{"id":3516720,"url":"https://alion.io/job/battelle-memorial-institute-project-manager","title":"Project Manager","company":{"id":58461,"name":"Battelle Memorial Institute","domain":"battelle.org","url":"https://alion.io/company/battelle-memorial-institute","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Phenom","truth_index":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Columbus, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":105600,"max":150500,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":150500},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":true},{"name":"Scrum","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T10:38:02Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-30","last_verified_at":"2026-11-04T19:47:43Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"Battelle delivers when others can’t. We conduct research and development, manage national laboratories, design and manufacture products and deliver critical services for our clients-whether they are a multi-national corporation, a small start-up or a government agency.\nWe recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.\nJob Summary\nBattelle's Spectrum Solutions organization develops and delivers advanced RF, electronic warfare (EW), resilient communications, sensing, and C5ISR solutions for Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and other national security customers. Our teams rapidly develop, prototype, test, and transition mission-focused capabilities that address evolving operational challenges across contested and denied environments.\nThe Project Manager will lead a portfolio of advanced technology programs supporting defense and national security customers. The PM will be responsible for program execution, customer engagement, resource coordination, proposal support, and business growth activities while working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams spanning RF, systems, software, hardware, manufacturing, and test disciplines. This individual will serve as the primary programmatic interface between customers, technical leads, and Battelle leadership to ensure successful delivery of mission-critical capabilities.\nThis position is based in Columbus, Ohio. This position follows Battelle's hybrid work model. Employees are expected to work a minimum of 60% of their time onsite at their assigned Battelle facility, with the remaining time worked remotely based on business needs, customer requirements, and manager approval. Regular onsite collaboration with project teams and customers is expected.\nResponsibilities\nCollaborates with the Business Development staff to establish overall proposal strategies and themes which clearly differentiates Battelle from other potential providers of service. Coordinates the selection of proposal team member organizations (strategic partners, sub-contractors, universities, divisions, etc) and the efforts of the proposal team to formulate an offering that persuasively presents the project approach that meets the client needs and documents the value created for the client by this approach at a competitive price. \nImpacts contract negotiation activities and has a strong working knowledge of contractual issues relative to the project being managed relevant to scope of the work and scheduling and subcontracts. \nPrepares and presents presentations to internal management and to external customers to provide reviews and updates on technical aspects, cost, and schedule.\nDirects project risk planning. Applies processes and procedures to identify, analyze, classify, prioritize and manage program risks to formulate a risk management plan that assigns responsibility, determines approaches and specifies mitigation approaches and contingencies in the risk management process. \nIntegrates safety policies and regulations into the project plan. Directs the process of early identification, analysis, reduction or elimination of hazards. Directs development of program safety measures and implementation of standard workplace safety practices, to mitigate injuries and foster a healthy work environment for staff. \nStays abreast of Project Management best practices. Knows, understands and applies Battelle processes and procedures. Implements Project Management best practices and management policies. Understands, embraces and executes relevant Quality Systems and applicable industry regulations. Maintains a thorough understanding of and ensures compliance with applicable government and industry regulations. \nKey Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Business, or a related field.\n5+ years of experience managing technical projects or programs.\nExperience managing program scope, schedule, budget, and customer expectations.\nExperience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating across multiple stakeholders.\nStrong written, verbal, and presentation skills.\nExperience supporting proposal development, capture efforts, or business development activities.\nDemonstrated ability to manage program financial performance, forecasting, staffing plans, and resource allocations.\nAbility to travel as required to customer locations, conferences, demonstrations, and test events.\nU.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.\nPreferred Qualifications\nActive Secret or Top-Secret clearance.\nExperience supporting Department of Defense, national security, or other government-funded programs.\nFamiliarity with RF systems, communications systems, electronic warfare, sensing technologies, C5ISR architectures, or related technical domains.\nExperience supporting Army, SOCOM, Air Force, Navy, Intelligence Community, or other national security customers.\nExperience managing advanced R&D, prototyping, OTA, IRAD, or technology development efforts.\nExperience supporting customer demonstrations, operational assessments, and field-testing activities.\nExperience transitioning technologies from research and development into operational deployment.\nProject Management Professional (PMP), Agile, Scrum, or equivalent certifications.\nShipley certification or significant proposal leadership experience.\nMaster's degree in technical or business discipline.\nCompensation Data\nBattelle is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role is $105,600 - $150,500, in addition to our comprehensive benefits package. A candidate’s salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to education, relevant work experience, skills, and certifications. Salary ranges may vary based on geographic location and market conditions.\nBenefits: Live an Extraordinary Life\nWe care about your well-being, not just on the job. Battelle offers comprehensive and competitive benefits to help you live your best life.\nBalance life through a compressed work schedule: Most of our team follows a flexible, compressed work schedule that allows for every other Friday off-giving you a dedicated day to accomplish things in your personal life without using vacation time.\nEnjoy enhanced work flexibility, including a hybrid arrangement: You have options for where and when you work. Our Together with Flexibility model allows you to work 60% in-office and 40% remote, with Monday and Tuesday as common in-office days, dependent on team and position needs.\nTake time to recharge: You get paid time off to support work-life balance and keep motivated.\nPrioritize wellness: Stay healthy with medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits plus a variety of optional supplemental benefits.\nBetter together: Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.\n Build your financial future: Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan. For most employees, we put in 5 percent whether you contribute or not, and match your contributions on top of that. \nAdvance your education: Tuition assistance is available to pursue higher education.\nA Work Environment Where You Succeed\nFor brilliant minds in science, technology, engineering and business operations, Battelle is the place to do the greatest good by solving humanity’s most pressing challenges and creating a safer, healthier and more secure world.\nYou will have the opportunity to thrive in a culture that inspires you to:\nApply your talent to challenging and meaningful projects \nReceive select funding to pursue ideas in scientific and technological discovery\nPartner with world-class experts in a collaborative environment\nNurture and develop the next generation of scientific leaders\nGive back to and improve our communities\nVaccinations & Safety Protocols\nBattelle may require employees, based on job duties, work location, and/or its clients’ requirements to follow certain safety protocols and to be vaccinated against a variety of viruses, bacteria, and diseases as a condition of employment and continued employment and to provide documentation that they are fully vaccinated. If applicable, Battelle will provide reasonable accommodations based on a qualified disability or medical condition through the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Rehabilitation Act or for a sincerely held religious belief under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (and related state laws).\nBattelle is an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment and opportunities for advancement, compensation, training, and growth according to individual merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, genetic information, disability, veteran-status veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable Federal, state, or local law. Our goal is for each staff member to have the opportunity to grow to the limits of their abilities and to achieve personal and organizational objectives. We will support positive programs for equal treatment of all staff and full utilization of all qualified employees at all levels within Battelle.\nThe above statements are intended to describe the nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, activities and skills required of staff members. No statement herein is intended to imply any authorities to commit Battelle unless special written permission is granted by Battelle's Legal Department.\nFor more information about our other openings, please visit www.battelle.org/careers","description_format":"text","description_chars":9924,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":5,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Hybrid work","Retirement plans"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Research Institutes"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T10:38:02Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 151 · green card filings: 1","filings_12m":151,"filings_prev_12m":122,"green_card_filings_12m":1,"median_offered_wage_usd":117237,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-29T16:27:21+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":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.902,"p_room":1,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":15,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-04T06:34:25Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":150500,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/battelle-memorial-institute-project-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/battelle-memorial-institute-project-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-04T23:59:14Z","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":176,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-05T00:00:00Z"}},"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":58461},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=58461"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fbattelle-memorial-institute-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%2Fbattelle-memorial-institute-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%2Fbattelle-memorial-institute-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/battelle-memorial-institute-project-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fbattelle-memorial-institute-project-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3516720}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"battelle.org","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3516720},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}