Program Manager (SkillBridge Intern) - 29716

HII•Fairfax, VA

5d•Remote

About The Position

This is an UNPAID internship through the DoD SkillBridge Program for transitioning active-duty US military personnel. DoD SkillBridge Internships are available to help transitioning active-duty military personnel gain real-world experience in the work force sometime during their final 180 days of active-duty service. The intern will actively train on meaningful projects and work closely with a mentor and with senior company leadership. HII Mission Technologies (HII-MT) Internship programs are focused on placing transitioning military into internships that require KSAs, Education & Military Training similar to their current or previous military jobs; positions that could easily transition over to a full-time regular and permanent job with HII-MT. Skill Bridge intern will train as an All Domain Operations (ADO) Program Manager within the HII Mission Technologies, reporting to a designated Mission Technologies Program Manager, with the primary goal of learning program management principles, technologies, and core operational functions, as well as the roles and responsibilities of program/project management within a civilian contracting firm. A secondary goal is to achieve a cross-organizational understanding of how industry works. The intern will be assigned special projects as needed.

Requirements

Active-Duty Military ONLY within final 180 days of active-duty service.
Applications accepted within final 12 months of active-duty service.
Transitioning US military service member with program/project experience and technical background.
Commitment to learning HII standards and skills in Program and Project Management.

Nice To Haves

10-15+ years of Program Management experience
PMP/PMI certification
DAWIA Level 3 certification

Responsibilities

Actively train on meaningful projects and work closely with a mentor and with senior company leadership.
Learn program management principles, technologies, and core operational functions.
Understand the roles and responsibilities of program/project management within a civilian contracting firm.
Achieve a cross-organizational understanding of how industry works.
Be assigned special projects as needed.
Describe core functions of program management.
Have a basic knowledge of software technologies, government contracting procedures, managing program operations to ensure production schedules are met, system resources are utilized efficiently and effectively, and proper relationships are established between customers.
Gain a functional understanding of schedule, performance, and risk identification / mitigation on initiatives including but not limited to systems, tools, equipment, software, facilities and other activities.
Be oriented to profit and loss of a large complex program.
Be trained on all phases of programs from inception through completion.
Support a program contained at one primary geographic location however covering remote locations and multiple business functions and employees directly assigned to program.
Be trained on processes to track cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs.
Participate and train behind the scenes as long as they are not interacting with customers.
Be present to work with one of the Business Development or Capture teams located at one of the primary HII Office locations nationwide.
In processing, Introductions/office familiarization.
Intro to Program Management, Operations, Annual Operating Plans, and business development.
Intro to primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance.
Intro to program milestones and monitoring adherence to master plans and schedules, identify program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications.
Intro to work of employees including management level assigned to the program from technical, manufacturing and administrative areas.
Project Management Institute resources, research, and PMBOK training for PMP certification exam.
Review of HII Mission Technologies portfolio - C5 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C5ISR), and cyber; secure enterprise IT engineering and operations; military training and simulation; logistics management and integrated product support; and fleet maintenance, modernization, repair and sustainment.
Coordinate resolutions to production-related problems.
Managing required manpower support levels throughout the period of performance of the task order.
HII Mission Technologies existing FEDSIM, IAC MAC contract vehicles, available ceilings for additional revenue generation, and how DoD customers use these pathways to pay for services and products.
How Operations interacts and supports Growth elements – Business Development, Capture Management, and Proposals.
Standardization practices across various business groups, process options to suit specific needs, and preventing project failures.
Review of previous 12 weeks and conclusion of internship.
Networking and introductions to senior leadership withing the All Domain Operations (ADO) Business Group.