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Project Manager

At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.


Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.


Requisition #: 623

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: 2001 Brainard Road, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613

Clearance Level: Active DoD - Top Secret


Required Certification(s):


Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified associate in project management (CAPM) Certification or equivalent such as the Government’s Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level II PM Certification.


SUMMARY


What is the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) Defense Information Services Network (DISA) Test, Evaluation and Certification (TEC) II?


DISA's mission is to conduct Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN) operations for the joint warfighter to enable lethality across all warfighting domains in defense of our Nation. DISA is a combat support agency of the Department of Defense (DoD). The agency is composed of more than 8,000 military and civilian employees. The agency provides, operates, and assures command and control and information-sharing capabilities and a globally accessible enterprise information infrastructure in direct support to joint warfighters, national level leaders, and other mission and coalition partners across the full spectrum of military operations.


The Joint Interoperability Test Command is DISA's primary T&E organization located at Fort Huachuca, AZ and Fort George G. Meade, MD. JITC Test Evaluation and Certification II Services (TEC II) contract provides technical solutions for the DoD in support of Test and Evaluation (T&E) services and T&E enabling services.


JITC’s service requirements are categorized in the following areas: T&E Performance, Management Support and Services, and Overarching Contract and Task Order (TO) Requirements. TEC II services and support are provided to DoD Combatant Commanders/Services/Agencies, federal and state agencies, coalition partners, and commercial entities to aid in the design, development, acquisition, integration, deployment, operational use, and sustainment of new and enhanced Tactical and Strategic Information Technology/National Security System (IT/NSS) capabilities.


JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES


- As an Agile Defense JITC DISA TEC II Project Manager (PjM), candidate will manage the day-to-day activities to ensure task orders and projects meet organizational and customer goals and requirements.

- Implements and provides guidance related to processes and policies, oversees the work of task order staff, and prioritizes projects and programs.

- Directs and oversees planning functions to promote organizational effectiveness.

- Assesses and improves processes, procedures, and standards based on programmatic needs.

- Provides support and interference between the various stakeholders including the partner contractors, corporate, and the JITC customer and the JITC clients.

- Provides oversight of various project teams across multiple task orders divided between prime contractor and subcontractor. Manages and monitors the cost, schedule, technical performance, staffing, materials, security, deliverables, quality, and metric objectives and milestones of the contract.

- Coordinate, collaborate and effectively communicate with the task order Contracting Officer Representative (COR), JITC IDIQ Contract COR, task order leads and staff, and other relevant stakeholders regarding potential problems, issues, vacancies, and or risk that may adversely affect a mission and or completion of task activities and deliverables.

- Assist recruiting in hiring and retain the required team makeup of qualified personnel with the expertise, experience, and other appropriate qualifications (e.g., required security clearances) to perform the performance work statement (PWS) required task.

-Responsible for formulating and enforcing work standards, assigning contractor schedules, reviewing work discrepancies, supervising contractor personnel and communicating policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to subordinates.

- Coordinate with customers to manage and control the resources necessary to ensure timely support various Government offices requiring IT/NSS services and support as coordinated through the Government COR or as designated by the Contracting Officer.

- Develop comprehensive Task Order (TO) PWS task order responses (TORs) and task order modifications to effectively articulate the needed support and services. This includes creating the needed work breakdown structure (WBS), identifying the needed labor categories, amount of time needed to conduct the service or support and clearly review/define the needed clearance, certification and educational level needed to successfully execute the TO PWS work.

- Will maintain assigned task order Earned Value Management (EVM) including developing and maintaining task order financial 75% burn rate estimates, Estimate to Completions (ETCs), Estimates at Completions (EACs), Basis of Estimates (BOEs).


SUPERVISORY DUTIES


- Lead/Mentor/Manage Employees/Staff embodying the Agile Core 6H Values.

- Complete, provide insight, and participate in annual employee performance review/appraisal process.

- Perform Quarterly Check-Ins. Complete Annual Reviews. Input to employee compensation.

- Input to team composition, promotions and disciplinary actions.

- Drive exceptional performance.

- Approve timesheets and requests for time off.

- Communicate Expectations and manage employee performance.

- Evaluate Performance.

- Resolve complaints.

- Discipline and, when necessary, terminate employees.

- Communicate and coordinate with stakeholders - Government Management, Company/subcontractor Management, Team Leads/Managers, and all employees.



QUALIFICATIONS


Required Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified associate in project management (CAPM) Certification or equivalent such as the Government’s Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level II PM Certification.


Education, Background, and Years of Experience

·Requires a master’s degree and at least 6 years of experience; or a bachelor’s degree and at least 12 years of experience. The degree must be in a relevant technical curriculum and experience must be related to the job duties. Relevant technical degrees include the following: IT Management, Operations Research, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Cybersecurity. However, other curriculums, various engineering and science disciplines will be considered.


ADDITIONAL SKILLS


Required Skills

- Must be a skilled leader that can lead highly skilled professional and technical teams.

- Must have above average interpersonal skills (reading, writing, presenting).

- Ability to demonstrate expertise in a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures and may provide consultation on complex proposals, such as technical projects and strategic planning as a top-level contributor/specialist.

- Capable of providing a wide degree of creativity and latitude.

- Ability to communicate effectively with team on assigned tasks, expectations, and schedule. A good understanding of SCRUM and Agile team dynamics is important.

- Must be well-organized and detail-oriented with the ability to coordinate, prioritize multiple tasks, and be adaptable to change to accomplish assignments.


Preferred Skills

- Government IT/NSS Project Management experience.

- Recent Test and Evaluation (T&E) experience in planning, execution, analysis and or reporting.

- Capable of providing a wide degree of creativity and latitude.

- Excellent Customer Focus/Satisfaction skills.

- Strong/Natural understanding of and ability to demonstrate the Agile Defense Core 6H Values: Happy, Helpful, Honest, Humble, Hungry, Hustle.


WORKING CONDITIONS


Environmental Conditions

· Customer site (Fort Huachuca, AZ) with 0%-10% travel possible. Possible off-hours work to support customer and employee needs. General office environment. Work is generally sedentary in nature, but may require standing and walking for up to 10% of the time. The working environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there are not hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. Work is generally performed within an office environment, with standard office equipment available.


Strength Demands


- Sedentary – 10 lbs. Maximum lifting, occasional lift/carry of small articles. Some occasional walking or standing may be required. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.


Physical Requirements

- Stand or Sit; Walk; Repetitive Motion; Use Hands / Fingers to Handle or Feel; Stoop, Kneel, Crouch, or Crawl; See; Climb (stairs, ladders) or Balance (ascend / descend, work atop, traverse).


Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together. What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.


Happy - Be Infectious.

Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.


Helpful - Be Supportive.

Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.


Honest - Be Trustworthy.

Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.


Humble - Be Grounded.

Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.


Hungry - Be Eager.

Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.


Hustle - Be Driven.

Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.


Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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