7: Senior Project Manager

Minimum/General Experience:

Eight years experience in developing, specifying, managing, directing, controlling and executing tasks, and simple projects. Possesses leadership and management skills commensurate with experience. Exercises sound judgment and problem solving skills. May include experience as a subject matter specialist, technologist, administrator or engineer. Functions autonomously or under the supervision of others. Also known as Acquisition Specialist.

Functional Responsibility:

Manages a project or multiple tasks within a project. May manage and control the effort provided by others. Develops and implements task and project planning. Develops cost, technical, and schedule baselines and controls task(s) and project(s) accordingly. Establishes individual performance criteria, hires appropriate people and oversees their application. May perform some or all of the duties of Subject Matter Specialists, engineers, or technologists to the extent qualified and appropriate.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline or combination of disciplines is required.

8: Project Leader

Minimum/General Experience:

Twelve years experience in developing, specifying, managing, directing, controlling and executing tasks, and projects from simple to complex. Demonstrated leadership and management skills commensurate with experience level. Capable of exercising overall program management, or working as deputy or assistant to a program manager to the extent specified in the delivery order. May include experience as a subject matter specialist, engineer, administrator or technologist. Also known as Acquisition Specialist.

Functional Responsibility:

Manages overall project(s)or assigned portion(s)thereof. Manages and controls effort provided by others. Develops and implements program strategy and tactics. Develops cost, technical, and schedule baselines and controls project(s) accordingly. Establishes individual performance criteria, hires appropriate people and oversees their application. May perform some or all of the duties of Subject Matter Specialists, engineers, or technologists to the extent qualified and appropriate.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline or combination of disciplines is required. Master’s degree is desirable and may be substituted for four years of experience.