Program Manager I

Job Description

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our mission is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site's Cold War legacy. Our vision is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.

MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.

MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

Responsibilities

MSTS is seeking a candidate for the role of Program Manager I for the Global Communications (GC) Directorate. GC provides global communications (voice, video, data) on behalf of DOE/NNSA using mobile technology and deployment, including satellites. This position is located at the Remote Sensing Laboratory at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, NV (RSL-N).

Key Responsibilities

• Grow and develop Other Government Agency (OGA) and Strategic Partnership Program (SPP) customer work for the Global Communications (GC) Directorate to include programming for the Remote Sensing Laboratory San Diego office.
• Direct all phases of program for OGA and SPP customers for the GC with a value of
• Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs.
• Participate in the negotiation of contracts and contract changes.
• Coordinate the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contracts.
• Act as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Promote project management best practices and continuous improvement.
• Establish technologies using standard principles, theories, concepts, and techniques to provide solutions to a variety of technical problems.
• Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules.
• Identify program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications.
• Direct the work of employees assigned to the program from technical and/or administrative areas.
• Participate in the Deployment Authorization Program (DAP) for emergency response and temporary duty location (TDY) for non-emergency response travel.
• Serve as an emergency responder as job dictates.
• Support national emergency response groups' emergency response drills, exercises and real-world events through on-call availability and travel via commercial and military aircraft when required.
• Travel as a deployed member of national emergency response groups when required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent training and experience, plus a minimum of 11 years of related and progressively responsible experience.
• Desired working knowledge of Global Communications programs, Department of War programs, and NNSA mission.
• Ability to communicate with mission partners at all levels in a tactful, professional, and effective manner while screening and maintaining confidentiality.
• This position is located at the Remote Sensing Laboratory, Nellis (RSLN) on Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Work schedule for this position will either be 4/10s, 9/80, or 5/8s (per management discretion). Must be willing to perform on-call duty and ensure availability to work non-standard hours.
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
• Must possess a current driver's license

MSTS is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants offered employment with MSTS are also subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment. In addition, Applicants for employment must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship, at least 18 years of age. Reference DOE Order 472.2, "Personnel Security". If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Department of Energy Q Clearance (position will be cleared to this level). Reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR Part 707.4, "Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites," will be conducted. Applicant selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation, required to participate in subsequent reinvestigations, and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. Successful completion of a counterintelligence evaluation, which may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination, may also be required. Reference 10 CFR Part 709, "Counterintelligence Evaluation Program."

MSTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

Annual salary range for this position is: $126,984.00 - $203,174.40.

Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.