Program Manager (JIOC-K) (SkillBridge Intern) - 29795

Program Manager (JIOC-K) (Skill Bridge Intern) - 29795

This is an unpaid internship through the DoD Skill Bridge Program for transitioning active-duty US military personnel. The intern will actively train on meaningful projects and work closely with a mentor and with senior company leadership. The intern will train as an All Domain Operations (ADO) Program Manager within the HII Mission Technologies, reporting to a designated Mission Technologies Program Manager, with the primary goal of learning program management principles, technologies, and core operational functions, as well as the roles and responsibilities of program/project management within a civilian contracting firm.

A secondary goal is to achieve a cross-organizational understanding of how industry works. Intern also will be assigned special projects as needed.

Desired End State (3-4 month target):
At the end of four months, the intern will be able to describe core functions of program management, have a basic knowledge of software technologies, government contracting procedures, managing program operations to ensure production schedules are met, system resources are utilized efficiently and effectively, and proper relationships are established between customers. The intern will gain a functional understanding of schedule, performance, and risk identification / mitigation on initiatives including but not limited to systems, tools, equipment, software, facilities and other activities.

The intern will be oriented to profit and loss of a large complex program. The intern will be trained on all phases of programs from inception through completion. The intern will support a program contained at one primary geographic location however covering remote locations and multiple business functions and employees directly assigned to program. The intern will be trained on processes to track cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs.

Essential

Job Responsibilities:

Training

Location:

Honolulu, HI (Hybrid) Training Plan Phase 1 - Basics Week 1:
In processing, Introductions/office familiarization Week 2:
Intro to Program Management, Operations, Annual Operating Plans, and business development Week 3:
Intro to primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance Week 4:
Intro to program milestones and monitoring adherence to master plans and schedules, identify program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications Week 5:
Intro to work of employees including management level assigned to the program from technical, manufacturing and administrative areas Phase 2 – Program Management Week 6:
Project Management Institute resources, research, and PMBOK training for PMP certification exam Week 7:
Review of HII Mission Technologies portfolio - C5 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C5

ISR), and cyber; secure enterprise IT engineering and operations; military training and simulation; logistics management and integrated product support; and fleet maintenance, modernization, repair and sustainment. Week 8:
Coordinate resolutions to production-related problems Week 9:
Managing required manpower support levels throughout the period of performance of the task order Study SOFA regulations and processes for Korea operations; understand bilateral ROK-US environment and cultural considerations; review compliance requirements for personnel and operations in theater Phase 3 – Federal Contracting Week 10: HII Mission Technologies existing FEDSIM, IAC MAC contract vehicles, available ceilings for additional revenue generation, and how DoD customers use these pathways to pay for services and products Week 11:
How Operations interacts and supports Growth elements – Business Development, Capture Management, and Proposals Week 12:
Standardization practices across various business groups, process options to suit specific needs, and preventing project failures; review of previous 12 weeks and conclusion of internship

Additional Goals:
Networking and introductions to senior leadership within the All…