Program Manager

Job Description

Program Manager

Vicksburg, Mississippi, MS Join our Talent Network

Chenega Agile Real-Time Solutions (CARS)

This position is contingent upon contract award and government funding of the program.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as mission critical personnel that is the single point of contact on-site at the ERDC.
• Responsible for the program management and technical direction of major programs or projects.
• Assist with transition period to keep stakeholders informed of status to minimize interruptions or delays to work in progress that would impact the mission.
• Work directly with the key stakeholders regarding new project assignment and planning.
• Manage all operation aspects of Program Activity including cost management, schedule management, date management, proposal activity and other related program activities.
• Plan, schedule, organize and administer program tasks, budgets and schedules.
• Track program against schedule, budget and phase review objectives, reporting status to supervisor on a regular basis and executive staff as needed and/or requested.
• Develop and implement recovery plans for off-schedule and unanticipated eventualities.
• Establish and manage customer relationships.
• Recommend and/or lead new processes where needed to improve quality or on-time delivery.
• Generate various reports/deliverables to the appropriate customers and management personnel.
• Commit to the organization and shall be ultimately responsible for all activities and deliverables under this contract.
• Plan, organize, direct and guide the activities of team members.
• Investigate and adjust personnel problems among program team members. Provide recommendations regarding hiring, promotions, wage adjustments and terminations.
• Participate in hiring, training and performance evaluations.
• Review and approve employee timecards.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications: (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.)

• Bachelor’s degree in related to Information Technology field of study, in addition to required experience below.
• 10+ years’ experience in IT field required.
• 5+ years’ Program/Project Management experience required.
• PMP certification desired.
• Active Secret clearance required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to design and maintain technical and project documentation.
• Ability to critically analyze and understand the requirements and communicate to the customer and leadership.
• Ability to define requirements and plan project lifecycle deployment.
• Ability to define and schedule project/program implementations.
• Strong leadership and self-direction skills.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Sufficient knowledge of proper English grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation rules to identify errors and make corrections.
• Excellent organizational, presentation, and customer service skills.
• Ability to efficiently and effectively identify and solve project issues.
• Ability to solve complex problems using creative thinking skills.
• Ability to perform team assessments and evaluations.
• Ability to travel CONUS as required.
• Ability to work nights, weekend, and holidays as required.
• Ability to maintain and keep a Secret security clearance.

Chenega Corporation and family of companies is an EOE.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Native preference under PL 93-638.

We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.

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