Contractual Engineering Rotational Program Jobs in Alabama

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Job Summary

Stratagem Solutions, Incorporated is in search of applicants who are available in the near term and are interested in satisfying a future requirement to support an Army Product Managers Program Management team with Program Integrator support. Ideal candidates have recent and relevant experience gained from military/civilian service and are adept at briefing mid and senior staff personnel. This is a resume canvassing action and not an application for an immediate vacancy. SSI may not immediately contact candidates who apply to these positions follow up interview. SSI will retain resumes for consideration in future requirements.

Responsibilities includeparticipating in the control of cost, schedules and contract fulfillment. Performs analysis and prepares reports to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines. Participates in the preparation of budgets and schedule for all contract work and performs or assist in financial analysis. Ensures adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely request for additional funding to the government. Incorporates contractual changes into control systems by staying aware of outstanding work against each contract in order to maintain realistic contract cost and schedule baselines. Develops plans including budgets and schedules to meet contractual/project requirements for several major portions of a program. Establishes and defines program plan requirements.

Minimum Position requirements:

• Must have experience in related field of expertise at the program level, ideally in providing programmatic and/or systems engineering/integration support to major DoD acquisition activities.
• Must have experience in the development, testing, fielding/training, and sustainment phases of systems life cycle.
• Must be capable of conducting independent analyses, evaluation, and assessment of system engineering issues.
• Must have demonstrated experience working individually as well as organizing and facilitating working groups.
• Must be able to prepare detailed written reports and briefings (using Microsoft PowerPoint) suitable for presentation to senior level military and corporate leadership, as well as present material orally.
• Must have a strong understanding of Army Acquisition processes, Milestone Documentation, and program decision process.
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to use Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Must have the ability to work in a teaming environment and have the personality to interface with numerous Government and contractor personnel in a rapid paced environment.
• Existing Active Security Clearance REQUIRED: SECRET

Preferred Requirements:

• Will objectively evaluate and assess technical, logistics, and operational concepts, reports and plans to ensure compliance and cohesiveness with all product office stakeholders.
• Will prepare Standard Operating Procedures to capture product office staffing processes.
• Will prepare consolidate inputs and prepare product office briefings for senior leadership.
• Will prepare all acquisition program documentation, to include, but not limited to: acquisition strategy, acquisition program baseline, and integrated master schedule.
• Will conduct analysis and studies to establish feasibility of subsystems requirements.
• Will develop and evaluate system requirements in coordination with the requirements community.
• Will provide recommendations for test requirements, acceptance criteria, and measuring programs.
• Will assist the customer with requirements analysis, implementation, and compliance with engineering directives and procedures.Will coordinate inputs for the development of implementation schedules.
• Will work closely with industry prime contractors and Government program office personnel to effectively integrate and manage the program schedule.
• Will perform critical path and risk analyses on the integrated master schedule to determine schedule realism and schedule drivers.
• Will work within a team environment to provide insights into program scheduling trends and best practices to assist the customer with formulating achievable program schedules.
• Will analyze and/or evaluate programmatic and technical documentation such as letters of agreement, requirements documentation, system specifications, and training documentation.
• Will provide aviation, operational, and technical expertise to conferences, briefings, meetings, and working groups.
• Will coordinate and ensure management officials and team members are aware of all product activities.
• With proper Army protocol, the candidate will screen all calls, requests for information, meetings and visitors for the Product Manager and Deputy.
• Will manage dynamic calendars to include numerous calendar events, unclassified and classified meetings, teleconferences and video teleconferences (VTCs).
• Will interface with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders at all levels within the Army.
• Will apply their extensive knowledge of the Microsoft (MS) Office Suite of products to develop PowerPoint briefings, Excel spreadsheets, and documentation developed utilizing Word and Adobe Acrobat.
• Will independently review incoming/outgoing documentation/briefings for clarity, grammar, spelling, punctuation and format.
• Will use independent judgment to plan, prioritize, and organize a diversified workload in a high-pace and detail oriented environment.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Minimum Education BS in engineering, business, or operations research
• Minimum Years of Experience - 20 years
• Alternate Education and Experience MS and 18 years; Phd and 16 years; HS and 24 years

Travel: May require travel up to 25%.Special Requirements: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet the minimum requirements for access to classified information.

Testing: Candidates may be subject to a written test as part of the candidate interview and selection process to demonstrate written communication skills and/or the ability to deal with potentially challenging notional situations which may arise while supporting a Product Office.

Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance/Term Life Insurance
• AD&D
• Short Term / Long Term Disability
• 401K with Company Contribution
• Identity Theft Protection
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Bereavement/Jury Duty/Reserve Military Training Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Degree Completion Award
• Employee Referral Program