Program & Project Management Support - Mission Engagement

Responsibilities

Noblis is seeking an experienced Program and Project Management specialist to work in high paced dynamic mission environment located in Bethesda, MD. A successful candidate will play a pivotal role in advancing a critical national security mission by connecting key internal efforts with high-impact external partners across government, industry, and the defense community. This dynamic position identifies critical leads, drives cross-agency collaboration, and develops actionable plans that accelerate mission outcomes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Identify and assess external leads, including government agencies, defense partners, industry stakeholders, and subject matter experts, that align with national security program objectives and priorities.
• Collaborate with program managers and senior leadership to prioritize engagement with external organizations, enabling strategic partnerships and operational alignment across national security missions.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across internal teams-including policy, intelligence, operations, and technology-to identify interdependencies, shared goals, and mission-critical linkages.
• Develop and manage coordinated action plans with internal stakeholders and external partners to advance program goals, ensuring clarity of roles, timelines, and outcomes.
• Track and manage critical actions, decisions, and milestones, providing structured follow-through to ensure progress, accountability, and resolution of key issues.
• Serve as a trusted liaison to connect internal program priorities with external initiatives, ensuring unified messaging and sustained mission support.
• Lead and support working groups, strategic planning sessions, and interagency coordination efforts to foster alignment and information sharing across national security entities.
• Monitor developments in the broader national security landscape to identify emerging engagement opportunities, capability gaps, or mission-critical overlaps.
• Prepare and present regular updates, briefings, and situation reports to senior leaders, highlighting progress, risks, and recommended adjustments to engagement strategies.
• Maintain awareness of relevant national security directives, policies, and frameworks to ensure all engagements and actions support broader strategic objectives and compliance requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen and have an active Top Secret Clearance with SCI and CI Polygraph.
• Typically requires a BA or BS degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and provide actionable insights and recommendations to government leaders and key stakeholders.
• Ability to act as a liaison between government staff and offices, and contract support, as needed.
• Ability to organize and facilitate strategic meetings, working groups, and collaborative sessions to gather insights and build consensus on issues.
• Ability to prepare and present comprehensive reports, white papers, and briefings summarizing findings and strategic options for senior leadership.
• Experience using collaboration and tracking tools such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Confluence, or Jira, and creating dashboards to communicate status of efforts in a succinct, yet comprehensive manner.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring clarity and influence.
• Ability to represent the organization at conferences, working groups, and intergovernmental discussions to advocate for proposed policies and solutions.

Desired Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting or working within the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), DHS, or other national security agencies.
• Familiarity with interagency coordination processes, national security policy development, and defense acquisition or R&D processes.
• Knowledge of key national security strategies and frameworks (e.g., National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, IC Directives).
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with the ability to connect dots across organizational boundaries.
• Experience facilitating working groups or strategic planning sessions.
• Understanding of emerging technology areas relevant to national security (e.g., AI, cybersecurity, space, critical infrastructure).

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI , and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

Why work at a Noblis company?

Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards . Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

* Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us .

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Total Rewards

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis' total compensation package.

Posted Salary Range

USD $132,900.00 - USD $207,750.00 /Yr.