Program Controls Associate — Defense Projects & EVM

SRC; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 77,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4+ weeks paid time off

Retirement contribution 10%

Tuition assistance

Job summary

SRC, Inc. in Syracuse, NY seeks an Associate Project Manager to serve as the functional lead for our Program Control Analysts supporting the LIDS program. You will guide tasking, maintain schedules, cost accounts, and performance metrics, and ensure compliance with program plans and CDRLs.

Ideal candidates have a 4+ year track record in program control, experience with EVM tools such as Cobra and Tempus, and the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field (business administration, mathematics, or engineering) with 4+ years of related experience.
• Proficiency in generating and tracking cost (including EVM), schedule, staff, and risk for programs, using the corresponding program control tools.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to work under general supervision and exercise sound technical judgment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (level per program requirements).

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day guidance to the PCA team; help analysts work through tasking hurdles and identify a path forward.
• Serve as an onboarding resource for new hires, including facility introductions and coordination of required program training (e.g., EVM, program tools).
• Monitor and balance team workloads, adjusting assignments as program needs shift; assess training and development needs.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, WBS structures, and cost accounts; set up and manage cost processing (e.g., Cobra) and apply Earned Value Management techniques.
• Maintain and report program status metrics; gather, generate, and present program data for internal and customer program reviews.
• Manage CDRL submissions; verify PCA tasking matches the program RASIC and co-maintain the PCA Tasking Matrix with the IDIQ Program Manager.
• Support the Program Manager with administrative tasking, such as maintaining program documentation (Program Plan, Communications Plan, RASIC, WBS Dictionary, Action Item (AI) Registers, etc.), maintaining security lists (SIPR, IS88, DTA, SCGs), tracking and facilitating security training, and monitoring program process adherence.
• Consolidate process improvements and lessons learned, obtaining Program Manager approval prior to implementation.

Skills

Cost management

Earned Value Management

Scheduling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cobra

Tempus

Job description

SRC, Inc. in Syracuse, NY seeks an Associate Project Manager to serve as the functional lead for our Program Control Analysts supporting the LIDS program. You will guide tasking, maintain schedules, cost accounts, and performance metrics, and ensure compliance with program plans and CDRLs.

Ideal candidates have a 4+ year track record in program control, experience with EVM tools such as Cobra and Tempus, and the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.