Job Title:Project Management Principal Leader (PM UAS Office)
Job Number:0900ARS

Job Category:Project/Program Management
Primary Location:USA-TX: TEXAS-FORT HOOD
Schedule:Full-time
Job Type:Regular
Employee Status:Regular
Job Posting:2009-Nov-16
Description

• Represent PM UAS interests at CTSF periodic meetings including daily, weekly, monthly etc - provide results / information of interest to onsite contractor teams and the UAS office. PM UAS Representation will be especially important at Data Authentication Group (DAG) meetings and Executive Scoring Council (ESC) meetings to address any UAS concerns or identified Test Incident Reports (TIRs) from a test or assessment conducted.
• Interact with and coordinate/guide/manage efforts of UAS contractor onsite teams.
• Provide first POC for UAS interests with CTSF leadership, management, engineering, information assurance, configuration management, and test activities.
• Maintain awareness of individual UAS program efforts, schedules, and issues as required.
• Coordinate AIC participation with CTSF, UAS office, and contractor teams.
• Coordinate UAS asset requirements and availability with CTSF, UAS office, and contractor teams as required.
• Coordinate issue resolution between CTSF, onsite contractor teams, and PM UAS.
• Work with PEO Aviation CTSF rep for unified Aviation responses/positions on SWB issues.
• Participate in SWB processes representing UAS complementing PM UAS participation.
• Creates and implements complex project definitions, schedules, budgets, and objectives for a large sized or multiple projects of high complexity. Determines need for and impact of changes in scope of project and makes and implements recommendations based on determinations. Gains concurrence, approval, and consensus from stakeholders regarding the various project aspects, adjusts accordingly.
• Identifies appropriate resources and staffs projects. Organizes project team(s) members to ensure communication and understanding of deadlines, assignments and objectives. Acts as the point of contact to client's project management.
• Manages costs, schedules and quality by overseeing project deliverables. Ensures schedule and budget are met. Identifies need for change, determines course of action and revises as appropriate. May act outside of established policies as necessary.
• Oversees the ongoing review of project(s) status; identifies risks. Develops, recommends and implements risk mitigation solutions and implements as appropriate.
• Works in conjunctions with team members and stakeholders to anticipate and manage changes to projects, such as but not limited to, technical requirements, business requirements and schedule. Determines when additional resources are needed and implements same. Identifies or gathers information regarding possible solutions that may create additional, different or unique project objectives or results.
• Manages client project management, company management and project team expectations for agreed upon project performance by obtaining and providing project metrics.
• Develops and makes presentations that could lead to expanded business opportunities. Participates in proposal efforts and sales calls to enhance opportunities for future business deals with client.
• Manages client expectations and balances the needs of company and client to ensure satisfaction for relevant parties.
• Selects and hires employees. Trains and evaluates employees to enhance their performance, development, and work product. Addresses performance issues and makes recommendations for personnel actions. Motivates and rewards employees including providing salary increases, bonuses and promotions within allocated budgets and company guidelines.
• Prepares and recommends operating and personnel budgets for approval. Monitors spending for adherence to budget, recommends variances as necessary.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, information technology, engineering or related field preferred
• Seven or more years of project planning/management experience
• Experience working with project management methodology such as Catalyst including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software and finance and accounting concepts and practices
• Experience working with productivity and methodology tools that increase project efficiency and effectiveness
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance. Active clearance or inactive clearance that can be re-instated preferred.

• Strong leadership and organizational skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients
• Strong communication skills
• Good personal computer and business solutions software skills
• Good human relations skills to select, develop, mentor, discipline and reward employees
• Good leadership and negotiation skills to manage project and develop new business
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to manage large or multiple projects with changing priorities
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and change
• Willingness to travel