Group Lead

Columbus Technologies•Greenbelt, MD

3d•$137 - $205•Onsite

About The Position

Provide Group Lead support to meet Program requirements. Responsible for technical, financial and administrative management of government and/or commercial project managing task leaders. Typically, responsible for minimum of 10+ professionals and multi-million dollar budgets. Requires excellent judgment, frequent interaction with program and division management and client contacts.

Requirements

BS/BA and 15 years of experience in technical and supervisory roles for government and/or commercial contract management.
Must be able to work with limited direction.
Strong verbal and written communications skills, leadership ability, business judgment, tact, discretion and initiative are required.
Punctuality and regular attendance are essential to ensure optimal productivity and customer service.
This position requires attendance at daily and/or weekly meetings with multiple program staff. These interactions are sometimes unscheduled, frequent, and necessary to properly perform this position. Therefore, the individual holding this position must be readily available and accessible at the facility on a daily basis.
Development of well-organized/written documents and presentations
Oral presentation skills
Personnel management and leadership, employee performance assessment/recognition/correction
Conflict resolution/management
Budget management, variance analysis, implementation of preventive and corrective budgetary measures
Working in a highly technical environment with technicians, engineers, and scientists
Use of computer systems and tools--primarily MS Office programs and tools
Past experience managing groups of employees (primarily technicians and engineers)
Past experience working in highly technical environments
Leading, training, mentoring, and coaching assigned personnel

Nice To Haves

Past experience with TOMS, 533, and MPR reporting is very helpful
Utilization of computer software tools and capabilities, e.g., Excel Macros, Pivot Tables, data visualization
Technical certs in electrical engineering field

Responsibilities

Expert in primary field of expertise under direction of the Program Manager, responsible for all components of task order execution for a functional area on a large government services contracts including technical, contractual, subcontractor, personnel management, and financial components.
Manages Task Lead(s) to ensure that all government performance and delivery requirements are being met. Subcontractor point of contact responsible for project management.
Manages project operation within contractual requirements to assure conformance and support new/follow-on business.
Assures priorities for deliverables, budgets and technical support are met.
Coordinates with supervisor to ensure profitability goals and timetables are met. Recommends adjustments as necessary.
Maintains close client contact and support.
Maintains all project schedules and status reports for supervisor.
Assists in division proposal development.
Chairs weekly quality assurance meetings with Task Lead(s) regarding schedules, budgets, technical compliance and deliverables compliance.
Assists in technical consultant and/or teaching role as necessary.
Compiles thorough/professional reports and presents information to Columbus and/or government personnel
Vetting candidates for job openings, interviewing, hiring, and on-boarding of new personnel
Performs other duties as assigned.