Ursa Major is seeking a seasoned Senior Office & Project Manager to own the day-to-day operations of the Washington, DC office and to build the operational foundation for its growth. This is not a traditional administrative role; Ursa Major is scaling rapidly in in-space propulsion, hypersonics, solid rocket motor production, and our DC footprint will expand with it. The right candidate has run operations through a company’s growth curve before and can run the office flawlessly while designing the systems, vendor relationships, and processes that a much larger presence will need. The office hosts executive meetings, customer briefings, congressional and Pentagon visitors, and hosted events, and you will set the first impression of Ursa Major for every guest.

You will manage the office like a small program: anticipating needs, managing vendors and budgets, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks in a fast-moving, high-visibility environment. You will also serve as the DC point of contact for headquarters functions (IT, Security, Finance, People) and help coordinate visiting engineers and leadership from Berthoud. This role can grow with the company; candidates who have scaled an office or region from a small team to a mature site will find real runway here. This is a technical company, and while you do not need an engineering background, you should be the operator who learns how the products work, understands ITAR-controlled documents or cleared visitors require different handling, and adopts new tools rapidly.

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Senior Office & Project Manager

Ursa Major is seeking a seasoned Senior Office & Project Manager to own the day-to-day operations of the Washington, DC office and to build the operational foundation for its growth. This is not a traditional administrative role; Ursa Major is scaling rapidly in in-space propulsion, hypersonics, solid rocket motor production, and our DC footprint will expand with it. The right candidate has run operations through a company’s growth curve before and can run the office flawlessly while designing the systems, vendor relationships, and processes that a much larger presence will need. The office hosts executive meetings, customer briefings, congressional and Pentagon visitors, and hosted events, and you will set the first impression of Ursa Major for every guest.

You will manage the office like a small program: anticipating needs, managing vendors and budgets, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks in a fast-moving, high-visibility environment. You will also serve as the DC point of contact for headquarters functions (IT, Security, Finance, People) and help coordinate visiting engineers and leadership from Berthoud. This role can grow with the company; candidates who have scaled an office or region from a small team to a mature site will find real runway here. This is a technical company, and while you do not need an engineering background, you should be the operator who learns how the products work, understands ITAR-controlled documents or cleared visitors require different handling, and adopts new tools rapidly.