Full-Time

Office Manager

Space Development Agency

Deadline 8/11/27
QinetiQ

QinetiQ

5,001-10,000 employees

Global defense, security, and aerospace engineering

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Grand Forks, ND, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Facilities Operations (1)
Required Skills
SharePoint
Microsoft Office
ServiceNow
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides

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Requirements
  • Five years of direct experience.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Basic information technology and facility management experience.
  • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite.
  • Eligibility for TS/SCI clearance.
Responsibilities
  • Provide administrative support to facilities operations, including documentation, coordination, and follow-through.
  • Manage and track facility-related requests through ServiceNow, including work orders, updates, and status reporting.
  • Use PowerPoint, SharePoint, and ServiceNow to support planning, tasking, and communication.
  • Maintain basic building system, utility, and system information documentation.
  • Support office moves, layout changes, and relocations.
  • Conduct building walkthroughs to identify maintenance, safety, and operational concerns and coordinate findings for resolution.
  • Assist with developing, coordinating, and executing special events.
  • Provide facility management support for the design, buildout, maintenance, and operation of multiple facilities.
  • Manage daily operations, including space planning, desk reconfiguration, shredding, and government asset relocation.
  • Execute ServiceNow work requests, monitor ticket status, and recommend system improvements.
  • Conduct building inspections, track repairs through completion, coordinate preventive maintenance, and coordinate vendor services.
  • Manage physical asset inventory.
  • Monitor utility and building systems.
  • Coordinate inspections and compliance checks for equipment functionality and health and safety requirements.
  • Participate in facility meetings with stakeholders, representatives, and tenants.
  • Provide coordination and administrative support for facility projects, including progress and milestone tracking and stakeholder communication.
  • Coordinate delivery, placement, and maintenance of assets at SDA facilities.
  • Support development and submission of budget requirements.
  • Ensure proper utilization of funding, equipment, labor, and facilities to meet operational missions.
  • Track and report accountability for information technology equipment, facility supplies, and appropriations.
  • Manage office and information technology equipment to improve resource efficiency.
  • Prioritize resource allocation to address shortfalls.

QinetiQ is a global science and engineering company serving defense, security, and aerospace markets. It delivers advanced technologies, testing, evaluation, and integrated engineering services for government and commercial customers, including R&D, systems design, testing facilities, and program support to design, verify, and deploy defense and security solutions. The company originated from the UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) and was privatized to become a private company, later expanding via Carlyle Group’s investment and a London IPO to grow, especially in the U.S. defense market. This mix of government-originated expertise and private-sector growth helps it offer broad, end-to-end capabilities across international projects. Its goal is to provide trusted science and engineering capabilities that help protect nations and people by delivering reliable defense, security, and aerospace solutions.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Mary Tavy, United Kingdom

Founded

1956

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • FY26 order intake hit £3.6 billion, backlog reached £4.8 billion, on 20 July 2026.
  • On 20 July 2026, QinetiQ won the £1.2 billion MOD Digital and IT framework.
  • The 19 January 2026 Typhoon extension and July laser contracts deepen UK revenue visibility.

What critics are saying

  • QinetiQ cut about 1,000 roles in 2026 after weak U.S. defence-services performance.
  • The ACE contract exits in April 2026, exposing revenue if replacements slip.
  • UK MoD concentration is existential; any 2033 TLPA renegotiation would crush earnings.

What makes QinetiQ unique

  • QinetiQ runs MOD ranges through the 2003 Long Term Partnering Agreement until 2033.
  • Its Boscombe Down, Aberporth, Hebrides, and Shoeburyness infrastructure is hard to replicate.
  • It combines test and evaluation, cyber, lasers, and digital engineering for defence buyers.

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PR Newswire
Jun 5th, 2026
Soteria licenses QinetiQ's thermal event detection tech for battery safety platform

Soteria Battery Innovation Group has licensed QinetiQ's Q-TRED thermal event detection technology for its Battery Safety IP Exchange platform. The technology uses coatings that emit detectable volatile compounds when battery cells reach elevated temperatures, enabling early warning of potential thermal runaway events before fires occur. Unlike traditional temperature monitoring at limited points, Q-TRED supports distributed sensing with volatile sensor molecules on every cell. Commercially available gas sensors can detect these compounds to alert systems of abnormal thermal conditions. The technology will be integrated into Soteria's IPX, a licensing platform bringing together battery safety innovations across cell materials, detection, mitigation and design. Soteria will partner with supply chain companies to develop Q-TRED for electric vehicles, energy storage systems, aerospace applications and other battery-powered devices.

Yahoo Finance
May 21st, 2026
QinetiQ Group posts record $4.8B order intake, raises dividend 24% despite US market pressures

QinetiQ Group reported revenue of just over £1.9 billion for full year 2026, with operating profit of £218 million and an operating margin exceeding 11%. Free cash flow surged over 40% to £159 million, whilst earnings per share increased 21% to 31.5p. The defence technology company achieved record order intake of £3.6 billion and an order backlog of £4.8 billion, up more than 40%. The company announced enhanced shareholder returns, increasing its dividend 24% to 11p and extending its share buyback programme by £200 million through 2029. However, QinetiQ faced challenges in the US defence services market due to budgetary pressures and undertook restructuring that included cutting approximately 1,000 roles. The company expects revenue growth of 3% to 5% for the coming year, with margins between 11% and 11.5%.

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The Defense Post
Dec 7th, 2022
QinetiQ Acquires New South Wales Firm Air Affairs Australia

UK-based engineering firm QinetiQ has acquired defense aviation service provider Air Affairs Australia.

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Our History

QinetiQ was formed in July 2001, when the Ministry of Defence (MOD) split its Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) in two. The smaller portion of DERA, was rebranded Dstl (Defence Science & Technology Laboratory).