Program Support Specialist 2

M.c.-Dean,-Inc.

Tysons (VA)

On-site

USD 78,000 - 98,000

Full time

12 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary
Medical, dental, vision insurance
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
401k Retirement Plan
Military Reserve pay offset
Paid maternity leave

Job summary

M.C. Dean, headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, is seeking a contract-focused writer and administrator to support program management, contracting, and documentation efforts.

The role involves coordinating deliverables, ensuring compliance, and preparing briefs and plans while maintaining accurate records for government and commercial projects. Applicants should have strong writing and editing skills, experience with MS Office, and the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.

Qualifications

  • Experience in professional writing, editing, and document production.
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to work under pressure; handling multiple interruptions.
  • Effective written and oral communication skills with tactful interaction.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Program and Project Management on deliverables, reporting, and funding issues.
  • Serve as focal point for ongoing issue resolution including compliance and payments.
  • Prepare briefs, plans, spreadsheets, and materials; document and disseminate information from meetings.

Skills

Written communication
Oral communication
MS Office Suite
Contract management
Documentation

Education

High School Diploma / GED
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Office
Databases
Customer portals

Job description

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company’s capabilities include electrical power systems, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia and employs more than 9,000 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Clearance Requirement:

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance.

Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with Program and Project Management on matters of business and contractual nature, such as preparation and monitoring of project deliverables; preparation and monitoring and project reporting; and addressing performance and/or funding issues.
  • Perform responsibilities as focal point for ongoing issue resolution, including commercial and federal compliance (terms and conditions), acceptance, and payment issues.
  • Organize meetings and assist in preparation of briefs, plans, spreadsheets, and other materials. Document, accurately capture, and disseminate information from meetings, conversations, and presentations.
  • Maintain documentation including contract repositories, ensuring compliance with contract requirements. Complete and track project deliverables such as inventory reports, quality assurance test forms, daily status reports, and disposition reports.
  • Develop and maintain tracking lists for contract management to be used during compliance reviews of scope, schedule, and budget performance requirements.
  • Dispatch technicians and testing systems to projects within the program to ensure proper trouble resolution in accordance with contract performance work standards.
  • Assist with basic vehicle fleet management, including ordering/tracking toll passes, gas cards, registration cards, insurance cards, and periodic vehicle maintenance and inspections.
  • Build and expand upon existing procurement operational processes to meet program and project goals. Manage and track the lifecycle of material procurements.
  • Maintain relationships with vendors and assist management with answering questions during the establishment of new partnerships or maintenance of existing partnerships.
  • Coordinate the assignment of and track project numbers and cost codes in corporate management and financial systems.
  • Coordinate for establishment of user accounts in both corporate and customer systems. Maintain and safeguard user permission groups. Obtain relevant training or develop training to provide to both employees and, where merited, customers.
  • Design, create, lay out, and produce documentation, including information sheets, reference guides, briefs, and presentations.
  • Write, edit, and proofread contract materials in response to client requests and requirements while meeting established schedules and deadlines.
  • Convey complex information and concepts in appropriate fashion to audiences with different levels of technical knowledge.
Qualifications
  • High School Diploma/GED with 8+ years of experience
  • Associate's Degree with 6+ years of experience
  • Bachelor's Degree with 2+ years of experience
  • Experience in professional writing, editing, and document production required.
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to work well under pressure; managing numerous interruptions.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently and resolve practical problems.
  • Must be an effective communicator with excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to deal effectively and tactfully with a wide variety of individuals in person, via telephone and in writing.
  • Must have strong multitasking skills.
  • Must have strong computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and interaction with customer portals and advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite.
  • Experience authoring responses to statements of work, staffing plans, past performance sections, management plans, and executive summaries.
Clearance Requirement:

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance.

Benefits
  • A competitive salary
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Military Reserve pay offset
  • Paid maternity leave
Abilities
  • Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
  • Sitting for extended periods of time.
  • Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
  • Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
  • Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Identify and understand the speech of another person.
Pay Range

USD $78,320.00 - USD $97,900.00 /Yr.

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