Project Coordinator/Senior Advisor

ECS is seeking a Project Coordinator/Senior Advisor to work in our Orlando, FL office.

Job Description:

The Contractor shall maintain an understanding of program acquisition strategies managed by PM TRADE for all 24 Direct Mission Programs and 40 customer programs, with emphasis on cost, schedule, and performance and attend program management reviews and meetings to keep abreast of programs and ensure early identification of problem areas.

The Contractor shall act in an advisory capacity to maintain liaison by attending no more than 2 annual conferences, Trade Shows, and attending quarterly meetings with program proponents schools, combat developers, customer Program Offices, foreign customers, US Embassies and other officials and groups, ensuring their awareness of program planning and programming actions, resolving problems and issues to limit impacts on program cost, schedule and performance and coordinating and collecting pertinent data from multiple points of contact for program use and action. The Contractor shall ensure sufficient current information is available to provide accurate and complete responses to inquiries from PM TRADE and PEO STRI.

The Contractor shall assist in the coordination, preparation, and review of documentation for submission to PM TRADE, PEO STRI, HQDA, OSD and OMB to support and defend positions on specific program matters. Interface with COR and Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative (ACOR). The Contractor shall act in an advisory capacity to develop supporting documentation and statements on the impact of policy, program and budget changes to the programs managed by PM TRADE and its operations.

The Contractor shall act in an advisory capacity to coordinate, prepare, and review documentation for submission to PM TRADE, PEO STRI, HQDA, OSD, OMB and/or USASAC in support of and/or to defend positions on specific program matters.

Required Skills:

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Knowledge and Skills of management concepts, principles, methods, practices, analytical analysis, and processes.
• Requires a broad technical background and experience in various functions such as; a full and in-depth understanding of procedures and authorization and appropriation processes, and a strong management background.
• Knowledge of the full range of principles, concepts, and methodology associated with project management to include planning and completing assigned workload.
• Knowledge of the policies and procedures of the functional and administrative areas such as finance and accounting, budget, legal, and information management to coordinate and resolve questions/problems.
• Knowledge of program planning and budgeting cycles.
• Ability to execute projects and/or studies within established financial and time constraints.
• Ability to interpret and apply rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Knowledge of acquisition, development, fielding and life cycle support of simulations, simulators, training and instrumentation systems.
• Knowledge of current modeling and simulation principles, techniques, processes, regulations, and policies.
• Knowledge of the DOD Planning, Programming Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES) and its relationship to systems acquisition/program management activities.
• Knowledge of policies, programs, organizations, functions, resources, and legislation affecting the program/product/service(s) and the organizations studied or served, and related customers, functions, resources, and users.
• Ability to stratify resources against approved programs and services to analyze impacts on programs and services; and to forecast long term funding requirements.
• Ability to plan and execute complex, multi-faceted projects within established financial and time constraints.
• Ability to organize and lead special (study/project) teams and task forces with members from different organizations and commands.
• Knowledge of DOD acquisition and life cycle management policies, procedures, and practices.

ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. ECS promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800 employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.