Company:
DecisionPoint | Cortek
Location: Scott Air Force Base
Closing Date: 17/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Overview:
DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join our US Transportation Command – Global Freight Management team. The Senior Program Manager oversees the planning, execution, and completion of complex IT projects, ensuring alignment with both client goals and corporate objectives. This position involves leading technical and business teams to deliver high-quality results on time and within budget. The Senior Program Manager works closely with key stakeholders, including customers, corporate leadership, and partners, to track progress, manage risks, and report on deliverables. Responsible for budgetary oversight, schedule management, and risk mitigation, this role ensures that all project goals are achieved efficiently. The Senior Program Manager also supervises personnel across multiple locations, enforcing work standards, conducting regular meetings with stakeholders, and resolving issues as they arise. Strong leadership, technical expertise, and stakeholder management skills are essential for success in this role.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Plans, initiates, and manages IT projects.
Leads business and technical staff of complex IT projects.
Plans project stages and assesses business implications for each stage.
Monitors progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.
Leads the project team to achieve success for the client and DecisionPoint.
Works closely with the customer, DecisionPoint corporate leadership, and key partners to plan, track, and report on progress of all deliverables.
In conjunction with key stakeholders, determines budget and time required for each goal, as well as the project.
Meets regularly with customer and contractor personnel to formulate and review plans and accomplish tasks for deliverable items.
Identifies and mitigates potential risks.
Supervises contract personnel at multiple locations.
Reviews work products, identifying and correcting discrepancies.
Resolves issues during project execution.
Assigns and manages personnel work schedules.
Ensures conformance with program schedules and budgets.
Understands, communicates, and enforces work standards in keeping with DecisionPoint policies.
Implements and monitors training of personnel.
Qualifications:
Active Secret Clearance.
Must hold an active an IAT Level II certification; CompTIA Security+ CE highly preferred.
Minimum 8 years' directly related experience as a project manager, including at least 5 years' experience managing complex IT projects in DoD.
BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, other related disciplines, or technical training
Proficiency in using Jira (or similar) for project management, issue tracking, and workflow customization.
Proven team leadership ability in DoD environment
Demonstrated excellence in project management
Technical expertise in IT field related to this contract (e.g., software development, systems integration, database management, etc.).
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills required.
Exceptional time-management and task prioritization skills.
Excellent stakeholder management and consultation skills required.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) required.
Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:
EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation 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.
Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.
DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join our US Transportation Command – Global Freight Management team. The Senior Program Manager oversees the planning, execution, and completion of complex IT projects, ensuring alignment with both client goals and corporate objectives. This position involves leading technical and business teams to deliver high-quality results on time and within budget. The Senior Program Manager works closely with key stakeholders, including customers, corporate leadership, and partners, to track progress, manage risks, and report on deliverables. Responsible for budgetary oversight, schedule management, and risk mitigation, this role ensures that all project goals are achieved efficiently. The Senior Program Manager also supervises personnel across multiple locations, enforcing work standards, conducting regular meetings with stakeholders, and resolving issues as they arise. Strong leadership, technical expertise, and stakeholder management skills are essential for success in this role.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Plans, initiates, and manages IT projects.
Leads business and technical staff of complex IT projects.
Plans project stages and assesses business implications for each stage.
Monitors progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.
Leads the project team to achieve success for the client and DecisionPoint.
Works closely with the customer, DecisionPoint corporate leadership, and key partners to plan, track, and report on progress of all deliverables.
In conjunction with key stakeholders, determines budget and time required for each goal, as well as the project.
Meets regularly with customer and contractor personnel to formulate and review plans and accomplish tasks for deliverable items.
Identifies and mitigates potential risks.
Supervises contract personnel at multiple locations.
Reviews work products, identifying and correcting discrepancies.
Resolves issues during project execution.
Assigns and manages personnel work schedules.
Ensures conformance with program schedules and budgets.
Understands, communicates, and enforces work standards in keeping with DecisionPoint policies.
Implements and monitors training of personnel.
Qualifications:
Active Secret Clearance.
Must hold an active an IAT Level II certification; CompTIA Security+ CE highly preferred.
Minimum 8 years' directly related experience as a project manager, including at least 5 years' experience managing complex IT projects in DoD.
BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, other related disciplines, or technical training
Proficiency in using Jira (or similar) for project management, issue tracking, and workflow customization.
Proven team leadership ability in DoD environment
Demonstrated excellence in project management
Technical expertise in IT field related to this contract (e.g., software development, systems integration, database management, etc.).
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills required.
Exceptional time-management and task prioritization skills.
Excellent stakeholder management and consultation skills required.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) required.
Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:
EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation 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.
Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.