Program Manager I

Nevada National Security Sites•Las Vegas, NV

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy. Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today. MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more. MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc. MSTS is seeking a candidate for the role of Program Manager I for the Global Communications (GC) Directorate. GC provides global communications (voice, video, data) on behalf of DOE/NNSA using mobile technology and deployment, including satellites. This position is located at the Remote Sensing Laboratory at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, NV (RSL-N).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and experience, plus a minimum of 11 years of related and progressively responsible experience.
Ability to communicate with mission partners at all levels in a tactful, professional, and effective manner while screening and maintaining confidentiality.
Must be willing to perform on-call duty and ensure availability to work non-standard hours.
Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required.
Must possess a current driver's license
Applicants offered employment with MSTS are also subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance.
Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age.
Reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR Part 707.4 , “Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites,” will be conducted.
Applicant selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation, required to participate in subsequent reinvestigations, and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified matter.
Successful completion of a counterintelligence evaluation, which may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination, may also be required.

Nice To Haves

Desired working knowledge of Global Communications programs, Department of War programs, and NNSA mission.

Responsibilities

Grow and develop Other Government Agency (OGA) and Strategic Partnership Program (SPP) customer work for the Global Communications (GC) Directorate to include programming for the Remote Sensing Laboratory San Diego office.
Direct all phases of program for OGA and SPP customers for the GC with a value of <$50M annually (may be less based on complexity of scope, unique customer set, or visibility of program) from inception through completion.
Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs.
Participate in the negotiation of contracts and contract changes.
Coordinate the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contracts.
Act as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance.
Promote project management best practices and continuous improvement.
Establish technologies using standard principles, theories, concepts, and techniques to provide solutions to a variety of technical problems.
Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules.
Identify program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications.
Direct the work of employees assigned to the program from technical and/or administrative areas.
Participate in the Deployment Authorization Program (DAP) for emergency response and temporary duty location (TDY) for non-emergency response travel.
Serve as an emergency responder as job dictates.
Support national emergency response groups’ emergency response drills, exercises and real-world events through on-call availability and travel via commercial and military aircraft when required.
Travel as a deployed member of national emergency response groups when required.