Tech Center Part Time Strategic Planner

Tech Center Part Time Strategic Planner

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Mission Technologies (HII-MT) is actively seeking Part-Time candidates with prior senior-level Government, Military, or Industry team & project lead experience to support our Tech Center SME team. This team provides needed expert level support & advisory to our operations program teams & Government customers. Our SMEs also serve as the foundation to our organization's technical advisory to our senior leaders, maintain our expertise & tech-base, and provide professional development & mentorship opportunities for our workforce. This Strategic Planner will provide critical administrative and limited technical support for a growing portfolio of analytic capabilities serving various DoD and IC customers within the IS business. The customers range from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), United States Air Force (USAF), United States Space Force (USSF), and Program offices within these various branches of the armed forces. These customers are located throughout the Continental United States (CONUS). This role will directly support the organizational Lead Engineer, Tech Center team, direct customer programs, and strategic leadership to enable expert SME support across the portfolio, assist in recruiting & retaining SME expertise, and assist in developing technical strategic plans and growth roadmaps. They will directly interface with the broad range of programs & customers the Tech Center SMEs support. This position is managed from Dayton Ohio, and preferred candidates would be in Dayton, Ohio. However, work can be performed across co-located business sites and hybrid. The pay range for this role is $80-$100/hour depending on the candidate's unique education, background and experience levels. This position can support cleared and uncleared applicants. Note that this team does periodic seasonal recruiting and hiring.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Serving as a customer contact for program activities to support and lead program execution.
• Understand and interpret customer requirements to enable execution in partnership with customers.
• Direction, oversight (cost, schedule, etc.), and performance/outcome of all assigned programs.
• Establish milestone schedules and monitoring adherence to master plans and schedules.
• Identify program problems/risks and developing solutions or corrective actions.
• Execute program reviews, bi-weekly status updates, and report on cost, schedule, and performance when applicable.
• Contribute to or complete Monthly Status Reports, Program Management Plan updates, Quarterly Program Reviews, and Scientific and Technical Information submission with the appropriate transmittal documentation.

Other Responsibilities will include:

• Functional leadership and management advisory to the Tech Center SME team.
• Identifying personnel demand and serving as hiring manager of the Tech Center SME team
• Support identification and capture of follow-on and new opportunities supporting existing customers across the portfolio of programs.
• Support development of strategic & technical roadmaps with program leadership.
• Support identification and capture of new opportunities with new customers.
• Participate in preparing and evaluating proposals, Statements of Work (SOW), specifications, budgets, and financial terms/conditions of supporting contracts.

Minimum Qualifications

• 15+ years relevant experience with a Bachelor's in a related field; 13+ years relevant experience with a Master's in a related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 19+ years relevant experience.
• Clearance Eligible
• Experience leading and influencing multifunctional teams.
• Collaborative, team-oriented, and able to align business objectives to meet customer needs.
• Self-Motivator. Successful candidates must be able to work without appreciable direction.
• Advanced level experience at minimum with Microsoft Office products (Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint) and MS Project.
• Experience in preparing and executing briefings/presentations to senior-level customers and internal executive leadership
• Independent thinker with the ability to multitask and strong problem-solving skills within a matrixed organization.
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Preferred Requirements

• Active TS Clearance
• Background in a technical S&T related field, or management experience of diverse technical teams.
• Experience in using collaborative cloud-based environments for team & project management.
• PMP Certification or ability to gain PMP certification.
• Experience running programs for Government and Government Prime contractors.

HII Mission Technologies division