Program Management Specialist | San Diego, CA
About The Position
Team CaVU embodies a positive vibe, bringing creative, powerful, and innovative solutions to clients and partners. CaVU is the provider of choice for its clients, crafting best-value support across a wide spectrum of functional areas. The company is defined by integrity, technical excellence, and commitment to its clients, people, and partners, consistently making a lasting, positive impact on the community. This role involves developing and maintaining dashboards, metrics, and data visualizations to provide leadership with accurate visibility into program performance, readiness, and operational effectiveness. The specialist will develop executive-level briefings, reports, and recommendations to support decision-making. Responsibilities include documenting and evaluating business processes to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement, and developing recommendations to streamline workflows. The role also supports Navy strategic planning sessions, working groups, and leadership engagements by developing materials, coordinating action items, and tracking progress to ensure alignment with Navy strategic objectives. The specialist will identify and support initiatives to improve Navy and DoD business operations, including C5I system maintenance, CASREP reduction, equipment readiness, and Sailor self-sufficiency. Evaluation and support of analytics and visualization platforms like Tableau and Palantir Foundry, as well as project management and collaboration platforms like JIRA, are key. The position requires intensive analytical and project management support for complex assessments of operational and readiness challenges, coordination of activities, and facilitation of collaboration among military personnel, government civilians, contractors, technical teams, and leadership.
Requirements
- Currently holds an active U.S. national security clearance or be able to receive and maintain one.
- Significant experience supporting DoD, Navy, or other federal programs.
- 7 years’ experience in engineering/science management, operations research analysis or financial/cost analysis.
- Experience with program support, program analysis, operations, process improvement, or project management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and develop actionable recommendations.
- Experience developing executive-level reports, briefings, dashboards, and performance metrics.
- Familiarity with data visualization and analytics tools such as Tableau, Palantir Foundry, Power BI, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with project management and collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, or similar platforms.
- Ability to analyze complex operational problems and communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while coordinating effectively with cross-functional teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting Navy readiness, C5I, maintenance, fleet operations, or other mission-support functions is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of continuous improvement, Lean, process mapping, or performance management methodologies is a plus.
- Advanced technical degree.
- Experience serving as a Chief Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer, or similar technical lead.
- Familiarity with Navy enterprise systems and lifecycle support.
- Experience with DoD engineering or acquisition processes.
- Relevant professional certifications.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain dashboards, metrics, and data visualizations that provide leadership with accurate and transparent visibility into program performance, readiness, operational effectiveness, and progress against established objectives.
- Develop executive-level briefings, reports, and recommendations to support leadership decision-making.
- Document and evaluate existing business and operational processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, unnecessary work, and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop recommendations to streamline workflows and improve organizational performance.
- Support Navy strategic planning sessions, working groups, and leadership engagements by developing executive briefings, reports, presentations, and communication materials; coordinating action items, tracking progress, documenting results, and ensuring initiatives align with Navy strategic objectives and operational priorities.
- Identify and support targeted initiatives designed to improve Navy and DoD business operations, including efforts to streamline C5I system maintenance, reduce CASREP frequency and impact, improve equipment readiness, and increase Sailor self-sufficiency in contested or degraded operating environments.
- Evaluate and support the implementation of analytics and visualization platforms such as Tableau, Palantir Foundry, and similar technologies to improve access to performance data, identify trends, and support data-driven decision-making.
- Evaluate and recommend project management and collaboration platforms, including JIRA and similar tools, to improve project tracking, task management, workflow visibility, and collaboration across teams.
- Provide intensive analytical and project management support for complex "deep dive" assessments of operational and readiness challenges, including maintenance performance, fleet readiness, resource utilization, and other mission-critical areas.
- Coordinate activities, track actions, document results, and help institutionalize successful improvements.
- Facilitate collaboration among military personnel, government civilians, contractors, technical teams, and leadership to coordinate improvement initiatives, resolve issues, and maintain alignment across program activities.
Benefits
- 100% company-paid health, dental, and vision (to include individual, employee + significant other, or family)
- 401K match with immediate vesting the date of hire with CaVU
- Employer paid $100,000 life insurance policy
- 11 paid holidays
- 10 days of vacation with graduating accruals every two years and 5 days of sick leave
- Access to corporate discounts on retail/travel/entertainment
- Highly competitive compensation and opportunities for bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
