Amentum is seeking a dynamic, mission-driven Embedded Project Lead to serve as a trusted liaison between U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) and U.S. Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and the Program Management Office (PMO), providing direct project leadership, requirements management, operational coordination, and mission in support of Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.
You would be an excellent candidate for this position if you:
- Are a highly motivated leader who can take ownership of complex requirements while building an accountable, collaborative teams;
- Can execute independently in a distributed Indo-Pacific logistics environment while coordinating across customers, teammates, vendors, and mission partners;
- Understand the importance of safe, accurate, and disciplined materiel accountability and logistics execution; and
- Enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that may include exercises, contingencies, surge operations, and OCONUS travel.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary liaison to assigned PACFLT and PACAF directorates and organizations in support of SOCPAC.
- Develop and maintain an understanding of Navy and Air Force operational, logistics, sustainment, mobility, and readiness priorities.
- Identify, analyze, and translate customer requirements into executable project objectives, tasks and activities.
- Lead assigned projects from requirements development through execution, delivery, assessment, and closeout.
- Coordinate capabilities across logistics, supply, distribution, warehousing, transportation, engineering, readiness, training, and mission support.
- Track project performance, schedules, milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, dependencies, and resources.
- Facilitate customer working groups, planning sessions, exercises, assessments, demonstrations, and operational events.
- Develop executive briefings, decision-support products, CONOPS, SOPs, TTPs, assessments, reports, and information papers.
- Analyze operational and logistics data to identify gaps, constraints, vulnerabilities, and opportunities.
- Support distributed and contested logistics initiatives designed to increase resilience, survivability, flexibility, and operational reach.
- Support modernization, experimentation, advanced logistics concepts, and integration of emerging technologies.
- Provide PMO leadership with visibility into customer priorities, mission requirements, risks, and future opportunities.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Logistics, Operations, Project Management, Military Studies, or related field; equivalent relevant experience may be substituted.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, military operations, logistics, sustainment, operations, or Government contracting.
- Experience working on a joint staff or in a joint environment.
- Prior PACFLT, PACAF, Navy, Air Force, or joint operational experience.
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently in an embedded customer environment.
- Experience managing multiple projects, requirements, stakeholders, and competing priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to translate customer requirements into executable actions and deliverables.
- Strong written and verbal communication and briefing skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Active Top-Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and ability to maintain the required clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance.
- CONUS and OCONUS travel may be required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- 10+ years of military, DoD, Government contracting, or operational experience.
- USINDOPACOM or Indo-Pacific operational experience.
- Logistics, sustainment, mobility, distribution, readiness, or operational planning experience.
- Experience supporting exercises, experimentation, modernization, or operational assessments.
- Current TS/SCI clearance.
*Please note this position is contingent based on award*
Compensation & Benefits
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $150K - $200K (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com
Compensation Details:
$150K - $200K
The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.
Benefits Overview:
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off and holidays
Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
Educational reimbursement
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plan
Tax-saving options
Disability and life insurance
Pet insurance
Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.
Original Posting:
08/31/2026 - Until Filled
Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.
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