Duties and Responsibilities (to include but not be limited to the following): Serve as an Operations and Program Management Analyst for the Mid-Range Capability Project Office (MRC) under the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO), which is responsible for the development, testing, integration, and fielding of the Mid-Range Capability. Candidate will report directly to the project office Deputy Program Manager (DPM) and be responsive to the Deputies requirements. Candidate may also serve as the on-site lead for all Radiance and sub-contractor personnel providing support inside MRC and will be responsible for ensuring smooth operations of contractor personnel – identifying and handling coming issues and opportunities to better support the customer. The candidate will also need to be able travel up to 15% of the time. Primary responsibility will be in support of project office operations which include:
- Responsible for assisting senior operations specialists with assessing, preparing, and providing mission short- and long-range goals, objectives, and initiatives to be presented to senior leadership.
- Attend and participate in organizational staff calls, stand-ups, project office tag-ups, working groups, ad hoc, IPTs or similar venues; assess action items from meetings and engage in the resolution process; and, propose responses to inquiries based on actions assigned. Prepare notes or after-action summaries, track actions items, and making recommendations on response for closure.
- Maintain internal task tracker, assign tasks to appropriate team, suspense completion date and follow-up until completed. Serve as Ops Task Manager for those tasks coming from outside the organization.
- Assist with daily office operations and prioritization of events based on known activities or guidance provided such as synchronization and integration of events and activities for MRC Project Office through coordination, consolidation, and collaboration of information.
- Maintain operations calendar and provide recommendations to resolve issues or conflicts; coordinate impacts and changes, receiving direction from senior operations specialist for non-routine matters.
- Create, compose, consolidate, and review documentation, e.g., correspondence, briefings, response to inquiries, and talking points for correctness, format, spelling, and grammar before sending out for approval or signature. Draft response to taskers, RFIs, Congressional delegations and other key stakeholders.
- Support program updates and assist in developing executive-level briefings, including accomplishments, impacts, risks, issues, and challenges, etc.; coordinate documents, e.g., white papers; conduct pre-meetings to prepare and distribute read-aheads; and secure approval of documents within MRC read ahead timelines prior to submission for executive forums.
- Assist with special projects where multiple functions are involved, coordinating actions, clarifying responsibilities and timelines for completion, and consolidating data, as necessary, and reviews to ensure accomplishment of objectives, timeliness, and acceptability. Consistently developing and sustaining cooperative working relationships and ensuring visitor authorization requests (VARS) are prepared, when needed.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Level II or higher certified in Program Management or System Engineering
- Active TS/SCI
- DAU Level III certification in Program Management
- Knowledge/experience of missile programs
- Ability to work in dynamic environment
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Excellent Organizational Skills
Required Skills
- Bachelor of Science
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Active Secret Clearance
Required Experience
- Experience working internal/external taskers
- Minimum 3 years of experience in program operations/management or DoD operations experience
- Experience developing information papers and decision briefings
- Experience serving and managing mission/information demands of executive members of the Army or DoD staff