Program Support Specialist 2

M.C. Dean, Inc.; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

M.C. Dean, Inc. in Tysons, VA, is seeking a Program Support Specialist 2 to assist project managers and engineers.

You will learn project phases, tasks, schedules, and operations while supporting proposal responses, deliverables, and compliance with contract requirements. You will maintain documentation, organize meetings, prepare briefs and presentations, and produce technical materials. Ideal candidates have strong writing skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate clearly

Qualifications

• Experience in professional writing, editing, and document production.
• Strong organizational skills; able to handle interruptions.
• Accurate, detail-oriented; can work independently.
• Effective written and oral communication.
• Experience drafting statements of work, staffing plans, and exec summaries.

Responsibilities

• Support project managers, engineers, and staff; learn project phases, tasks, schedules.
• Prepare and monitor deliverables, proposals, contracts, and reports.
• Maintain contract repositories and ensure compliance with requirements.
• Organize meetings and develop briefs, plans, and presentations.
• Produce technical documents, reference guides, and information sheets.
• Coordinate with team on change orders and milestones.
• Communicate complex information to audiences of varying technical levels.

Skills

Professional writing

Editing

Document production

Organization

Communication

Multitasking

MS Office Suite

Proposal writing

Education

High School Diploma/GED + 8+ years

Associate's Degree + 6+ years

Bachelor's Degree + 2+ years

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean isBuilding 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.

The Program Support Specialist 2 is responsible for providing day-to-day project support for project managers, engineers, and other staff members. This person will learn firsthand about project phases, tasks, activities, schedules, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Work and collaborate with Program Management personnel on matters of business and contractual nature, such as preparation of proposal responses; preparation and monitoring of project deliverables; preparation and monitoring and project reporting; and addressing performance and/or funding issues.
• Maintain proposal, project and contractual documentation including contract repositories.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements and perform all other position related duties as assigned. Perform responsibilities as focal point for ongoing issue resolution, including commercial and federal compliance (terms and conditions), acceptance, and payment issues.
• Responsibility for the administration of commercial and U.S. Federal contracts based on project milestones, to include responsibility for tracking and documenting change orders.
• Develop and maintain tracking lists for proposal, deliverable, project and contract management for team reviews and compliance.
• Responsible for ensuring team is compliant with project and contract requirements, deliverables requirements, and schedule requirements.
• Assist Program Manager in preparation of monthly reports and other financial reports.
• Organize project, proposal and contract meetings and assist in preparation of briefs, plans, spreadsheets, and other material.
• Prepare documentation for employee permits, security, certification, travel requests. Design, create, lay out, and produce technical documentation, including information sheets, reference guides, briefs, and presentations.
• Convey complex information and concepts in appropriate fashion to audiences with different levels of technical knowledge.
• Document and accurately capture information from meetings, conversations, and presentations.
• Research, analyze, and cite reference materials from print and online sources.
• Design professional document templates for internal and external use.
• Develop schedules, outlines, and templates for various types of proposal and project documentation.
• Write, edit, and proofread contract materials in response to client requests and requirements while meeting established schedules and deadlines.
• Conceptualize graphics, figures, tables, and other presentation techniques to optimize impact of information provided.
• Coordinate and assist with contract and proposal deliverables production, packing, and delivery (hard / soft copy) per RFP requirements.

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.

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.