Program Manager

Strategic Sight Consulting•Patuxent River, MD

8d•$130,000 - $160,000

About The Position

Join our team at Strategic Sight Consulting LLC for an opportunity as a Program Manager supporting the Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR) and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron ONE (VX-1). This role supports the definition, conduct, and analysis of structured Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of U.S. Naval systems and leads contract and task-order integration across staffing, schedule, quality, cost, security, travel, risk, and customer reporting.

Requirements

United States citizenship.
Minimum Top Secret security clearance. Specific task orders may require Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) eligibility; personnel must be eligible for the clearance required to begin performance at task award.
Ten or more years, within the last 15 years, of specialized professional experience in developmental or operational T&E of tactical aircraft, weapons, software, or systems and/or tactics development and evaluation.
At least 4 of the required 10 years of experience must be in a project or program management capacity.
Current working knowledge of Navy and multi-service missions, operations, logistics, management, and organizational responsibilities.
Working knowledge of the DoD 5000 series, OPNAVINST 5000.42 series, and SECNAVINST 5000 series instructions.
Demonstrated ability to interact effectively within the Naval community and communicate operational-analysis results to sponsoring activities and decision makers.
Proficiency in developing POA&Ms for delivery of OT&E products to OPTEVFOR.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint.
Ability to meet additional task-order-specific qualifications based on the assigned System Under Test (SUT).

Nice To Haves

Direct experience supporting OPTEVFOR, VX-1, or a comparable Naval aviation OT&E organization.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams supporting tactical aircraft, weapons, software, or systems test programs.
Familiarity with Mission Based Test and Evaluation System (MBTES) workflows and Navy OT&E reporting products.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary contractor program-management authority for task-order execution, staffing, schedule, quality, cost, security, travel, risk, and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) reporting.
Provide program management support for technical and analytical OT&E activities supporting VX-1 and assigned Naval systems.
Develop and maintain Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) for delivery of OT&E products to OPTEVFOR.
Prepare trip reports and monthly status reports addressing progress on assigned tasks, meetings and conferences, work plans, labor hours, and funds expenditure.
Provide program-management input and participate in leadership meetings to coordinate overall level of effort and support across assigned tasks.
Conduct liaison with developing agencies, Navy laboratories, Navy operational commands, other U.S. Government agencies, and hardware/software contractors to support timely and effective testing and evaluation.
Develop and document input and comments to the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) related to or affecting OT&E.
Provide financial tracking for contract execution and report financial status through required monthly and annual reporting.
Communicate operational-analysis results, program status, risks, and decision needs effectively to sponsoring activities and decision makers.
Support a mission environment that may require CONUS, OCONUS, at-sea, or other task-order travel.