Program Manager

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group•Colorado Springs, CO

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Odyssey Systems has an exciting new opportunity for a Program Manager to join the team. As the Program Manager, you will be responsible utilizing your technical expertise to provide program support, professional services, engineering technical services that improve policy making, decision-making, management, administration, program management, or research and development activities. The Program Office supports and sustains the Shared Early Warning architecture for fourteen partner nations, three NATO locations, Ramstein AFB GE, Stuttgart AB GE, MacDill AFB Fl, Hickam AFB HI, and Peterson SFB CO Provides timely, accurate Theater & Strategic space-based Missile Early Warning Information to partner nations using common standardized HW/SW (COTS/GOTS), enhances US strategic and regional stability objectives and coalition knowledge of incoming missiles and missile launch information, 24-hours per day, 365 days per year.

Requirements

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Clearance : Must have a valid DOD Secret clearance with the ability to upgrade to Top Secret
Certifications: PMP, OR DAWIA Program Management Level III certification (if a Master’s degree not obtained)
Education: High School
Years of Experience: 7 years of experience as a Project/program Manager OR, Bachelor's or Master's Degree with 3 years of experience as a Project/Program Manager
Additional Experience: Demonstrate intermediate knowledge of their technical/professional discipline as well as possess a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply associated standards, procedures, and practices in their area of expertise.
Experience writing, reviewing, and executing Project Plans, Financial Reports, and MS Project Schedules

Nice To Haves

Clearance : Active DoD Top Secret clearance
Education: MA/MS in a related field
Years of experience: 3 years of acquisition program management
Certifications: PM level II certification, DAWIA Program Management Level III certification (or equivalent)
Technical Skills Knowledgeable of Foreign Military Sales
Knowledgeable of C2 Systems
Knowledge of Ground-Based Radar and Infra-Red systems
Knowledge of Missile Warning operations
Knowledgeable in Global Command and Control Systems
Knowledgeable in Cross Domain Solutions
Previous active duty military experience
Interpersonal Skills: Communication: Effectively convey project goals, delegate tasks, and provide feedback to ensure clarity and collaboration.
Leadership: Inspire and motivate the team, providing direction and fostering a positive work environment.
Conflict Resolution: Address and resolve conflicts promptly and constructively to maintain team morale and project integrity.
Empathy: Understand and share the feelings of team members and stakeholders to build trust and rapport.
Negotiation: Ability to negotiate timelines, budgets, and resources effectively to achieve a win-win situation.
Cultural Sensitivity: Interactions with FMS customers requires adapting to cultural and business norms for that country.

Responsibilities

Support and conduct strategic planning consistent with program direction, resources, and objectives established by higher authority; make recommendations for improving division processes and products
Support road-map planning, development and review
Help lead acquisition strategy analyses and program planning processes
Analyze programs and develop sound, efficient and effective strategies
Use experience, expertise and skill set to advise, assist, and recommend actions to the Government Division/Branch/Program Offices on consistency and continuity of requirements, objectives and planning/programming
Develop, prepare, staff and review Early Strategy and Issues Session and Acquisition Strategy Panel briefings
Support the development, management, and monitoring of program and project-integrated master schedules
Advise Government personnel on contractor performance issues and risks
Prepare briefings and reports
Present Government briefings
Assist in risk assessments
Apply cost analytics and data processing skills to provide advice and assistance on technical evaluations and realism, balance, and reasonableness assessments of proposals
Support requirements definition, development, configuration management, test (all phases), risk management, system security engineering, operations and organizational/intermediate/depot-level, maintenance (all types), planning/programming, implementation/deployment of solutions, review, and development of system technical baseline documentation