Operations Research Analyst - Secret Clearance Required

Tesla Laboratories. Inc.; Selfridge (ND); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Employer paid life insurance

Employer paid disability insurance

11 paid federal holidays

Paid vacation

401K with company match

Performance bonuses

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Tesla Laboratories. Inc. seeks an experienced contractor to act as a military operations advisor to the Project Manager, directly supporting the Director of Operation and coordinating across DoD acquisition life cycle phases.

The role emphasizes detailed planning, scheduling, and review of artifacts, with a focus on compliance with DoD guidance and strong liaison with PMs, government agencies, and contractors across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and managing Integrated Master Plans and Integrated Master Schedules for DoD ACAT ID programs.
• PM Certification or equivalent experience managing multiple programs for 5+ years.
• Certification in Microsoft Project, Primavera, or Open Plan.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a mils and advisor to the Project Manager directly supporting the Director of Operation.
• Provide direction and support for all operations under PM authority.
• Develop detailed project plans, manage taskers, and review tasker artifacts for quality.

Skills

PM experience

Integrated Master Plans/Schedules

Vendor/Government coordination

Stakeholder communication

Project planning

Education

PMP Certification

DCMA 14 Point Schedule Metrics familiarity

FEMA ICS certifications (ICS-100/200/700)

Emergency Management Plan authoring

TMT and LCMP Tasker Systems experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera

Open Plan

TMT Tasker System

Job description

Responsibilities

The contractor shall perform duties serving as a mils and advisor to the Project Manager (PM) directly supporting and reporting to the Director of Operation.

The contractor shall provide direction, assistance, and support for all operations and activities under the authority of the PM.

The contractor shall provide detailed planning related to projects, manage organizational taskers, and review tasker response artifacts for completeness and quality.

For acquisition related artifacts, the contractor shall review materials, identify any non‑compliance with IAW DOD 5000.1 and 5000.2 and other related DOD/Army guidance, and report non‑compliances.

The contractor shall coordinate a wide variety of projects and taskings relating acquisition programs to the different functions in the life cycle phases to include but not limited to planning, developing, testing, contracting, producing, providing acquisition logistics support, and disposing of a given weapon system.

Taskings and projects are received from various sources to include higher authority through the subordination acquisition organizations, project and program management offices, HQ, AMC, ASA (ALT), and DOD agencies.

The contractor shall communicate and coordinate with other related Product Managers, Project Managers, Marine Corps Program Manager Liaisons, other government agencies, as well as users, and contractors in support of the PM in Warren, Michigan, Picatinny, New Jersey, and Ft. Knox, Kentucky, and higher‑level staff organizations in TACOM, HQ, AMC and ASA (ALT).

Qualifications

1. Experience developing and managing Integrated Master Plans and Integrated Master Schedules DoD ACAT ID programs which captured both vendor and Government activities, tasks, and subtasks.
2. Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, or equivalent experience serving as a Project Manager for multiple programs for five years or more.
3. Certification in one of the following: Microsoft Project, Primavera, or Open Plan.
4. Experience with “DCMA 14 Point Schedule Metrics” in accordance with DCMA‑EA PAM 200.1.
5. Completed FEMA certifications in S‑00100.c, Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS‑100, IS‑00200.c, Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, and IS‑00700.b, An Introduction to the National Incident Management System.
6. Experience authoring at least one Emergency Management Plan.
7. Experience using TMT and LCMP Tasker Systems to include reviewing tasks, assigning tasking, reviewing, and consolidating task responses and managing taskers for an entire PM or PEO.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
• 11 paid federal holidays
• Paid vacation
• 401K with company match
• Performance bonuses
• Referral bonuses