Project Manager

Project Manager - Louisville, KY

Level: Experienced

Position Type: Exempt

Education Level: Master's Degree

Travel: 10%

Job Summary

Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of a multi-year program to develop an Armed Forces Airborne Doctrine Program to enable the planning, preparation, execution, and assessment of Joint Airborne Operations. The Project Team will be comprised of highly trained and experienced former military professionals located in country and a pool of working remotely. The Project Manager will coordinate and synchronize the activities of the on-site team with the pool of remote personnel to produce the required doctrine products.

This position requires tactical and operational experience, as well as developing unit capabilities to achieve organizational mandates and missions. Areas of focus for capability development include Joint Fires, Targeting, Rigging, Logistics and Health Planning, Air Defense, and Airfield Opening. Experience applying the DOTMILBIE framework to assess the existing organizational design, identify capability gaps, and formulate solutions is desired. The Project Manager must be familiar with Joint Airborne Operations, Air Assault Operations, Special Operations, and how these concepts and capabilities can be scaled and adapted to support establishing the desired client capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• Retired Colonel (NATO) with extensive tactical and operational experience with Airborne, Air Assault, or Special Operations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in on-site and distributed work environments with minimal oversight
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite Skills (emphasis in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint)
• Possess active Secret or higher security clearance or the ability to obtain an interim clearance
• Possess a valid National Passport (with more than 6 months to expiration)
• Previous Project Management experience is desired

Education and/or Experience:

• Master's Degree in military science, national security studies, or a related field
• War College Graduate or NATO equivalent
• Ten or more years of military experience in Airborne and Air Assault organizations, preferably in an operational setting
• Experience with force design, doctrine or concepts development, equipment and manpower documentation, or resourcing at Division level staff or higher

NOTE: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees with this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.