Project Management Professional - Kwajalein Atoll

Full Time Not Applicable Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, US

RGNext employees execute and report on theater and strategic offensive and defensive ballistic missile testing and support space situational awareness operations and experiments, using a wide array of highly sophisticated radar, telemetry and optical sensors to meet the needs of the Department of Defense in defending the United States and its interests. Our team delivers invaluable defensive support to our nation, efficiency and essential national space awareness expertise to ensure our nation’s safety.

This is an overseas position located on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. It is an unaccompanied position (no family accommodation or pets). Benefits of this unique location include free housing, three meals a day and potential for overseas tax incentives.

• Preparesanddefinesthe project scope ofwork,detailed schedules, budgets, objectives, and deliverables for projects involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Documentsthebaselineforprojects, decomposes complexworkactivities intomanageablecomponents.
• Identifiesprojectresource requirementsandcoordinatesdirectlyand indirectly with project staff to ensure successful completion of the project; organizesprojectteammembersto ensure communication and understanding of scope,timeliness,assignments, and objectives;participatesinworkas applicable.
• Manages costs, schedules, and quality by overseeing project deliverables.
• Perform son-going review of project status; identifies possible project risks; recommends and implements riskmitigationsolutions as approved and as appropriate.
• Manages project scope and change control and escalating issueswherenecessary; notifiesmanagementteam early ofpotentialtechnical, schedule, andbudgetoverages or shortfalls.
• Interfaceswithproject staff and stakeholders tomanagechanges totheproject, whichmayinvolve changes to technical requirements, scope, cost, and schedule.
• Assists withthe detailed reviews ofRequestof
  
  Proposals (RFP);assist sand/orleads a team todeveloptechnical elements, scheduling and price estimates.
• Provides weekly, monthly,andquarterlystatus reporting on project performance using best practices both internally and externally.
• Assists with the development and support of local project management group processes, procedures, and best practices.
• Works with Quality Lead and other RETS Managers and Supervisors located in CONUS and/or Kwajalein to support quality audits and compliance.
• Assist the Configuration and Data Management Branch in Range Technical Baseline management.
• Mentors other project managers on best practices within the Project Operations Group (POG) and leads Community of Practice.
• Creates and leadsnew and/or modified POGprocesses and provides solutions to complex issueswithinthe organizational.
• Challenges organizational processes that do not contribute to valuedelivery and illustrates betterprocessalternatives.
• Actively participates in and contributes to the continuous improvement and evolution of processes,methodologies,and toolswithinthe organization.
• Other related duties as assigned.

• Ability tomulti-task and balance multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability tomotivate and deliver results.
• Self-starter ITeam leader IMentor ICoach.
• Flexible and adaptable to different environments.
• Ability towork collaboratively and influence key stakeholders.
• High Level of Proficiency of all Microsoft Office Applications.
• Interpersonal and presentation skills for interacting with team members and customers.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability todeal with ambiguity and change.
• Capable of working in an engineering team environment, participating in technical activities throughout the development life cycle of the project.
• Ability tomaintaina close technical involvementwithall contributingdevelopmentalorganizations.

• Bachelor'sdegree in Business Administration, Engineering or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two (2) ormoreyears of experience in project or program management.
• Experience workingwithproject management methodology including budget development,project…