Competitive compensation based on experience and clearance level.
• Benefits package provided by a growing service-disabled veteran-owned small business.
• Collaborative environment focused on ethics, technical expertise, professional growth, and advancement into senior project or program management roles.

Hiring process

• Benefits and compensation details are provided during the hiring process.