Project Management Specialist

Position Summary

Odyssey is currently seeking a Junior Project Management Specialist providing expert resource management, financial analysis, and budgeting support to the United States Air Force, Air Combat Command (ACC), Directorate of Cyberspace and Information Dominance (A6), and Acquisition Management.

 

This is a full-time position at Langley AFB, VA

Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to: 

• Develop an accurate scope of work outlining agency requirements and needs while ensuring strict adherence to code compliance in the execution of projects to modernize, migrate, or roll out enterprise or MAJCOM unique services to AF operational and business users.
• Develop schedules that accurately reflect milestones in the overall requirement; ensure project oversight in the execution of projects to modernize, migrate, or roll out enterprise or MAJCOM unique services to AF operational and business users.
• Review and evaluate technical and contractual issues; provide solutions to assist project objectives; provide inspections on work being performed.
• The contractor shall continuously research new technology services and solutions that could drive strategy, enhance capabilities, create new business models, drive innovation, and advise senior management on program opportunities.
• The contractor shall assist with developing governance policies/rules and building cyber security-related documentation to support architecture, design, and application of enterprise integrated solutions.
• The contractor shall assist with working directly and coordinating with AF Senior Leaders, DoD, DISA, MAJCOMs, ACC, end users, the enterprise service desk, and other Government agencies.
• Perform cyber workforce analysis to identify training and education dependencies and gaps.
• Conduct mission analysis of current mission requirements and capabilities impacting future cyber workforce training and development.
• Perform project management and action officer activities.
• Perform analysis of critical structures, processes, policies, tools, and products to ensure that they provide the appropriate technologies and functionalities.
• Assist with development of, and support, quantitative and qualitative metrics.
• Support command efforts to reduce/modernize cyber workforce knowledge, skills, attributes, and experience through training and education.
• Research and analyze network and project implementation issues.
• Provide weekly updates of activity and status as requested; attend meetings to provide leadership situational awareness and recommendations through briefings.
• Assist with coordinating with industry representatives on future integration opportunities.
• Build reports, develop slides, set up, run, and brief all materials in meetings that will include General Officers, Senior Leaders, stakeholders, etc. as needed.
• Provide program management support of the development of the ACC POM and Program Element Manager (PEM) support. Develop ACC strategies, policies and procedures for communications.
• Review documents and publications and provide pertinent information briefings to support mission requirements.
• Regularly attend meetings and conferences on procurement and sustainment of communications and information systems.
• Assist in developing financial plans, budgets, and track disbursements and provide financial status to directorate managers.
• Ensure all changes are approved through a configuration management process are assessed for cybersecurity impacts and reported to the appropriate channels.

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

 

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Active Secret

Education: Bachelor’s Degree (Technical Degree Preferred) and 

Years of Experience: Three (3) years’ experience in project management OR seven (7) years’ experience in IT project management.

 

Preferred Qualifications

Years of experience: 

• Two (2) years’ experience executing programs with prime contractors, sub-contractors, and suppliers.
• Two (2) years’ experience in the preparation and support of various program office meetings, to
• Three (3) years’ experience using computer MS Office Suite applications tools, to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and SharePoint in creating documents and reports, spreadsheets, presentations, and the management of databases within the last five (5) years.

Certifications:

• Project Plus or Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications preferred.
• Security + Certification

Technical Skills

• Documented Project Management experience demonstrating in-depth familiarity with DoD acquisition, activities, and processes.

Additional Information

Location: Langley Air Force Base

Travel: None

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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.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Please Note:

This Role requires enhanced security processing, and you will be asked to fill out the following Personnel Screening Questionnaire Forms should you accept a contingent or official offer:

• Pre-Screening Questionnaire
• PSQ Template 1 - Foreign Affections
• PSQ Template 2 - Foreign Associations
• PSQ Template 3 - Foreign Travel
• PSQ Template 4 - Personal Conduct
• PSQ Template 5 - Financial Responsibilities

Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.

 

This position is filled through continuous recruitment and will remain open until a sufficient pool of applications has been received.Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Tricare supplement, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance program, learning and development benefit, paid time off, and holidays.Odyssey Benefits