Mission Project Specialist III

Chickasaw Nation Industries•Fort Belvoir, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mission Project Specialist will be responsible for administration, resource management, contract management, budget / cost control, integrated master schedule development and maintenance, stakeholder engagement, training management, operations management, logistics management, contractor lab management, material management and physical security. Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc. serves as a holding company with multiple subsidiaries engaged in several lines of business (Business Services, Health, Infrastructure and Engineering, Mission Optimization, Technology and Transportation) for the federal government and commercial enterprises. A portion of our profits is used to support Chickasaw citizens. We are proud to support the economic development and long-term viability of the Chickasaw Nation and its people.

Requirements

The ability to obtain, maintain and access classified information at the Secret level.
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of six (6) years of work experience.

Responsibilities

Assist s IEN RA Project Leads with the management and execution of project strategies and objectives as well as associated acquisitions, budgets, and activities.
Formulate s , organize, and monitor inter-connected projects.
Assist s Project Leads with decisions on suitable strategies and objectives .
Coordinate s cross-project activities for Project Leads.
Assist s with management and evaluation of projects .
Track s the progress of projects using appropriate project management tools and techniques.
Provide s support in the execution of activities for and in monitoring the execution of project work plans and ensures that project activities are properly and realistically scheduled, monitored and reported.
Develop s and control s deadlines, budgets, and activities.
Appl ies change, risk, and resource management.
Act s as backup point of contact in the Project Lead’s absence.
Assess es program performance and aim to maximize Return on Investment (ROI).
Prepare s reports for Program Directors/Project Leads.
Take s minutes and manage s project records with functional proponents and the Project Lead .
Provide s direction, maintenance, and updates to the integrated master schedule (IMS)
Review s / Monitor s IT project cost, schedule, and performance on integrators for adherence to PM IEN standards and contractual language.
Input s current and accurate cost, performance, and schedule data and metrics into Army and PM IEN systems and databases.
Report s project status on a weekly basis (orally and in writing) to key project participants such as senior Army leaders and other project stakeholders.
Facilitate s networking interactions between Department of Defense (DoD)/Army customers and industry.
Generate s and promote s the use of templates, schedules, and best practices.
Project s overarching scope statements, manage complex IT project plans and necessary changes, and control the project, in part, by leveraging formal change management identifying and mitigating risk.
Plans daily activities within the guidelines of company policy, job description and supervisor’s instruction in such a way as to maximize personal output.
Responsible for aiding in own self-development by being available and receptive to all training made available by the company.