FMS Branch Program Manager - COS
About The Position
Odyssey Systems has an exciting new opportunity for a Program Manager to join the team. As the Program Manager Supporting the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program Office Senior Staff, you will be responsible utilizing your technical expertise to provide program support, professional services, engineering technical services that improve policy making, decision-making, management, administration, program management, or research and development activities. The FMS Program Office supports and sustains the Shared Early Warning System, architecture for fourteen partner nations, and two early warning radars in partner countries. The FMS program enhances US strategic and regional stability objectives and coalition knowledge of incoming missiles and missile launch information, 24-hours per day, 365 days per year.
Requirements
- Must be a US citizen
- Must have a valid DOD Secret clearance with the ability to upgrade to Top Secret
- PMP, OR DAWIA Program Management Level III certification (if a Master’s degree not obtained)
- High School
- 7 years of experience as a Project/program Manager OR, Bachelor's or Master's Degree with 3 years of experience as a Project/Program Manager
- Demonstrate intermediate knowledge of their technical/professional discipline as well as possess a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply associated standards, procedures, and practices in their area of expertise.
- Experience writing, reviewing, and executing Project Plans, Financial Reports, and MS Project Schedules
Nice To Haves
- Active DoD Top Secret clearance
- MA/MS in a related field
- 3 years of acquisition program management
- PM level II certification, DAWIA Program Management Level III certification (or equivalent)
- Knowledgeable of Foreign Military Sales
- Knowledgeable of C2 Systems
- Knowledge of Ground-Based Radar and Infra-Red systems
- Knowledge of Missile Warning operations
- Knowledgeable in Global Command and Control Systems
- Knowledgeable in Cross Domain Solutions
- Previous active-duty military experience
- Effectively convey project goals, delegate tasks, and provide feedback to ensure clarity and collaboration.
- Inspire and motivate the team, providing direction and fostering a positive work environment.
- Address and resolve conflicts promptly and constructively to maintain team morale and project integrity.
- Understand and share the feelings of team members and stakeholders to build trust and rapport.
- Ability to negotiate timelines, budgets, and resources effectively to achieve a win-win situation.
- Interactions with FMS customers requires adapting to cultural and business norms for that country.
Responsibilities
- Support and conduct strategic planning consistent with program direction, resources, and objectives established by higher authority; make recommendations for improving division processes and products
- Support road-map planning, development and review
- Help lead acquisition strategy analyses and program planning processes
- Analyze programs and develop sound, efficient and effective strategies
- Use experience, expertise and skill set to advise, assist, and recommend actions to the Government Division/Branch/Program Offices on consistency and continuity of requirements, objectives and planning/programming
- Develop, prepare, staff and review Early Strategy and Issues Session and Acquisition Strategy Panel briefings
- Support the development, management, and monitoring of program and project-integrated master schedules
- Advise Government personnel on contractor performance issues and risks
- Prepare briefings and reports
- Present Government briefings
- Assist in risk assessments
- Apply cost analytics and data processing skills to provide advice and assistance on technical evaluations and realism, balance, and reasonableness assessments of proposals
- Support requirements definition, development, configuration management, test (all phases), risk management, system security engineering, operations and organizational/intermediate/depot-level, maintenance (all types), planning/programming, implementation/deployment of solutions, review, and development of system technical baseline documentation
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- Tricare supplement
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- employee assistance program
- learning and development benefit
- paid time off
- holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
