DTRA CTR Integration Lead

Noblis • Laurel Hill, VA

10h • Hybrid

About The Position

Indo-Pacific Department
Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS)
Integration Lead
The Integration Lead (IL) directly supports the government Indo-Pacific Science Manager (SM) and serves as a coordinator and integrator with government Program Managers (PMs) and CTR A&AS personnel. The IL is primarily a program management and acquisition support role, with a focus on eliciting and applying technical information (e.g. reviews, analysis, metrics, etc.) from A&AS Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in support of CTR priorities and acquisition plans and facilitating collaboration across various government and A&AS teams using the Integrated Project Team (IPT) concept. The IL works closely with A&AS Project Analysts (PAs) and SMEs to facilitate comprehensive support and contributes to successful program engagements throughout the lifecycle from new country assessments and requirements development to engagement closeout.
The IL supports the SM by identifying the right expertise requirements for projects, providing program management support for awards monitored by the SM, and integrating requisite technical and programmatic expertise into that support. The IL incorporates information from country and regional-level requirements, program plans, and end states into holistic recommendations for technical activities including but not limited to technical training, biosafety enhancements, and laboratory renovations. The IL is required to understand the limitations and restrictions pertaining to the contractor’s role and authorities/responsibilities that qualify as an inherently government function.
The IL reports to the A&AS Department Lead. The IL’s primary government client interface is the SM and secondarily the PMs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (B.S or B.A)
• At least 5 years of project management, government acquisition, or similar experience (or Master's degree and 3 years of experience)
• SECRET clearance or higher, US Citizenship required
• Experience in technical domains such as biosafety, biosecurity, and global health security
• Experience and successful track record building effective relationship with clients and other stakeholders, understanding client’s requirements and meeting client expectations
• Experience applying project management best practices in support of multiple ongoing projects while delivering high-quality outputs
• Ability to understand and apply expertise related to the CTR mission
• Ability to track multiple competing priorities and dynamic integration components
• Track record working in a matrixed environment, coordinating work across large, diverse teams, and being an effective and collaborative team member
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently
• Excellent communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suites
• Demonstrated ability to write for senior leaders
• Flexibility/adaptability/suitability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to travel internationally
• Requirement to work in the office at least 3 days a week

Nice To Haves

• Masters Degree (M.A. or M.S.)
• 5 years of project management, government acquisition, or similar experience
• 3 or more years of science related experience (working in a hospital, public health, laboratory, etc.)
• Familiarity with CTR
• International experience
• Project Management Professional (or equivalent) certification

Responsibilities

• Provide project management support (cost, schedule, and performance) for the full range of CTR activities in the assigned portfolio, using project management best practices and approved acquisition processes.
• Assist and advise government counterparts and engage A&AS counterparts throughout the acquisition lifecycle including but not limited to requirement validation, project idea development, acquisition planning, project initiation, execution and monitoring, and closeout.
• Coordinate and lead meetings to support SM for program execution, monitoring, and planning. Take notes and coordinate action items resulting from meetings.
• Support the client in drafting and finalizing messaging and reports related to the portfolio.
• Examples: Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Annual Report to Congress (ARC), spend plans, metrics review materials, Weekly Activity Reports (WARs), and regional/country summaries for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
• Support government counterparts in Program Management Reviews (PMRs). Draft materials, prepare talking points, and assist with action items.
• Support prompt and thorough responses to short-fuse taskers.
• Utilize various government systems in course of support duties.
• Examples: Program Budget Management Tool (PBMT), Mercury/Threat Reduction Logistics Services (TRLS), and Consolidated Acquisition Tool (CAT).
• Serve as an integrator and coordinator assisting the SM and PMs in determining the type of expertise required for any given engagement. Apply experience, expertise, and interest towards effective integration of project management and scientific/technical domains. Anticipate, receive, confirm, track (log) and proactively follow tasks throughout the engagement lifecycle.
• Be closely familiar with technical expertise available in the science, acquisition, finance, training, contracting, property, and other teams to leverage the full spectrum of knowledge available in the A&AS community and to appropriately apply the IPT construct.
• Facilitate cross-team coordination and review of documents and recommend or update processes to leverage expertise from science, acquisition, finance, training, contracting, property, etc. teams to ensure appropriate SME application.
• Assist IPTs in defining internal coordination requirements, formulating appropriate coordination approaches, and defining integration and coordination success factors.
• Document integration and coordination best practices across all efforts, summarize and use lessons learned, and make recommendations to adapt, apply, and embed those practices throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain an organized method of integration-relevant documents in coordination with government counterpart for proper record keeping.
• Take on special projects and travel support for SM activities in the region that cover multiple projects or that are otherwise unaddressed by an individual SME, as needed.
• Track SME taskings to ensure the appropriate expertise is applied to each task. Coordinate task prioritization between the SMEs and the SM, as needed. Route SME Task Tracker to Department Leadership for review on regular basis and address any questions or concerns stemming from that review.
• Monitor the compliance plan.
• Support SM with technical tasks within the portfolio or geographical region.
• Monitor and provide recommendations on the technical progress of studies throughout the project’s lifecycle including final report reviews.
• Assist in the review of proposed projects for dual-use and proliferation risk and the proper documentation of these risks, as required.
• Review proposed activities for alignment to requirements, as well as potential impact on Metrics Validation Workshop scores and progress toward end states.

Benefits

• health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees