Project Manager

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Location: Iraq

Job Summary:

The Project Manager (PM) will oversee and manage base support for the Iraqi F-16 program and serve as a liaison between Sallyport Global Services, the Program Management Office, United States Government (USG), and Iraqi partners. The PM will oversee project execution plans and identify technical, and provide resources needed, review the status of the project and budget, manage schedules, and prepare status reports. The PM assesses issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives while providing technical and analytical guidance to the project team. The PM will meet often with primary contacts within the government to understand needs and direction of the project.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee large scale and complex project in austere environment.
• Advise project team members in the development of detailed project schedules, status reports, and projections.
• Provide strategic guidance and support to project teams, especially during challenging client situations.
• Provide overall project leadership while still keeping a finger on the pulse of day-to-day project activities.
• Nurture existing client relationships and forge new ones.
• Provide expert operational and administrative leadership and site management.
• Ensure health, safety, welfare, development, and appropriate training of all assigned employees.
• Collaborate with staff to ensure timely and accurate execution of contractual requirements, data gathering, and performance reporting.
• Provide leadership, training, and development to instill a culture of continuous improvement and high performance within assigned sites.
• Develop and conduct briefings and presentations to senior leadership and US government representatives.
• Ensure personnel adhere to host, company, federal, and state mandated laws, regulations, and requirements.
• Proven verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills with ability to lead, coach, and supervise a team.
• Ability to gather research and analyze events, metrics, data, and create reports.
• Ability to exercise discretion and make effective decisions

Qualifications:

• Must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
• Knowledge of US Air Force operations and contracting support in contingency environment.
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in operations, maintenance, general construction, logistics, or similar work with at least ten (10) years in a leadership role.
• Ability to analyze technical problems, their impact to the business, and create solutions suitable for current and future business environments.
• Prefer experience working with diverse cultures and various trade skills in an austere, hazardous environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Proven ability to work both collaboratively and autonomously.
• Strong initiative.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Physical Requirements and Work Conditions:

Acuity International is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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