Senior Advisor, CAT/CFO

Precise Systems; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Retirement plans

Holiday pay

Employee-managed leave

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Precise Systems in San Diego, CA, is hiring a Senior Advisor to support a U.S. Navy program.

The role focuses on strategic direction, program governance, and performance improvement across maintenance, operations, supply chain, and financial management, leveraging data-driven analysis and AI-enabled approaches where appropriate. The successful candidate will develop high‑level program plans, provide expert guidance to government leadership, and help optimize readiness and resource utilization

Qualifications

• Fifteen (15) years of related experience with twelve (12) years in the listed concentration area.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance or higher is required; U.S. citizenship is required.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent specialized experience; six years of additional related work experience acceptable as substitution.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior advisor to the Government and provide support to the customer on program/project operations.
• Determine adequacy and acceptability of evolving program/project plans and change management strategies.
• Apply knowledge of business management and information management to form long- and short-term plans.
• Analyze in‑place business, operational, and financial processes and relationships.
• Identify and recommend programmatic approaches to redefine, plan, organize, design and modify current practices.
• Develop program/project plans, guidelines, and controls.
• Demonstrate broad expertise to support an entire domain of client operations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems management, mathematics, physics, operations research, statistics, or engineering

Job description

Precise Systems delivers integrated, mission-ready solutions that advance warfighter readiness and strengthen our nation's most critical defense programs. Through the power of our combined capabilities, we provide deep expertise in Advanced Engineering; Digital Transformation; Electromagnetic Warfare; Interactive Training & Simulation; Physical Sciences Research; Platform Lifecycle Support; and Foreign Military Sales. Unified by decades of trusted performance and expanded through strategic growth, our team applies innovative technologies, engineering rigor, and customer-focused execution to solve complex challenges and accelerate mission success. Guided by our commitment to partnership, precision, and performance, we deliver the scalable solutions and technical excellence our customers depend on-today and into the future.

Precise Systems is hiring an Advisor, Senior to support a U.S. Navy customer. This program provides readiness and sustainment support to improve operational availability and mission effectiveness while controlling cost and optimizing constrained resources. Uses collaborative, data-driven operating models that include end-to-end readiness ecosystems (operations, maintenance, engineering, supply chain, manpower/training, and financial management). AI-enabled approaches are a desired element of the solution to improve the speed, scale, and consistency of analysis and decision support. The work includes producing readiness assessments and decision-support products; establishing and maintaining consistent readiness metrics and reporting; and integrating data from multiple authoritative and legacy sources to deliver actionable analytics and dashboards. Advanced analytics and, where appropriate, AI/ML techniques (e.g., forecasting, anomaly detection, natural language processing of maintenance narratives) are used to identify readiness drivers and constraints, improve predictive analytics, and inform trade-space decisions that balance near‑term readiness with longer‑term capability objectives, including Fleet legacy platform/systems sustainment and modernization transitions.

This position is contingent upon contract award to Precise Systems, Inc.

The Advisor, Senior will be responsible for working to develop the strategic direction, vision, and mission for the program. Provides insight and advice concerning strategic direction and applicability of up‑to‑date, industry standard practices. Is responsible for developing high‑level vision with the program/project manager and senior client leadership to influence objectives of complex efforts. In addition, the selected candidate will:

• Serves as a senior advisor to the Government and provides support to the customer on program/project operations.
• Determines the adequacy and acceptability of evolving program/project plans and change management strategies, and molds processes and operations to improve the customer business methodology.
• Applies knowledge of business management principles, organizational structures, and information management techniques to formulate long- and short‑term management plans designed to achieve the outcomes desired by the organization.
• Analyzes in‑place business, operational, and financial processes and management relationships.
• Identifies and recommends programmatic approaches to re‑define, plan, organize, design, develop, and modify current practices and processes.
• Develop program/project plans, guidelines, and controls.
• Performs tasks that require both practical experience and theoretical, state‑of‑the‑art, technical knowledge in a specialty area.
• Must demonstrate a broad scope of expertise sufficient to support an entire domain of client operations‑maintenance & supply chain management, total force management.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems management, mathematics, physics, operations research, statistics, or engineering from an accredited college or university, or equivalent specialized experience. Allowable substitution: Six years of additional related work experience.

Experience Requirements:

• Fifteen (15) years of related experience and of that; twelve (12) years must be direct experience the following concentration area: CAT/CFO: Supports the PPB&E/POM cycle, Cost Performance Index (CPI), Schedule Performance Index (SPI) and Execution Index (EI), O&S/enabler cost accounts, and the Strategic Cost Management (SCM) tools and models in use by OPNAV N83. Prior military experience as a Commissioned Officer and/or senior level DoD government experience (GS14-15, O5-O6) may be considered favorably. Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher. Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Precise Systems values employee contributions, promotes diverse opportunities for professional growth, and prioritizes overall well-being. Our comprehensive professional services benefits package includes health insurance, life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, disability insurance, retirement plans, holiday pay, employee‑managed leave, and professional growth opportunities.

We recognize exceptional performance and alignment with our core values through our STAR Award recognition program.

Precise Systems is dedicated to a shared vision and core values of Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility, which foster innovation and drive our continued success in the global marketplace. Precise Systems and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, status as an individual with a disability, or any legally protected status under federal, state, or local law. Visit www.GoPrecise.com for a listing of current openings and our comprehensive, employee friendly benefits summary. Precise Systems participates in E‑Verify.