Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Program Manager in management all aspects of the contract to achieve successful cost, schedule, and performance.
• Contributes to program efforts in several areas, including cost management/avoidance, schedule estimation and tracking, contract performance management, risk management, requirements analysis, and quality assurance activities.
• Assists the Program Manager in ensuring proper performance of tasks necessary to ensure the most efficient and effective execution of the contract.
• Assists in directing skilled technical resources and reporting on technical progress, issues, and problem areas.
• Supports writing and reviewing technical documents.
• Asist with the review of earned value, Estimate to Complete, Funds and Man-Hour Expenditure Report, or other financial reports as appropriate.
• Ensure cross-discipline integration within the contract to meet Government needs.
• Work with the Program Manager to provide effective and efficient management of M.C. Dean's and subcontractor partners' efforts.
• Assist with the review of Integrated Program Baseline or resource loaded schedules.
• Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Assist in the preparation of program status reviews and other formal reviews to be presented to the Government Program Manager and/or Contracting Officer.
• Assist with the timeline recruitment and training of program staff - both direct and indirect.
• Assist with the review of financial and technical reports before release to the Government.
• Track current projects and efforts; communicate issues and solutions to the Government Program Manager in a timely and transparent manner.
• Assist with ensuring compliance with all regulatory and administrative requirements imposed by the contract in coordination with the M.C. Dean contracts team.
• Assist in the identification, capture, cost estimation, and proposal submission for new design build and O&M IT and operational technology requirements.
• Track upcoming new projects and efforts and ensure alignment to customer schedule expectations and critical suspense dates.
• Work on a daily basis with the M.C. Dean personnel and subcontractor partners to manage the current and upcoming workflow, confirm deliverable submission, identify issues, and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
• Support coordination of travel and deployment plans, working with Government, internal team and M.C. Dean service centers.
• Support Program Manager in reporting to M.C. Dean division and corporate leadership as required.

Position/Candidate Requirements:

• Active US security clearance at the TS/SCI w/ Polygraph level
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology (IT), or a related Cybersecurity discipline with 7-9 years experience or 5-7 years of experience with a Master's degree
• A minimum of five (5) years experience as a program or project manager in managing programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts
• Experience with IT and operational technology, preferably in the area of electronic security systems
• COMPTIA SEC+ certification
• At least one year of demonstrated experience in conducting requirements analysis, resource allocation, project costing, deliverables tracking, schedule and financial data monitoring, and reporting
• Be knowledgeable of the guidelines provided by the FAR and DFARS, DoD 5000 series, and ICD 801 policies
• Have PMP certification, FAC-P/PM Entry Level certification or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level 1 certification in Program Management
• Ability to travel (CONUS and OCONUS) up to 25% of the time

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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