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Amentum Project Manager in Des Moines, Iowa

Amentum is actively seeking a Project Manager to manage and coordinate large scale maintenance and logistics efforts under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and both organized and methodical amid a highly fluid environment. You must be able to effectively multi-task multiple projects in foreign countries.

Compensation & Benefits

Hiring Salary Range: $120,000-130,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data).

This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com.

Daily duties and essential responsibilities:

  • Support In-Country Site and Waterfront Managers in the country of interest.

  • Plan, coordinate, schedule, and execute maintenance and availability plans for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) ships in both the shipyard and Naval Base environments.

  • Coordinate complex work and integrated logistics support (ILS) among various stakeholders both internal to Amentum, among our teaming partners, and with the government customer for PMS 326.

  • Ensure individual country projects are planned, executed, and closed in accordance with project management principles and the task order.

  • Monitor status, investigate issues, develop recommendations, and take action to ensure projects and personnel assigned are performing efficiently and per the overall project plan.

  • Ability to develop and give briefs to multiple levels of stakeholders.

  • Ensure that all regulations regarding ITAR/EAR are followed.

  • Liaison with other staff within the PMS 326 contract organization and customer organization to ensure customer has full transparency of all operations.

  • Assist the Contract Program Manager and Regional Managers in the performance of his/her duties as a subject matter expert for operations in the region you are assigned.

  • Support and coordinate Follow-on Technical Support (FOTS) work to ensure shipboard readiness is maintained for foreign customers.

  • Provide recommendations to stakeholders for solutions to task, cost, and schedule issues as they arise. Ensure completion of assigned tasks on schedule and cost, at a high quality.

Minimum Requirements:

  • 10 years of industry-related experience (including Project Management, Logistics, Facilities, Maintenance, and Personnel Management). At least 4 years of related project management experience.

  • Experience managing large, diverse groups of people.

  • Experience in managing schedules and resources.

  • Experience hiring personnel in multiple job contexts.

  • Ability to effectively communicate in all forms.

  • Ability to obtain a United States Passport.

  • Ability to travel OCONUS.

  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

  • Ability to obtain a secret US government clearance. Note: US citizenship is required to obtain a secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline.

  • Experience in a shipyard environment.

  • Experience with in-country recruiting, hiring, and maintenance of a local work force.

  • Foreign Military Sales experience (or work with foreign entities in military equipment and operational contexts).

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) and Labor Laws Posters (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/MI5TC2kqOqsOBPMVfnZ32U) .

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