HLS PP&C SME

ARES Corporation•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

Provide senior-level management expertise, strategic advisory support, and integration across PP&C and the broader HLS organization. The role requires extensive NASA program and project management experience, strong technical and business acumen, seasoned judgment informed by lessons learned, and the ability to operate independently across organizational and functional boundaries.

Requirements

Extensive NASA program and project management experience.
Strong technical and business acumen.
Seasoned judgment informed by lessons learned.
Ability to operate independently across organizational and functional boundaries.

Responsibilities

Provide program and business management support, including integration planning, HLS program and project performance assessments, resource management, and strategic decision support.
Lead PP&C technical integration across schedule, cost, risk, product development, cybersecurity coordination, and program controls.
Support program governance and lifecycle management, including NASA policy implementation, HLS-specific governance tailoring, lifecycle management, KDP readiness, audit readiness, and assessments for program and agency leadership.
Train and mentor PP&C functional leads, support knowledge management, strengthen organizational capabilities, and address systemic gaps.
Conduct forward-looking assessments and risk-informed planning; resolve issues and coordinate across HLS organizations, NASA centers, engineering, program leadership, and contractors.
Improve and modernize processes through business process engineering, automation, integrated reporting, data visualization, and institutional capability development.
Provide executive advisory support through independent analysis, anticipation of programmatic challenges, identification of potential pitfalls, and strategic recommendations to HLS and PP&C leadership.