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Defense Contract Management Agency

Project Manager

Location: Virginia, Fort Lee
Requires Relocation: Yes
Start Date: 30/10/2025
End Date: 10/11/2025
Offering Type: Permanent
Hiring Paths: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), Internal to an agency - appears on USAJOBS, Military spouses, Veterans
Service Type: Competitive
Travel Percentage: 25% or less
Full Time On-site

Defense Contract Management Agency

About Defense Contract Management Agency

Join Team DCMA — Challenge yourself! We are the independent eyes and ears of DoD and its partners, enhancing warfighter lethality by ensuring timely delivery of quality products, and providing relevant acquisition insight supporting affordability and readiness.

Summary

Job summary

See below for important information regarding this job. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement.

Major duties

Organizes, coordinates, analyzes, and reports on complex organizational projects Resolves contentious issues to reach consensus Briefs results of strategic-level projects at Flag Officer/Civilian equivalent levels

Qualification

To qualify for a Project Manager, your resume and supporting documentation must support: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in, or related to, this position. To qualify for the NH-04 level, specialized experience must be at the NH-03 or GS-13 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: Leading cross-functional teams of senior leaders and subject matter experts to achieve organizational objectives. Decomposing complex challenges into actionable plans through the development of structured schedules, proactive status updates, and diligent oversight to ensure successful completion of requirements. Managing technically intricate projects, ensuring the inclusion of relevant stakeholders and the delivery of tailored communications appropriate for each audience. Securing stakeholder concurrence by rigorously adhering to established processes and ensuring thorough review adjudication. Representing the organization professionally during formal briefings and in challenging or confrontational situations.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Evaluations

The assessments for this job will measure the following Competencies: Creative Thinking Leading a Team/Project Organizational Awareness Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility and/or score. Once the application process is complete, a manual review of your resume and supporting documentation will occur to determine if you are eligible and among the best qualified as determined by the predetermined cutoff score. Your score is based on your responses to the assessment questionnaire.