Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we help people be their best in the moments that matter. We help firefighters see around buildings and police officers see around street corners. Our work is very meaningful, impactful, and cutting edge and we invite you to explore it. We are the Best!

Motorola Solutions is a world leader in the field of professional mobile communications systems with an impressive heritage of technological innovations and a global base of installed systems. The group's main business is the implementation of mission critical digital mobile communication systems for Government & Public Safety Communications customers.

Job Description

Location: MD or surrounding states (must be within driving distance of D.C.). Onsite Requirement: Weekly visits to the D.C. office.

Travel: Mostly regional, 25–50%.

Role Overview:

• We are seeking a Federal Project Manager dedicated to a high-impact, multi-year nationwide modernization program. The role encompasses the full project lifecycle, supporting both active implementation phases and ongoing multi-year maintenance contracts.

• As a key member of the Program Management Office (PMO), you will report directly to the Lead PM, providing mission-critical support to ensure program-wide alignment, schedule adherence, and operational excellence.

Core Responsibilities:

Program Operations & Administration

• Direct PMO Support: Assist the Lead PM function in the creation and management of comprehensive task lists, Action Item Registries, and meeting minutes.

• Documentation & Governance: Collaborate with the Lead PM and Lead Engineer to develop Statements of Work (SOW), Task and Responsibility Matrixes (RACI), and staffing requirement plans.

• Integrated Scheduling: Provide essential input for the development and execution of the total program schedule.

• Work Breakdown: Assist in the creation and maintenance of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) tailored to contract scope and program goals.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Lifecycle Management: Support concurrent design and deployment contracts at various stages of execution, ensuring seamless coordination between distributed teams of PMs, Engineers, and Service Technicians.

• Strategic Alignment: Act as a bridge between technical execution and corporate strategy, ensuring tight alignment with Sales goals, strategic business plans, and customer relationship management.

• Stakeholder Synergy: Maintain close working relationships with the Lead PM, Lead Program Engineer, Technical Service Manager, and Customer Service Manager (CSM).

Partner & Subcontractor Oversight

• Scope Management: Assist in managing subcontractor and partner work scopes.

• Performance Monitoring: Contribute to subcontract development and ongoing performance management to ensure third-party compliance with program standards.

Opportunity & Environment

• Career Growth: This is a growth-oriented position designed for a high-potential individual. It is an excellent opportunity for an associate PM or a motivated professional looking to break into the Project Management field.

• Flexible Work Model: Offers a versatile work environment with the ability to work from customer locations, the PMO, or a home office.

• Impact: You will be a key contributor to a nationwide modernization effort, gaining exposure to complex federal contracting and large-scale systems integration.

Key Competencies

• The ideal candidate possesses a strong desire to learn, the ability to manage multiple moving parts in a concurrent project environment, and the communication skills necessary to maintain professional customer and internal relationships.

Target Base Salary Range: $95,000 - $110,000  USD

Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 3+ years of project/program management or similar business experience.
• OR 5+ years of project/program management or similar business experience.
• Must be able to obtain background clearance as required by government customers.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required.  Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position. 

Travel Requirements

Under 10%

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• Incentive Bonus Plans

• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

• 401K with Company Match

• 10 Paid Holidays

• Generous Paid Time Off Packages

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Paid Parental & Family Leave

• and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. 

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.