Program Manager

West 4th Strategy

$115K — $140K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of program or project management experience, especially in DoD or federal IT/logistics programs
  • Proficient in Microsoft Project or similar scheduling tools
  • Familiarity with ELMS, AVID, or other DoD fleet management systems preferred
  • Strong communication skills for reports and meeting facilitation
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, project management, IT, or a related field; equivalent experience accepted
  • PMP certification preferred but not mandatory

Responsibilities

  • Develop and update monthly and quarterly program plans using an electronic data system
  • Present monthly management reviews by the fifth of each month
  • Provide quarterly updates by the fifteenth of each quarter
  • Create an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for leadership approval within thirty days of task award
  • Update the IMS regularly as project statuses change
  • Meet daily with the Government designee to discuss project deliverables and issues
  • Moderate technical meetings and produce minutes within five business days

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance options
  • 401k contribution options
Full Job Description
Program Manager
ROLE
We need an experienced Program Manager to support the 441st Vehicle Support Chain Operations Squadron (441 VSCOS). 441 VSCOS centrally manages the Department of the Air Force's (DAF) vehicle fleet enterprise, providing program management, technical, and training support across 257 steady-state and contingency locations and 387 units, including Combat Air Force, Mobility Air Force, and ISR aircraft units, through the ELMS, AVID, and CISP application systems. In this role, you will lead monthly and quarterly program reporting, own the Integrated Master Schedule, and meet daily with the Government designee to resolve emergent issues across ELMS, AVID, and CISP. This is a full-time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package.

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Develops, maintains, and updates monthly and quarterly program plans using an electronic data system (e.g., Microsoft Project)
  • Provides the monthly management review no later than the fifth calendar day of the new month
  • Provides the quarterly program update no later than the fifteenth calendar day of the new quarter
  • Develops an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for VSCOS leadership and submits it for Government approval within thirty calendar days of task award
  • Updates the IMS as major projects adjust or expire and uses it as a day-to-day execution tool
  • Meets with the Government designee daily to present deliverables, discuss progress, and resolve emergent technical problems
  • Moderates, develops, and attends all applicable production meetings and briefings, including technical meetings with 441 VSCOS clients and other stakeholders
  • Submits meeting minutes within five business days of meeting completion with a five percent or lower error rate
  • Attends the kick-off meeting within thirty calendar days of task award and produces meeting minutes identifying discussion points, agreements, and action items
  • Provides monthly status reports on technical progress, schedule status, travel, and pending recommendations no later than the fifth calendar day of the new month
  • Includes business process updates, procedural enhancements, system maintenance updates, and system improvements for ELMS, AVID, and CISP within program updates
  • Includes ELMS System Change Request status, Warehouse module implementation status, clean-data implementation status, and FIAR implementation status within program updates
  • Maintains staffing levels at 95 percent and notifies the Government PCO and COR of personnel vacancies and fills within thirty business days

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
  • 5 to 7 years of program or project management experience, preferably supporting DoW or federal IT and logistics programs
  • Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Project or comparable scheduling and program management tools
  • Working knowledge of ELMS, AVID, or similar DoW asset/fleet management systems preferred
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for Government-facing status reporting and meeting facilitation

REQUIRED EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, project management, information technology, or related field; equivalent experience considered
  • PMP certification preferred, not required

LOCATION
  • 445 Weyland Road, Langley AFB, VA. 23665

CLEARANCE
  • U.S. citizenship is required

CLIENT
  • US Air Force (USAF), Defense Property Accountability System (DPAS)
WORK HOURS
  • 40 hours per week
  • 8 hours per day

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
  • Employment Classification Eligibility - W2

RELOCATION
  • Not eligible for relocation benefits

COMPENSATION
  • Salary range: $115,000 - $140,000
  • Benefits: Benefits package includes options for health, dental, and vision insurance coverage; 401k contribution options

Other Considerations: applicants will be subject to a background investigation. Individual's primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 80% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC, copier, fax, telephone, cell phone, etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead, bend, and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 80% of the time.

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