Project Manager

DCS Corp; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Corp in Sterling Heights, MI seeks a Project Manager with direct DoD, government, and federal experience to lead complex defense programs from concept through deployment.

You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, manage schedules, budgets, and performance, and provide timely technical guidance to leadership and customers, ensuring requirements traceability and compliance throughout the program lifecycle.

Qualifications

• US citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain security clearance.
• Master's Degree in a specialized field with 6+ years of experience, or Bachelor's with 8+ years, or Associate with 10 years, or HS diploma with 16 years in any field and 9 years specialized experience.
• Experience managing multiple engineering change proposals and procurement directives related to DoD systems.
• Experience providing leadership with regular high-level and detailed reports on cost, schedule and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead DoD program projects from concept through final implementation.
• Provide recommendations and technical advice compliant with DoD 5000 and FAR.
• Serve as single point of contact for projects and interface with customers.
• Define project scope and develop detailed work plans, schedules, estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
• Conduct project meetings and manage tracking to ensure timely, cohesive execution.
• Analyze information and present recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Project management

DoD/Government experience

Security clearance eligible

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Master's Degree + 6+ yrs

Bachelor's Degree + 8+ yrs

Associate's Degree + 10 yrs

HS Diploma/GED + 16 yrs

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Project Manager with direct DoD, Government, and/or Federal experience.

Essential Job Functions:

The applicant shall use knowledge of vehicle acquisition program(s) to provide services including administration support, project management, and technical development support.

The applicant shall provide recommendations and technical advice in compliance with applicable statutes and regulations, to include the DoD 5000 series and Federal Acquisition Regulations and its supplements. The applicant shall adhere to quality standards and reviews for project deliverables.

The applicant shall be responsible for all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and shall provide a single point of contact for those projects. The applicant shall take projects from original concept through final implementation. The applicant shall interface with the organization and its customers in all areas affected by the project.

The applicant shall define the project scope and objectives based on organizational requirements; and develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports. The applicant shall conduct project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis. The applicant shall manage taskers to assure priority actions are coordinated, staffed, and properly executed throughout the organization to guarantee timely, cohesive, and accurate execution of work.

The applicant shall analyze information and data, and assess progress of programs, projects, and processes. The applicant shall provide technical and analytical guidance to the project team and recommend solutions to organizational leadership. The applicant shall organize, manage, and present information, to include oral recommendations.

Required Skills:

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Ability to obtain security clearance.

A Master's Degree in a specialized field* plus a minimum of 6 years of applicable experience or, a Bachelor's Degree in the specialized field* plus 8 years of applicable experience, or a Associates Degree with 10 years, or a High School Diploma/GED with 16 years in any field with a minimum of 9 years of specialized experience.

Experience Managing multiple engineering change proposals, modification work orders and procurement work directives that are associated with combat system survivability, lethality, cab, tracked chassis and auxiliary systems.

Experience providing leadership with regular high level as well as detailed reports which show the status of the cost, schedule and performance of these multiple individual efforts.

Specialized Degree Field: Project Management, Business Management/Administration or another related field. Specialized/applicable experience must be in the area of Project Management, Business Management/Administration or another related field.

Minimum of 10 years of experience in the last fifteen years coordinating and collaborating the management of complex DoD engineering or technical programs and coordinating military acquisition programs (preferably ground combat vehicle systems experience).

Acceptable experience is that which reflects a substantial role in all the required areas (planning, organizing, performing, supervising, tracking and reporting).

Experience shall include: Interface and coordinate with higher level staffs; Provide program information, analysis, and recommendations to leadership for program action and decisions; Develop battle rhythm of activities; calendar management; coordinate and facilitate recurring staff meetings; Prepare, review, staff, transmit, and electronically store on government owned systems, agenda, briefings, papers, tasks, minutes, calendars, action items, and other program related documents; and Prepare required presentation materials for on-site and off-site events.

Background and knowledge of planning, organizing, performing, supervising, tracking, and reporting on complex programs.

5 years' experience utilizing Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and Adobe Acrobat.