Project Manager

Odyssey is seeking a Project Manager to support the successful delivery of high-impact corporate initiatives at Odyssey. An individual in this role will be responsible for managing corporate projects by coordinating activities, tracking progress, and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. This role involves working closely with stakeholders across multiple departments to facilitate communication and resolve issues promptly. As an active member of the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO), the Project Manager will contribute to standardizing project practices, maintaining documentation, and promoting collaboration within the enterprise portfolio. The ideal candidate brings project management or coordination experience, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to drive progress in complex, cross-functional environments. Experience in process improvement, project management, enterprise systems, defense contracting industry is a plus. This is a hybrid position based out of Odyssey’s corporate headquarters in Wakefield, MA required to support from office 3 days per week.

Duties include, but not limited to: 

• Manage corporate projects from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and timelines.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across multiple departments to facilitate communication, gather requirements, and resolve issues promptly.
• Support project planning, execution, and administrative support, including scheduling, resource coordination, and risk tracking.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including status reports, meeting notes, and deliverable tracking.
• Monitor project progress and escalate risks or delays to senior project managers or leadership as needed.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) to apply standardized methodologies, tools, and reporting practices.
• Be prepared to support active working groups, strategic planning efforts, or other major initiatives as necessary.
• Assist in preparing presentations and updates for leadership and governance forums.
• Promote teamwork and knowledge sharing within the EPMO and across project teams.

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: None

Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Organizational Development, or a related field

Years of Experience: At least two (2) years of progressive experience in project management

Preferred Qualifications

Certifications: PMP

Technical Skills

• Demonstrated experience in program or project-level oversight
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools (Teams, Planner, SharePoint, PowerPoint) and project management platforms.
• Experience developing or managing SharePoint-based project tracking systems or dashboards
• Experience leveraging AI-powered tools to augment task completion, ranging from simple to complex efforts
• An advanced user of Microsoft Planner, or other web-based project management tool, is preferred
• Experience with advanced MS365 tools such as Power BI, Power Automate, or Viva is preferred
• Experience with knowledge management, change management, risk management, or enterprise systems is preferred

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Experience coordinating or supporting complex, cross-functional efforts
• Ability to manage both strategic and tactical aspects of project work simultaneously
• Expressed interest in obtaining PMP or other relevant certifications

Additional Information

Location: Wakefield, MA (Corporate HQ)

Travel: 5%

Remote, Onsite, or Hybrid: Hybrid, three days in office requirement

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Odyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

This position is filled through continuous recruitment and will remain open until a sufficient pool of applications has been received.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Tricare supplement, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance program, learning and development benefit, paid time off, and holidays.

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