Overview:

Boston Government Services is seeking a Project Manager.

BGS is an engineering, technology, and security firm helping to advance missions of national importance for government programs, national laboratories, national security facilities, nuclear operations, and complex projects. We support clients at every stage, from strategic planning and program management to the execution of engineering and technical activities. We work to attract and retain the best talent because the best talent delivers the best results for our clients. Our capabilities are based on our experience in complex, secure, and highly regulated environments. We leverage our experience and capabilities to provide mission-driven solutions tuned to our client’s mission needs and strategic direction.

BGS is seeking a Project Manager to provide technical and project management support to the Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). Working in an integrated team environment and supporting the federal client, the candidate will be responsible for supporting federal research and development (R&D) programs within WPTO, with a focus on marine energy. The Marine Energy Program conducts transformative early-stage research that advances the development of reliable, cost-competitive marine energy technologies and reduces barriers to technology deployment.

The candidate will contribute to the continued development of the U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research Program (TEAMER) initiative. TEAMER is designed to provide marine energy technology developers and researchers with access to U.S.-based facilities and technical expertise. Daily interactions with stakeholders will include academia, government, industry, national lab and National Marine Energy Center (NMEC) representatives. The candidate may also work on new research initiatives to advance the state-of-the-art and serve as a technology expert to evaluate technology area portfolios, conduct gap analysis, and develop strategic roadmaps.

A successful candidate may have experience in project management. An ideal candidate will have a background in marine energy and experience with testing and data analysis. The ability to identify activities to increase competitiveness, growth and success of U.S. marine energy is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Strategy.
  • Analysis/tracking of Technical Support Recipients (TSRs) relative to other funding mechanisms (pre/post TEAMER Technical Support).
  • Meeting planning – logistics, expectations, objectives.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities.
• Facility Network Oversight.
  • Help identify gaps in network based on developer/researcher needs.
  • Identify opportunities to further DEI goals for growing the facility network.
• Project Management.
  • As part of the DOE management team, oversee cooperative agreement with Network Director and partners.
  • Coordinate with Network Director on status, tracking, and communication of approved Requests for Technical Support (RFTS) projects.
  • Data tracking/analysis & consistency of performance metrics across projects.
  • Identification of overall project/technology trends.
  • Consider DEI growth areas for applicants & reviewers.
  • Coordinate DOE funding verification.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant Engineering or Scientific discipline.
• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Ability to track and monitor government-funded research and development projects.
• Project Management Experience.
• Excellent communication, organization, and analytical skills.
• Self-starter, takes initiative, ability to work both independently and as part of a highly dynamic collaborative team.
• U.S. Citizen.

Salary Range: $90,000 - $135,000.

Boston Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.