Senior Specialist

BCS Allegient

$130K — $145K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, or science with 10+ years of relevant experience.
  • Master's degree may substitute for 2 years of experience; PhD for 5 years.
  • Recent experience with federal acquisition and budgeting processes.
  • Proven technical program management skills for projects over $1M.
  • Familiarity with planning methodologies and database development for tracking program deliverables.
  • Experience in executing technical studies and analysis activities.
  • Knowledge of DoW RDT&E program/budget exhibits and strategic plans.

Responsibilities

  • Assist the Program Manager in managing and overseeing program objectives.
  • Coordinate technical support for events, meetings, and demonstrations.
  • Maintain briefings and manage inputs for budgetary submissions and congressional requests.
  • Liaise with senior officials across departments and industry.
  • Conduct special studies and provide support for technology advisory panels.
  • Develop and maintain key documents and master plans for program integrity.
  • Update various management sheets and draft portfolio review slides.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional development and involvement in high-impact projects.
  • Engagement with senior officials in government and industry.
  • Ability to influence R&D direction in key Naval areas.
  • Hands-on environment with a focus on collaboration and innovation.
Full Job Description
Working Title

Sr. Program Engineer - Key Personnel

Payroll Title

Senior Specialist

Location

BCSA Arlington Office - Arlington, VA 22203 US (Primary)

Category

Administrative / Clerical

Job Type

Full-time

Job Classification

Salaried

Exemption Type

Exempt

Type of Hire

Fully Funded

Security Clearance Required

Top Secret

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Travel

Up to 25%

Job Description

BCS Allegient is looking for a Senior Program Engineer - Key Personnel to join our team at the Office of Naval Research in Arlington, VA. This position will require you to be onsite 5 days a week.

Salary Range: $130K-$145K depending on experience.

Essential Job Functions
  • Assist the Program Manager with management and oversight of program objectives
  • Provide technical support and coordinate conferences, demonstrations, expositions, events, meetings, technical reviews, etc.
  • Maintaining briefings; and assisting in coordinating input for data calls, such as budget exhibit submissions, congressional requests for information and budgetary drills.
  • Support technical liaison activities with senior officials in other departments, services/agencies, government laboratories, academia, and industry
  • Support in special studies and technology advisory panels, as required.
  • Assist in developing and maintaining key documents and master plans that incorporate all relevant studies and analyses
  • Support technical management of programs including acquisition plan development, representation of the government project manager where required, and assessment of performance in terms of technical objectives, costs and schedule.
  • Support the management and execution of programs by updating Task Planning Sheets, Mission Model Canvas sheets, quad sheets, Fact Sheets and drafting portfolio review slides
  • Assist in the development of databases for technical and programmatic tracking of key deliverables and milestones.
  • Assist in the preparation of program status reports and after-action reports following major program reviews or key events, as required.


Job Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and ten (10) years of experience in engineering, mathematics, or science, including biology, chemistry, computer science, and physics.
  • Education Credit: A master's degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of experience and a PhD may be substituted for five (5) years of experience.
  • Recent experience in federal acquisition and budgeting.
  • Experience in S&T program management.
  • Experience in technical program management of programs in excess of $1M.
  • Experience in planning methodologies to analyze research programs and development of databases for technical and programmatic tracking of key deliverables and milestones.
  • Experience in evaluating and developing analytical models, procedures, and techniques.
  • Experience in executing and reviewing technical studies, analysis, and design activities.
  • Experience with DoW RDT&E program/budget exhibits & RDT&E strategic plans.

Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience collaborating with senior government, OPNAV, SYSCOM, Warfare Centers, Secretariat, or OSD personnel.
  • Experience supporting senior Navy S&T leadership or programs on complex tasks.
  • Experience in one or more of the following focus areas: (1) Naval/Marine Corps Naval Engineering, (2) Naval/Marine Corps Power and Energy, (3) Naval/Marine Corps Materials, (4) Naval/Marine Corps Undersea Systems and (5) Naval/Marine Corps Manufacturing.


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