Coordinator 3

Astrion; Red Stone (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion seeks a Coordinator III for the Redstone Test Center at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL. You will monitor cost, schedule and performance of TAGM JAGM/HELLFIRE activities and serve as the primary customer liaison, coordinating with test teams and management.

The ideal candidate holds a BA/BS and 6 years in program finance or project management, with strong MS Office/SharePoint skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced team environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a project management, finance, business, engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college.
• Six (6) years of applicable experience in program finance or project management with budgeting and scheduling responsibilities.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to customer satisfaction.
• Proficient in MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, One Note, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Able to obtain DoD/DoW Secret Security Clearance and travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support the TAGM Account by monitoring cost, schedule, and performance of all assigned TAGM JAGM / HELLFIRE activities.
• Maintain regular communication between Customers and test team members including Account Management and Test Engineers.
• Assist in defining test requirements with the Customer and test team and monitor additions during testing.
• Schedule coordination meetings, HAWGs, TRRs, and status meetings with customers.
• Act as the primary customer contact during test execution across the Center for assigned projects.
• Monitor program test schedules and identify conflicts; escalate risks to JTMO and Account Management.
• Assist in corrective actions for issues related to cost, schedule, performance, or deliverable timeliness.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

MS Office

Communication

Team collaboration

Time management

Independent worker

Problem solving

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS) in project management, finance, business, engineering, or related discipline

Tools

MS Project

SharePoint

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Coordinator III located at the Redstone Test Center, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL. Astrion has worked extensively with the Redstone Test Center where it has earned a reputation for on-time delivery of high-quality products tailored to the needs of its clients.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS) in a project management, finance, business, engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college.
• Six (6) years of applicable experience in program finance or project management, including experience developing plans, budgets and schedules to meet project requirements; providing project status with regard to funding, schedule, and milestone; providing comparative analysis for budget and actual costs; validating costs; establishing and updating forms in multiple software packages to ensure customer has complete and accurate project information at all times; coordinating administrative, financial, and logistical aspects of project management to track the cost and schedule of tests, ensuring labor, flights, material, and travel charges are correct; communicating funding status to customers; monitoring and reporting performance against plans to ensure cost objectives are not exceeded; and reporting, analyzing and interpreting financial data form multiple sources.
• Must be motivated, dependable, and be able to work independently and within a team environment.
• Must have a commitment to customer satisfaction including attention to detail – as well as supportive of process improvements.
• Must be a proficient user of MS Office (i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, One Note, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Thorough, detail oriented, and organized, with excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects at once
• Superb verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated and independent thinker with out-of-the-box ideas S. Citizenship is required for all applicants.
• A valid driver’s license.
• Possess, or able to obtain a DoD/DoW Secret Security Clearance
• Must be flexible in adapting to deadlines, changing schedules, competing priorities, and unpredictable events
• Familiar with and able to present data and recommendations to a large audience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Demonstrated proficiency with management of tactical and strategic communications
• Prefer experience/skills coordinating projects; reviewing technical documents; compiling statistics and data for projects; developing integrated schedules, writing narratives. Professional user of Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint.
• Experience with U.S. Army and U.S. Army missiles and technologies, and/or knowledge of different types of government funding are pluses.
• Exceptional customer relationship management highly desirable
• Experience working with executives and senior management required

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the TAGM Account by monitoring cost, schedule, and performance of all assigned TAGM JAGM / HELLFIRE activities at the Center level.
• Ensure regular communication between Customers and all members of the test team, including Account Management, Test Coordinators, and Test Engineers.
• Support the definition of test requirements with the Customer and test team while monitoring the requirements for additions throughout testing.
• Support the scheduling of coordination meetings, HAWGs, TRRs, and regular customer status meetings.
• Act as the primary point of contact with the customer and test team for status during test execution across the Center for assigned projects.
• Monitor program test schedules and identify conflicts.
• Elevate risks and issues to JTMO and Account Management.
• Assist in corrective actions for issues related to cost, schedule, performance, or deliverable timeliness.