WFS PMO Operations Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Internal mobility team

Competitive pay & benefits

Military-friendly workplace

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking an Operations Manager to support the Worldwide Field Support PMO. You will coordinate daily PMO execution across operations, logistics, procurement, staffing, deployment, transition, and quality, while maintaining an integrated view of commitments and risks for leadership action.

Responsibilities include preparing concise program updates, dashboards, and decision papers; leading cross-functional meetings; and ensuring on-time delivery across

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and at least eight years of relevant operations program management logistics or government contracting experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Active Secret clearance.
• At least three years leading cross functional teams or complex operational work.
• Experience supporting a Department of Defense program contract or mission environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage concurrent priorities, dependencies, risks and deadlines across multiple organizations.
• Strong written communication, briefing, meeting facilitation and executive reporting skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 collaboration tools and action or project tracking systems.
• Ability to work onsite at Aberdeen Proving Ground and support geographically dispersed teams across time zones.
• Ability to meet GDIT customer installation travel and security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily PMO execution across operations, logistics, procurement, staffing, deployment, transition, quality, finance and site leadership.
• Maintain a consolidated view of program actions, owners, due dates, dependencies, decisions and risks and elevate issues requiring leadership intervention.
• Prepare concise program updates, dashboards, read aheads and decision papers for the Program Manager and Deputy Program Managers.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings, document decisions and verify that assigned actions are completed.
• Identify process bottlenecks, recurring failures and workload imbalances and recommend corrective action.
• Support surge operations and time-sensitive customer requirements outside normal business hours when required.

Skills

Leadership

Security clearance

Cross-functional collaboration

Written communication

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

OPERATIONS MANAGER

The Operations Manager supports the Worldwide Field Support Program Management Office and reports to the Deputy Program Manager for Operations and Logistics. The manager coordinates daily PMO execution across operations logistics procurement staffing deployment transition quality finance and site leadership. The role maintains an integrated view of commitments risks dependencies and decisions so program leadership can act before issues affect cost schedule compliance or mission readiness.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

• Manage the integrated PMO operating rhythm including daily priorities weekly reviews action tracking and executive status reporting.
• Coordinate work across Program Operations Logistics Procurement Finance Recruiting Human Resources Contracts Subcontracts Security Quality and site leadership.
• Maintain a consolidated view of program actions owners due dates dependencies decisions and risks and elevate issues requiring leadership intervention.
• Support WFS Next transition planning and the phased stand up of MCT CRSP SSA FMS A and other emerging mission requirements.
• Monitor staffing deployment procurement logistics and site readiness activities across CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures templates trackers and management controls that improve consistency and audit readiness.
• Prepare concise program updates dashboards read aheads and decision papers for the Program Manager and Deputy Program Managers.
• Facilitate cross functional meetings document decisions and verify that assigned actions are completed.
• Identify process bottlenecks recurring failures and workload imbalances and recommend corrective action.
• Support surge operations and time sensitive customer requirements outside normal business hours when required.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Bachelor degree and at least eight years of relevant operations program management logistics or government contracting experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Active Secret clearance.
• At least three years leading cross functional teams or complex operational work.
• Experience supporting a Department of Defense program contract or mission environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage concurrent priorities dependencies risks and deadlines across multiple organizations.
• Strong written communication briefing meeting facilitation and executive reporting skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 collaboration tools and action or project tracking systems.
• Ability to work onsite at Aberdeen Proving Ground and support geographically dispersed teams across time zones.
• Ability to meet GDIT customer installation travel and security requirements.

Hybrid work environment.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

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• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

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