Associate Project Manager
Steampunk, Inc.
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: McLean, VA
Contract type: Full time
Design. Disrupt. Repeat.
Be an agent of clarity and momentum on a team focused on mission-driven delivery and stakeholder alignment. We are seeking an Associate Project Manager who is organized, self-motivated, and confident working alongside senior stakeholders to lead successful project execution in a fast-paced, often ambiguous environment.
This is a high-impact role ideal for someone ready to build strong relationships and help guide teams through complexity with focus and flexibility.
Contributions
As an Associate Project Manager , you’ll support project delivery across various workstreams, helping to drive progress and alignment with key stakeholders. You’ll manage the details, maintain visibility, and help the team stay grounded in priorities and outcomes — even when the path isn’t always perfectly clear. You’ll bring structure, energy, and a solution-oriented mindset.
Responsibilities Include
Required:
Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $110,000 to $175,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.
Identity Statement
As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com .
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.
Be an agent of clarity and momentum on a team focused on mission-driven delivery and stakeholder alignment. We are seeking an Associate Project Manager who is organized, self-motivated, and confident working alongside senior stakeholders to lead successful project execution in a fast-paced, often ambiguous environment.
This is a high-impact role ideal for someone ready to build strong relationships and help guide teams through complexity with focus and flexibility.
Contributions
As an Associate Project Manager , you’ll support project delivery across various workstreams, helping to drive progress and alignment with key stakeholders. You’ll manage the details, maintain visibility, and help the team stay grounded in priorities and outcomes — even when the path isn’t always perfectly clear. You’ll bring structure, energy, and a solution-oriented mindset.
Responsibilities Include
- Facilitate collaboration, efficiency, transparency, clear communication, and alignment across cross-functional teams.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to create schedules, meeting agendas, and manage risks.
- Collaborate closely with senior stakeholders to understand and document goals, surface issues, and track progress.
- Navigate ambiguity with confidence — helping to translate vague inputs into clear, actionable plans.
- Proactively identify and resolve risks, blockers, and gaps in delivery.
- Support Agile or hybrid project met hodologies, adapting as needed to project or team requirements.
- Bring a continuous improvement mindset to project delivery — finding ways to work smarter and more effectively.
Required:
- Ability to hold a position of public trust with the US government.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience.
- Relevant experience in project coordination, operations, or related roles.
- Exceptional organizational skills with an eye for detail and follow-through.
- Self-starter who can operate independently while collaborating across functions.
- Strong communication and interpe rsonal skills with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders.
- Comfortable working through uncertainty and driving clarity.
- Familiarity with Agile and/or Kanban methodologies.
- Familiar with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Asana, Jira, Trello, Confluence, Miro, or similar).
- Experience working in client-facing or consulting environments.
- Exposure to human-centered design or cross-functional product teams.
Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $110,000 to $175,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.
Identity Statement
As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com .
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.
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