Program Manager

DCS Corporation; Aberdeen (MD); On-site; USD 127,800 - 156,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

401k & ESOP

PTO & parental leave

Education reimbursement

Job summary

DCS Corporation is seeking a Program Manager to interface with an Army customer and lead a workforce delivering SETA support, with direct involvement in test and evaluation. The role requires coordinating task plans, tracking schedules and costs, and staffing TEMP and related documents under PEO IEWS.

The position demands leadership of contractor personnel, rigorous customer interaction, and collaboration with PMs to ensure requirements are achievable within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in management and supervision of substantive military hardware/software development, or related systems analysis.
• U.S. Citizenship and a TS clearance is mandatory.
• DAU certification in Test and Evaluation and/or program management is desirable.
• PMP certification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manages all contractor personnel assigned to the contract to ensure that all are performing appropriately.
• Meets with customer and contractor personnel to formulate and review task plans and deliverable items.
• Ensures conformance with program tasks, schedules and costs.
• Assists in creating, updating, coordinating, and staffing T&E documents that are managed under PEO IEWS.
• Reviews and analyzes current draft and/or approved versions of PEO IEWS TEMP, Test Plans, Test Reports, and other program documentation for consistency and impacts.
• Provides comments to the PEO IEWS; reviews program documents for schedule and test strategy alignment; coordinates with subordinate PMs to modify TEMPs.
• Participates in test and evaluation IPTs; assists the combat developer in requirements research; prepares briefing packages for leadership.

Skills

Program management

TS clearance

Leadership

Customer interface

DAU certification

PMP certification

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

DCS is looking for a Program Manager to interface with an Army customer and manage a workforce of professionals providing SETA support, as well as provide direct support in test and evaluation.

Essential Job Functions

• Manages all contractor personnel assigned to the contract to ensure that all are performing appropriately.
• Meets with customer and contractor personnel to formulate and review task plans and deliverable items.
• Ensures conformance with program tasks, schedules and costs.
• Assists in creating, updating, coordinating, and staffing T&E documents that are managed under PEO IEWS.
• Reviews and analyzes current draft and/or approved versions of PEO IEWS Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), Test Plans, Test Reports, and other program documentation for consistency, conformity to C5ISR requirements, adherence to higher headquarters directives, program impacts due to changes, etc.
• Provides appropriate comments to the PEO IEWS; reviews program documents for consistency of schedules, test strategy, and force level interoperability requirements; coordinates with affected subordinate PMs to execute modification to TEMPs.
• Participates in test and evaluation IPT on behalf of PEO IEWS; assists the combat developer in requirements research by ensuring requirements can be achieved with either current or anticipated technology; evaluating and balancing user desires against anticipated budget expectations; and assisting and educating users to encourage the development of testable requirements; provides support in preparing briefing packages for presentation to high level leadership.

Required Skills

• U.S. Citizenship and a TS clearance is mandatory due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in management and supervision of substantive military hardware/software development, or related systems analysis.

Desired Skills

• DAU certification in Test and Evaluation and/or program management.
• PMP certification.

Pay Range and Benefits

There are a variety of factors that can influence salary at DCS Corp, including but not limited to geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications.

Salary Max: $142K

At DCS, we pride ourselves on providing flexibility that allows employees to balance meaningful work with their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for learning and development.

Our broad and competitive mix of benefits is designed to support and protect employees and their families. Our robust benefit offerings include medical, dental, 401k, ESOP, PTO, education reimbursement, work/life balance, parental and other leave programs.

Learn more about our benefits here: DCS Corp Benefits.