Entry Level Project Manager

About the Role

The Technical Project Manager 1 role at Tech Army, LLC is a junior, developmental position focused on gaining foundational knowledge and practical experience in risk management for capital asset projects under the guidance of experienced professionals. The role involves learning project risk management practices, maintaining accurate risk documentation, and supporting routine assessments and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with identifying and documenting risks that could affect project scope, cost, schedule, or technical performance.
• Work with risk owners and project team members to gather information and draft risk statements, including causes, potential consequences, and supporting assumptions.
• Update and maintain risk registers, including risk owners, probability and impact assessments, handling actions, due dates, and status updates.
• Participate in risk review meetings, document discussion outcomes, and follow up on assigned action items.
• Learn to assess risk probability and potential impacts using established criteria and guidance.
• Develop an understanding of the capital asset project lifecycle and how risk management supports planning, execution, and closeout.
• Learn the fundamentals of cost and schedule risk analysis, including estimate uncertainty, probability distributions, and Monte Carlo simulation.
• Assist with gathering and checking analysis inputs, running established risk models under direct guidance, and documenting assumptions and results for review.
• Prepare routine risk summaries and reporting materials using established formats.
• Identify missing or inconsistent information and bring questions or potential changes in risk exposure to senior staff for review.
• Collaborate with project managers, project controls staff, engineers, and other team members to understand project activities and support accurate risk documentation.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic understanding of project management concepts: scope, cost, schedule, and deliverables.
• Ability to organize information, review data for completeness and consistency, and maintain accurate records.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other standard office applications.
• Ability to follow established procedures, manage assigned tasks, and work collaboratively.
• Willingness to ask questions, incorporate feedback, and develop skills in project risk management and quantitative analysis.
• Familiarity with basic statistics and probability concepts is desired.
• Introductory exposure to project controls, engineering, construction, data analysis, or a related field through coursework, internships, or employment is desired.
• Exposure to DOE projects or capital asset project processes is desired.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, business, mathematics, statistics, or a related field.

Training and Level of Responsibility

• Training, mentoring, and supervised practical experience will be provided.
• Prior experience with Monte Carlo simulation or specialized risk software is not required.
• The selected candidate will initially perform routine support tasks, with assignments increasing in complexity as skills develop.
• Risk assessments, model inputs, analysis results, and reporting products will be reviewed by experienced personnel.
• Approval of risk assessments, validation of models, and risk acceptance or funding decisions remain with designated senior personnel and project leadership.