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(ARA) has an exciting opportunity for a full-time S ensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) and Special Access Program (SAPF) Facilities Project Manager at a location in the Arlington or Falls Church, VA area. The potential candidate will provide support to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense, Policy and Programs by supporting the strategic planning, design, physical and technical security implementation, accreditation lifecycle, ongoing security management, and ultimate turnover of all secure spaces across the enterprise.\nEssential Functions:\nProject-Level SCIF Accreditation & Security Governance by establishing the security architecture and compliance baseline across the entire facility portfolio, ensuring that all physical, technical, and operational security requirements remain intact from design through lifecycle management.\nSecure Facility Operations & Lifetime SCIF Management overseeing activities beyond initial accreditation through continuous oversight of the accredited spaces and maintaining their security integrity.\nPortfolio & Project Management by managing the strategic execution, integration, and risk profiles of multiple concurrent secure-space initiatives.\nTechnical Infrastructure & Network Security Architecture by possessing technical literacy to oversee the complex engineering systems required for accredited secure environments.\nGovernment Contracting & Stakeholder Integration by operating within a complex, highly regulated defense environment, acting as the central interface between multiple government and corporate entities.\nRequired Skills:\nBachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Facilities Management, Project Management, or a related technical discipline (equivalent experience may be substituted).Applicants must hold an active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility to apply for this position\nApplicant must be a U.S. citizen\n10+ years of progressively responsible experience in Project management, secure construction, facilities management, or technical systems rollout.\n5+ years of direct experience leading the construction, build-out, technical security integration, and accreditation lifecycle of SCIFs or SAPFs under ICD 705 standards.\nProven experience managing multi-site, multi-project portfolios with combined budgets exceeding $10M+.\nExperience working within active accredited SCIF/SAPF spaces, with a deep understanding of compartmented access, \"need-to-know\" protocols, and the strict physical separation of classified operations.\nPreferred Skills:\nProject Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP).\nRelevant DoW, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, or Joint Air Force-Army-Navy facility security training.\nCertified Facility Manager or equivalent.\nTechnical certifications in networking or secure infrastructure (e.g., CompTIA Security+, Network+, or ITIL).\nCompensation & Benefits: Pay Ranges: From $180,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year based on years of experience, degree and any special skills and knowledge that you may bring to the position. We mostly reserve the upper half of our compensation bands for internal growth. During all call with one of our recruiters or hiring managers, they can further clarify the salary range and total compensation. ARA offers competitive benefits that address our employees’ needs now and in the future. Learn more about each of our benefits at https://www.ara.com/benefits/\nCOMPANY INFORMATION:\nApplied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2000 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.\nAt ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership generates greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com.\nPlease apply at www.careers.ara.com for the SCIF_SAPF Project Manager position.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5171,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":10,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Design & Creative","Industrial Design","IT Help Desk & Service Desk"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T20:42:43Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 4 · green card filings: 3","filings_12m":4,"filings_prev_12m":5,"green_card_filings_12m":3,"median_offered_wage_usd":80357,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:08:04+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":55,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.61,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":27,"expected_fill_days":51,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-12T06:55:09Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":180000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ara-scif-sapf-project-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ara-scif-sapf-project-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-12T21:37:49Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":35255,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2028479},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2028479"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fara-scif-sapf-project-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fara-scif-sapf-project-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fara-scif-sapf-project-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ara-scif-sapf-project-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fara-scif-sapf-project-manager"}]}