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The Program Manager shall maintain vision of identifying and exploiting potential efficiencies created through the development of the FBNA IC Campus. Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships and engagement strategies and maintain the IC Campus concept. Provide overall internal leadership and organization to the contractor staffed management team. Maintain the vision of identifying and exploiting potential efficiencies created through the development of the FBNA IC Campus. Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships and engagement strategies and maintain the IC Campus concept. Drive a cohesive vision across teams, provide customer-centric input on priorities, communicate status and updates, and create clarity on objectives to be delivered. Define what success looks like, how it is measured, and how it is achieved. Define objectives and key results and execute plans for improving key results. Identify opportunities for improvement, rapidly test hypotheses, integrate feedback from key stakeholders and help improve processes with others.

Responsibilities:   

• Evaluate programs performance across the organization and make comprehensive recommendations to the Government (SIO)
• Provide expertise and advice to plan, manage, and execute programs and projects
• Provide the Government (SIO) advance and objective insight into program issues, execution risks, and corrective actions
• Draft, review, and, after Government approval, publish program reports required by statutes and regulations
• Participate in program management and business management reviews and provide feedback to the Government
• Support programmatic activities with development contractors
• Review and revise management and governance policies, instructions, standards, and best practices
• Develop and plan tailored contract oversight and scope verification activities consistent with NGA program and financial management policies and plans
• Review and assess working documentation and changes
• Participate in NGA planning activities with Mission Partners, and development contractor sponsored Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and working groups
• Develop and update program business plans, advocacy briefings, and program schedules in accordance with agency policy
• Develop and coordinate Program Plans and program approval documentation
• The Contractor shall provide key and independent advice to Director of SIO and other senior NGA leadership and organizational teams
• Provide executive-level facilities planning, operations, design, construction management, strategic planning, control, coordination, space management and program management expertise, counsel and advice for the development and execution of comprehensive facilities operations plans and programs
• Provide situational awareness, independent assessments, and recommendations regarding employment of tactics and strategies for full spectrum, cradle-to-grave facilities operations
• Support the development and implementation of managerial guidance, technical direction, and acquisition strategies and solutions to swiftly resolve complex facilities challenges
• Work with SIO leadership and task leads to ensure the establishment of sound operational business practices that yield quality results, remain within budgetary constraints, and meet targeted deadlines
• Lead/assist with completion of intra-NGA and/or inter-IC needs assessments and identify solutions that mitigate and/or manage anticipated or unknown risks
• Research and develop courses of action, assess risks and opportunities, estimate resource requirements and recommend solutions regarding strategic facilities management issues and tasks
• Assist with critical assessment, development, and execution of improvements to govern NGA corporate and site-specific facilities operations plans that reflect best industry practices and assure continuity of operations and mission assurance at all NGA sites
• Direct research, development, evaluation and implementation of new products, services, technology, and processes to ensure NGA full mission capability in anticipation of changing customer needs within the dynamic operational environment
• Products include written and oral reports, comprehensive studies, and/or executive level engagements and presentations for both intra-NGA and higher-level recipients and audiences

Required/Desired Skills and Experience:

• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
• 20+ years of total experience and 15+ years of specialized expertise to perform highly complex and ambiguous assignments

Note: Academic degrees may be substituted for years of experience, and years of experience may be substituted for academic degrees, see the conversion below:

2 years of school = 1 year of experience

2 years of experience = 1 year of school

• Demonstrated experience in presenting oral and written communications to diverse audiences
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic level advice in a team environment
• Demonstrated experience with PC platforms such as Microsoft Office Suite
• Demonstrated experience in standard business application software for presentations, word processing, and SharePoint-based websites such as MS Teams
• Demonstrated experience assessing metrics and data to support senior decision makers at the executive level for strategic decisions

Benefits:

• Healthcare, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• 20 Days of Paid Leave
• 401K Matching
• Training/Certification Reimbursement
• Bereavement Pay
• Short term/long term disability
• Paid Parental/Maternity Leave
• Life Insurance
• Paid Military Leave

STEMBoard is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age, or genetic information. Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation. STEMBoard is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.