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Leidos

Program Director

Huntsville, AL · On-site

$92K - $166K/yr

Leidos' Defense Systems Electronics Manufacturing is seeking a Manufacturing Program Manager to ... Direct operational management of multiple and concurrent programs to meet established business ...

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Program Director

Seaside, CA · On-site

$131K - $237K/yr

This Key Personnel position provides operational leadership for enterprise cyber defense supporting ... Direct enterprise cyber incident response activities, ensuring rapid detection, analysis ...

Leidos

Program Director

Huntsville, AL · On-site

$154K - $278K/yr

Leidos' Defense Sensors Persistence Surveillance Portfolio is seeking a Deputy Program Manager to ... Prior experience as a Program Manager, Deputy Program Manager, Operations Director, Chief of Staff ...

Leidos

Program Director

Huntsville, AL · On-site

$139K - $251K/yr

Leidos Defense Sector / Manufacturing provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and ... Primary Responsibilities Manufacturing Program Management & Leadership * Serve as the main ...

Leidos

Program Director

Alexandria, VA · On-site

$131K - $237K/yr

This Key Personnel position provides operational leadership for enterprise cyber defense supporting ... Direct enterprise cyber incident response activities, ensuring rapid detection, analysis ...

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Program Director

Fort Belvoir, VA • On-site

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd.
Public Administration • 1 - 5K employees
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$200K - $228K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 17 days ago

Job description

Position Summary
Odyssey Systems is recruiting for a Program Director to lead 180 FTEs. In this role, you will support PM Soldier Survivability (SSV), which is located at Ft. Belvoir, VA. The support required under this effort includes engineering, quality assurance and test support, acquisition support, business management support, logistics and fielding support, operations support, and administrative support. The specific task areas include program management, analysis, planning, studies, liaison, and operations support, strategic communications, engineering and logistics support, new equipment training, system test and product fielding support, acquisition and contracting support, software development and system safety, studies and analysis and quick response support. PM SSV's mission is to equip, clothe, and protect Soldiers to maximize performance today and provide enhanced capability tomorrow. PM SSV's products protect Soldiers and allow them to operate in any condition. Product Manager Air Warrior (PdM AW), Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PdM SCIE) and Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment (PdM SPE) are subordinate Product Offices in PM SSV.
***Contingent upon contract award***
Responsibilities
Duties include, but are not limited to:
  • Serves as the contractor on-site program manager.
  • Provides day-to-day direction, management, and oversight for contractor personnel.
  • Provides expert functional guidance to employees.
  • Interfaces with Government management to resolve problems.
  • Resolves contractor personnel problems and issues when identified by the Government lead or Contracting Officers' Representative (COR).
  • Establishes priorities of work to subordinates based on Government goals and objectives
  • Interfaces between Government customers, COR, and Contractor
  • Performs other PM direct support functional roles
  • Distribute and balance workload in accordance with established workflows and ensure timely accomplishment of the assigned workload
  • Give on-the-job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices
  • Lead the team in assessing its strengths and weaknesses and provide leadership to the team in exploring alternatives and determining improvements
  • Articulate and communicate to the team the assignment, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, suspenses, and time frames for completion
  • Assigns work to personnel according to workload, ability, and priority of assignment and provides instruction and assistance as necessary on problems or issues
  • Responsible for interviewing, hiring, and training contractor employees
  • Responsible for the performance of all contractual requirements

***Contingent upon contract award***
Qualifications
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Minimum Required Qualifications
Clearance: Secret
Education: BS/BA
Years of Experience: At least 10 years of experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Education: Master's
Years of Experience: At least 15 years of experience
Technical Skills
  • Previous senior management experience in the delivery of technical and management services (Program Management and Operations execution)
  • Capability to work effectively with a broad range of people with a wide variety of technical skills and experience.
  • Ability to react quickly in a rapidly changing environment, motivate and manage a team, and support staff.
  • Ability/experience managing professional personnel in a defense environment.
  • Ability/experience managing contract execution in a defense environment (hours, vacancies, funding, performance, quality)
  • Ability/experience managing contract financial execution/tracking/expenditures in a defense environment.
  • Ability/experience interfacing regularly with Government clients (Military and Civilian) on all aspects of contract execution.
  • Risk management experience
  • Defense Acquisition System experience

Interpersonal Skills
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks
  • Leadership experience with the ability to manage teams
  • Strong negotiation skillset
  • Strong personal organization skills
  • Strong communication skills, written and oral

Additional Information
Location: Fort Belvoir, VA / National Capital Region
Travel: 25%
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***Contingent upon contract award***
Company Overview
Odyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military's operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.
Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.
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