PROGRAM MANAGER
What you'd do
We are committed to: Teamwork: Partnering at all levels and across organizational boundaries for mission accomplishment. Integrity: Adherence to the highest legal and ethical principles in our responsibilities. Excellence: Unrivaled defense intelligence expertise. Service: Putting the welfare of the Nation and commitment to our mission before oneself.
Major duties
DIA employs a variety of professionals who serve throughout the workforce to ensure successful operations. To view this position’s duties, click Vacancies to be directed to DIA’s online application system. Please make note of the position title and 6-digit Job Opening ID number to which you are interested. You can scroll to the bottom of the page to locate the announcement or click on the “Advanced Search” link and enter in the 6-digit Job Opening ID number in the “Job Opening ID” field.
What you need to qualify
ASSESSMENT FACTORS 1. Communicates with senior leadership regrading project changes and provides solutions to allow for adaptation to changing environments. 2. Prepares, justifies and/or administers budgets and monitors expenditures for program areas. 3. Constructively questions conventional approaches, and supports an environment that encourages new ideas. 4. Takes initiative to anticipate issues, resolves conflicts among multiple priorities and implements effective solutions to prevent problems that might impact timelines and deliverables. 5. Ensures programs remain responsive when mission climate and requirements change by monitoring performance and feedback and developing creative solutions with no daily supervision. HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS 1. Proven ability to develop and execute integrated program plans with complex requirements, establish critical milestones, and track progress using project management tools and frameworks or Program Management Certification. 2. Demonstrated experience managing program budgets, performing cost analysis, and monitoring schedule performance using earned value 3. Experience serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR), including oversight of contractor performance, deliverables validation, and coordination with contracting offices.
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