RF Project Engineer and Program Manager

Are you looking for a Challenge?Looking for an innovative organization and the opportunity to learn and grow professionally? We can help! We are seeking an  RF Project Engineer and   Program Manager to support the United States Capitol Police (USCP)'s, Office of Information Systems (OIS), Radio Services Division (RSD). This is a hybrid role with work being performed both on-site at the Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C. as well as at various external USCP posts and locations throughout the contiguous United States.

I've never heard of Terrestris. What do you do?

At Terrestris, we leverage technology to create better mission outcomes through better human performance. We form strong client and team relationships through transparency and strive to create an environment where our team can let their excellence shine through. By finding, developing, and incorporating new ideas, we provide memorable services. Rooted in the USMC values of honor, courage, and commitment, Terrestris seeks to deliver extraordinary value to the American people by helping the Government become more efficient and effective.

So, what will the RF Project Engineer and   Program Manager   Terrestris do?

As the RF Project Engineer and Program Manager, you will support the United States Capitol Police (USCP) in their Office of Information Systems (OIS) and the Radio Services Division (RSD). The primary responsibility of this role is to oversee and manage IT-related projects, ensuring the successful implementation of technological systems, upgrades, and maintenance within the Radio Services Division. The ideal candidate will bring strong project management expertise, leadership, and technical understanding of IT / RF systems and radio communications technology to the USCP.

What does a typical day look like for the RF Project Engineer and   Program Manager?

You will:

• Be responsible for the success of tasks and actions required of the support staff for all aspects of service desk, field technician, travel team, and DAS.
• Coordinate the schedule of tasks and actions to ensure goals are met and objectives are achieved.
• Project management staff shall have experience coordinating critical mission projects that have technical dependency deadlines and integration requirements that have to be followed for successful outcomes
• Provide full-life cycle IT project management support to a set of less than 10 IT Projects of various sizes, scope and impact.
• Work closely with RSD staff to ensure strict adherence to scope, schedule, and budget, and to ensure successful project execution.
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Create and/or facilitate the development of project documents, including project plans, requirements documentation, strategic communications, agendas, etc., as needed.
• Identify project risks and issues proactively and follow up as needed to ensure prompt resolution.
• Anticipate clients' needs by identifying gaps and proposing recommendations to address them.
• Manage changes to the project scope, schedule and costs using agency-specific verification processes.
• Manage project initiation, planning, execution and control.
• Coordinate with groups managing internal control reviews and processes to document, track and ensure completion of findings and actions.
• Assist with collaboration of project requirements from end-users and stakeholders while supporting division staff and members to keep objectives clear and coordinated.
• Assist with scheduling division members to actions / tasks and objectives.
• Assist with managing projects when funded and the following of projects into programs to bring services constructed into a maintenance and operational transition.

  What qualifications do you look for?  

You might be the professional we're looking for if you have: 

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Information Technology or related field.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience managing and monitoring comprehensive projects in an IT portfolio, various sizes including ones that are enterprise-wide.
• A minimum of 6 years of experience with Land Mobile Radio Systems, their operation and administration and or an equivalent amount of experience with critical mission systems that require focused oversight to operation and maintenance requirement.
• Strong customer service orientation, project leadership and interpersonal skills with ability to lead an agile team assigned to the various projects through strong leadership, engagement and team collaboration.
• Comfortability in a flexible work environment with ability to operate in a nimble way with overall goal of yielding success for a team.
• Proficiency using electronic communication using M365, Teams, texting, voice, email, word processing, and project management tools.
• Excellent writing, communication and organization skills.
• Flexible approach in delivery of work.
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Suite required (expert level required).
• 5+ years' experience with Microsoft software products to include Project, Teams, Office 365, and Adobe Acrobat Full Edition.

  We are  extra impressed by folks with:  

• A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

  What kind of benefits does Terrestris Offer?

We offer outstanding benefits including health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category.

Terrestris is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

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