Senior Program/Project Manager

Systems Planning and Analysis

  • El Segundo, CA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Overview:Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With more than 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the U.S. and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA strives to be a value-added Objective, Responsive, and Trusted partner and premier provider.The Space and Intelligence (S&I) Division provides engineering services and analytic support to the Air Force, Space Force, Combatant Commands, the Intelligence Community, and NASA. Our work includes systems engineering and integration, test planning and execution, cost estimating and analysis, developing approaches and concepts to meet emerging, high priority National Defense needs, and assessing and developing cutting-edge computer-based solutions, advanced technologies and progressive capabilities to meet those needs.The S&I Division comprises the Intelligence Programs Group (IPG), the Space Systems Group (SSG), and the Strategic Technology Analysis Group (STAG), which collectively provide outstanding support to help their customers achieve our nation’s most critical objectives and goals designed to protect the safety and livelihoods of all U.S. Citizens, military forces at home and abroad.SPA has an immediate need for a number of highly qualified Senior Program/Project Managers and Program/Project Management SMEs to support our new U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power (SDA&CP) and Battle Management Command, Control and Communications (BMC3) Support Services contract (Hemisphere) in El Segundo, CA and Colorado Springs, CO.Travel is not anticipated but would occur less than five percent of the time on an occasional and irregular basis and be limited to domestic locations only. Responsibilities:We are seeking multiple candidates to fill the following positions at the Senior and Subject Matter Expert (SME) levels:
  • Senior Business Operations Program Managers located in the El Segundo, CA and Colorado Springs, CO areas
  • Senior Intelligence Analysts located in the El Segundo, CA area
  • Senior Intelligence & Operations Officers located in the Colorado Springs, CO area
  • Senior Intelligence Specialists located in the El Segundo, CA area
  • Senior Operations Engineers located in the El Segundo, CA and the Colorado Springs, CO areas
  • Senior Operations & Policy Analysts located in the Colorado Springs, CO area
  • Senior Operations Engineers located in the El Segundo, CA area
  • Program Control SME Consultants located in the El Segundo, CA area
  • Senior Principal Program Control Specialists located in the El Segundo, CA area
  • Senior Program Management SMEs located in the El Segundo, CA area
  • Senior Program Management Team Managers located in the El Segundo, CA area
  • Senior Program Managers located in the El Segundo, CA and the Colorado Springs, CO areas.
The Senior Program/Project Managers shall have:
  • Deep knowledge in space control mission planning, electronic support, signal processing, and communications, and CONOPS development
  • Expertise collecting and aggregating obligations and expenditures data from CDRLs
  • Expertise using and tracking within the Comprehensive Cost and Requirements System (CCaRS)
  • Expertise in managing operations strategy and the space control mission
  • Deep knowledge in coordinating and managing exercises and operations training
  • Knowledge of space threat environment, joint domain targeting, planning, and Command and Control (C2) activities
  • Expertise in DoD and Air Force intelligence capabilities, processes, and procedures
  • Expertise in space systems engineering; space systems design, development, integration and test; and transition to operations
  • Expertise in developing and managing technical requirements
  • Expertise in signal processing development and software analysis and development
  • Refined knowledge in electronic attack technologies and system design implementation
  • Refined knowledge in Modeling and Simulation (M&S) to develop models and to assess technical requirements
  • Refined knowledge in space vehicle integration and manufacture
  • Deep understanding and ability to leverage the relationships between Combatant Command (COCOM) and Tactical Control (TACON) authorities
  • Deep knowledge of and operational experience with the Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC), USSTRATCOM, and their mission partners and associated relationships
  • Experience with Special Technical Operations (STO), preferably in a joint environment with geographically-separated units
  • Expertise generating organizational policy and ensuring compliance with existing higher-level policy within the USSF and DoD
  • Ability to develop solutions to problems of unusual complexity that require a high degree of ingenuity and innovation
  • Experience managing and integrating activities in accordance with contract requirements and ensure technical, schedule, cost, and financial performance
  • Ability to define or contribute to the program baseline then execute the program to comply with baseline requirements
  • Experience managing risk, customer relationships, and program staffing
  • Experience escalating and resolving minor program issues
We are seeking Program/Project Management SMEs that have:
  • Advanced ability to contribute significantly to the planning, tracking analysis, and reporting on projects of varying contract type, size, complexity and level of risk
  • Responsibility for implementation of financial policies and procedures in support of projects; establishment and maintenance of cost/schedule baselines; development of WBS and related dictionaries, schedule or Resource Loaded Networks (RLNs) and budgets; implementation of Earned Value methodologies and performance of related variance analyses; and preparation of written and verbal reports to management regarding cost schedule variances
  • Advanced ability to provide inputs and cost volumes to management
  • Exceptional degrees of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness
  • Advanced ability to apply and/or develop highly advanced principles, theories and concepts
  • Advanced ability to collaborate with senior management to establish strategic plans and objectives
  • Advanced ability to develop solutions to problems of unusually complexity that require a high degree of ingenuity and innovation
  • Refined ability to resolve issues associated with the development and implementation of operational programs
  • Responsibility for successful delivery of a program to a customer and for managing the performance of a task or project as part of a larger program
  • Expertise in managing and integrating activities in accordance with contract requirements and in ensuring technical, schedule, cost, and financial performance
  • Expertise in managing risk, customer relationships, and program staffing
  • Expertise in ensuring compliance with quality standards and escalate challenges to leadership
  • Advanced ability to identify and analyze significant variances, and establish corrective actions
  • Expertise in managing and integrating a large size program staff that includes subcontractors or suppliers and task or project leads
  • Expertise providing guidance and direction to the internal cross-functional team
  • Deep experience developing program-specific processes, procedures, techniques, or tools
  • Deep knowledge in systems engineering or detailed technical approaches involving trade studies, risk mitigation or complex schedule
  • Ability to serve as the Primary interface for all program aspects and issues, program and account insight, and serious problem resolution
  • Mature leadership and management skills and advanced ability to provide advice and assistance to other PMs
  • Experienced in escalating and resolving serious program issues.
Qualifications:Required:
  • U.S. Citizen
  • Active TS/SCI clearance/access or TS/SCI Eligible
  • Earned college degree in program/project-related discipline, e.g., Management, Systems Engineering, or Project Management with the following levels of equivalency:
  • Bachelors degree in a related discipline and at least 16 years of relevant program/project management experience
  • Masters degree in a related discipline and at least 12 years of relevant program/project management experience
  • PhD or JD in a related are of study and at least 9 years of relevant program/project management experience
  • Reports to El Segundo and/or Colorado Springs work location, up to full-time, based upon the needs of the client
Desired:
  • Specific direct experience performing program/project management tasks in the U.S. Air Force and/or the U.S. Space Force space system acquisition and/or operational environments
  • Specific direct knowledge and experience with program/project management-related activity associated with Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Space Control, satellite design, launch operations and space system operations
  • PMP certification
  • Domain expertise in MS Office Suite applications and CCaRS
  • Current CI polygraph or willingness to take one
At SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain top talent. Elements of the compensation package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.SPA provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, etc.Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only. Salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Pay Transparency Range: 160k - 230k

Systems Planning and Analysis