Project Management Specialist

Lynntech, Inc.•College Station, TX

About The Position

Lynntech is seeking a Project Management Specialist to join our team. The Project Management Office (PMO) aims to increase project capture and execution through the implementation of project management principles. This role offers the opportunity to assist in the management and oversight of proposals, cost, schedule, risks, resources, and scope on a variety of projects within multi-disciplined teams. This is an entry-level position with opportunities for growth and advancement within the Project Specialist career path and into Project Management. A background in accounting or prior proposal submission experience would be beneficial.

Requirements

US Citizenship required due to contract requirements.
Bachelor Degree, or Associate Degree with 1 year experience/exposure to Accounting and/or Project Management principles, HS diploma/GED with 2 years experience /exposure to Accounting and/or Project Management principles.
Ability to multitask well while working to multiple deadlines.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and under tight deadlines.
Must be able to work under pressure.
Detail oriented is a must as quality and accuracy is critical to this position.
Always maintains a positive "we can do it" attitude.
Ability to work well on multi-disciplined teams.
Able to concisely communicate your points to Project Leaders, Project Managers, and proposal writers.
Ability to interact and communicate with all levels of an organization.
Ability to establish and track budgets and forecasts.
Able to interpret cost data for trends and issues, along with data entry.
Ability to establish and track a project schedule.
Experience with MS Office software including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Ability to create, maintain, and comprehend MS Excel spreadsheets.
Comprehend MS Excel formulas and use the spreadsheet as a trend analysis / tool to understand what the data within the spreadsheet is telling you.
Good communication and writing skills of the English language.

Nice To Haves

Accounting experience with interest in expanding beyond accounting is a plus.
Past experience in government proposal submittals is a plus.
MS Project experience a plus.
Knowledge of earned value management principles a plus.
PMP or CAPM certification a plus.
Working knowledge / understanding of PMI's PMBOK principles a plus.

Responsibilities

Support, and at times lead, the gathering and submittals of all documents and information needed for government agency proposals.
Read government solicitations and develop templates and guidelines for proposal writers.
Work with technical writers to answer questions, gather necessary information, and perform cursory reviews.
Submit all necessary proposal documents to the particular government agency per their defined submittal process.
Generate project cost reports and conduct analysis of problems and trends.
Develop and maintain project schedules and assist in implementing mitigation strategies for schedule issues.
Assist in tracking and submitting contract deliverables to customers on projects per contract requirements.
Assist in tracking project resources and assist in resource conflict resolution.
Assist Project Managers and Project Leaders in identifying and managing project risks.
Work with Project & Program Managers to assist them on the management and oversight of larger projects and programs.
Participate in developing and adapting new and existing project management processes.