Senior Program Manager

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Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Senior Program Manager.  

Why is MTSI known as a Great Place to Work?

• Interesting Work:  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.  
• Values: Our first core value is that employees come first.  We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry. 
• 100% Employee Ownership: we have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers.  It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.  
• Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for: 
  • Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  • Flexible schedules
  • 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
  • Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  • Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  • Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
  • Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  • Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
• Track Record of Success:  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance.

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com.

Responsibilities:

As the MTSI Senior Program Manager (PM) and Task Order Program Manager, you will lead the team providing professional technical and program management support to the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Capabilities (ASD(MC)) for Assault Breaker II (ABII) located in Arlington, VA.  Its mission is to recognize, identify, explore, and ensure the development, integration, and funding of new technology and capabilities to maintain United States technological superiority.  In the execution and expansion of its mission, ASD(MC) will transition relevant programs, processes, and technologies from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). 

Responsibilities:

Your essential job functions will include but may not be limited to:

• Lead a team of 35+ contractors, both MTSI and subcontractors; single point of contact between MTSI and Government Contractor Officer’s Representative (COR) and other government R&E leadership.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of Contractor personnel. Develops and maintains a staffing plan to ensure team is properly staffed to support customer requirements.
• Ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and completion of all tasks and deliverables.
• Address and mitigate TO-related problems.
• Monitor and maintain the TO schedule.
• Recognize areas for internal improvement and develop plans for implementing the improvements.
• Manage contract labor, ODC and travel costs.
• Serve as the primary interface between the TO contractor personnel and MTSI operations and infrastructure leadership (contracting, subcontracting, recruiting, security, HR, operations, etc.)

Qualifications:

Required:

• Ten (10) years of experience as a Deputy PM with demonstrated experience in a supervisory capacity responsible for highly effective support in planning, developing, integrating, and executing major research, engineering, and development efforts, and technology development programs for defense agencies with extensive and diversified requirements.
• Ten (10) years of experience in establishing strong working relationships with OUSD(R&E) PMs as well as organization leadership, tracking TO efforts to rapidly identify and resolve potential and new problems, identifying and resolving administrative and contractual issues related to a support Services TO.
• Ten (10) years of demonstrated experience in support of a defense agency’s technology development program must include (1) establishment of a strong working relationship with numerous contractors and other government agencies involved in the program; (2) analyses of the operational benefits of a wide variety of military systems, including translation of technical improvements into mission enhancements, in support of the program; (3) tracking program efforts to rapidly identify new problems and opportunities as the program developed; (4) innovation in and rapid implementation of effective solutions; (5) development of innovative approaches for technology transfer; (6) organizing and conducting technical meetings; and (7) providing coordinated and timely responses to requests and taskings, including independently reprioritizing tasks as requirements change.
• Ten (10) years of experience demonstrating creativity, foresight, initiative, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented problems.

Desired:

• Master of Science (MS)

Education:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and/or Engineering (preferred with management coursework)

Clearance Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.

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