Program Manager

Apogee Engineering, LLC•El Segundo, CA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Apogee is recruiting for Program Managers to support a proposal effort on Space Systems Command (SSC) CG. SSC CG is responsible for the planning, acquisition, and sustainment of space-enabled MilComm & PNT capabilities for National/Joint Force Operations. The Directorate acquires an integrated system of satellites, ground segments, and user equipment providing communications and PNT capabilities to aviation, maritime, and ground-mounted and dismounted users and fixed sites. Additionally, the Directorate is responsible for the effective administration, management, and execution of resources for all Programs within its portfolio.

Requirements

Must be a US citizen
Must have and be able to maintain an active Top Secret security clearance
Bachelor's degree
10+ years of experience in Program Management with related experience.
Ability to provide strategic advice, technical guidance, and expertise to program and project staff
Ability to provide detailed analysis, evaluation, and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission-critical challenges/issues
Ability to consult with client to define needs and problems, supervise studies, and lead surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions
Ability to initiate, supervise, and/or develop requirements from a project’s inception to conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Master’s Degree
15+ years of experience
7+ years DoD experience
Familiarity with space-related research, acquisitions, and communications disciplines
Effective, efficient written and oral communication skills
Self-motivated, detail-oriented, responsible team player able to work independently with minimal daily direction
Ability to work and interact with technically and organizationally diverse personnel

Responsibilities

Projection and PEO level coordination to include, but not limited to, facilitating and/or coordinating PEO level strategic briefings, messages (PA/Media), reports, analysis, and special projects supporting paragraphs
Information Management to include, but not limited to, developing, facilitating, updating and/or coordinating 3-letter and 4-letter level briefings, tasks, reports, media queries, public releases, and special projects supporting paragraphs
To develop, maintain, and update instructions, implementation guides, charters, and standardized processes in accordance with the latest regulations and directives
To retrieve, review, synopsize, and distribute the most current DoD, Air Force, Space Force, and SSC policy, guidance, instructions, processes, procedures, best practices, and information for compliance within the Directorate
Support the development, procurement, data collection, usage, modification/enhancement, implementation, integration, testing, documentation, verification, validation, protection, and maintenance of tools, processes, guidelines, methodologies, models, simulations, databases, websites, reports, and applications
Review documents for consistency with applicable military, federal, state, local, contractual, commercial, international statutes, regulations, policies, publications, directives, instructions, executive orders, codes, requirements, and/or standards.
Provide recommendations to the Government on deliverables or services with multiple options
Generate, consolidate, and present material, reports, and point papers as required to support meetings
Prepare and complete acquisition-related documents and submit recommendations for streamlining and improving all phases of the acquisition process
Provide information, analysis, and recommendations for effectively aligning portfolio acquisitions, manpower, and funding
Evaluate acquisition documentation for adherence to policy and guidance, consistency in implementation, and realism in achieving a product suitable for the user within cost, schedule, and performance constraints
Analyze program baselines and the associated schedule and recommend executable options for handling changes that impact program performance, schedule, and funding
Support the PEO’s strategic planning efforts by providing engineering, technical, architecture, and acquisition support to Government decisions
Research, draft, and edit articles, speeches, and testimony, position papers, and formal reports on the Directorate, organization, missions, operations, and initiatives