Project Manager

TeleSolv Consulting; South Dakota; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Sick leave

Paid federal holidays

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Company-paid life insurance

Short-term & long-term disability

Employee assistance program

401(k) matching

Job summary

A consulting firm in South Dakota is seeking a Project Manager to oversee a team in a financial management program. This is an onsite position based near Rapid City, SD. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of program management experience, a bachelor's degree, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Responsibilities include team management, training, and liaising with government officials. Excellent benefits and competitive compensation are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year Program Management experience required.
• Experience managing a team of 18+ personnel in a production environment.
• Eligibility for Secret clearance required.
• Eligible for Secret clearance (Level III Trust) or currently in possession of Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison between contractor personnel and the government.
• Coordinate and ensure training for contractor personnel.
• Monitor performance and administrative tasks.
• Collaborate with federal government leadership.
• Collaborates with federal government leadership and manages personnel functional efforts.
• Oversees the FST’s initial training program.
• Develops and conducts orientation and initial proficiency training (including OJT).
• Monthly evaluations of new FSTs to meet proficiency within 120 business days.

Skills

Program Management

Team Leadership

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Teams

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

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This is an ONSITE position based near Rapid City, SD.

Job Overview

We are seeking a knowledgeable and detail-oriented Program Manager to lead a team of over 18 contractor personnel in achieving the objectives of the client’s Financial Management travel pay processing program, referred to as AFIMSC/FMFK. In this pivotal role, you will directly oversee a team of over 30 employees on‑site at Ellsworth AFB, including monitoring personnel performance, training identification and completion, employee onboarding, KPI monitoring, status reporting and other management and administrative tasks as required. This is a full time position.

For this position, the ideal project manager must have a minimum of one (1) year Program Management experience.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary point of responsibility for over 30 personnel and acts as primary liaison between on‑site contractor personnel and the government.
• Identifies and coordinates with AFIMSC/FMFK leadership on training needs of contractor personnel and ensures that training is completed on time. Ensures the successful completion of required training and testing by all contractor personnel.
• Monitors performance thresholds, makes decisions on conduct and/or complaints and administers disciplinary measures, and is responsible for cultivating a productive, harassment‑free environment.
• Communicates and enforces policies, procedures, etc., to eliminate concerns or barriers, promote team building, implement quality improvements, and respond to any changes with regulatory compliance or client concerns.
• Ability to collaborate with federal government leadership and manage personnel functional efforts.
• Overall management of the FST’s initial training program.
• Develop, maintain, and conduct orientation and initial proficiency training, including both formal and on‑the‑job training (OJT), to effectively perform AFIMSC/FMFK operations.
• New FST’s shall be evaluated by the Program Manager each month to ensure employees are progressing and will meet the required standards for a fully proficient FST prior to the end of the 120 business day initial training period.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• A minimum of one year experience managing a staff of 18+ personnel in a production‑based environment. The 1‑year experience shall be within the past 5 years.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Must be eligible for Secret clearance (completion of Level III Trust) or currently in possession of Secret clearance.

About TeleSolv Consulting

Since its establishment in 2000, TeleSolv Consulting has been committed to helping organizations solve complex problems. Our solutions integrate sound management principles with the most appropriate technologies to assist senior executives in effectively managing programmatic, schedule, and technical risks.

We provide a variety of professional and administrative services to public and private organizations with global operations. TeleSolv offers excellent compensation, training, advancement opportunities, and exceptional benefits including PTO, sick leave, up to 11 paid federal holidays, medical, dental, vision, company‑paid life, short‑term and long‑term disability insurance, employee assistance program, and matching 401(k) plan.

This position requires that you obtain a background investigation. As part of this process, the government will perform a criminal, credit, tax, employment, and drug history background check. The government has varying tolerances, with mitigating circumstances, for issues in all of the categories. The government is essentially looking to confirm that you are generally in good financial standing, up to date on your tax filings, rehire eligible with your prior employers, and have adhered to any federal restrictions on illegal drug use, including marijuana, in addition to other checks related to your character and trust worthiness.