Senior Lead Program Specialist

QED Systems, LLC, is currently recruiting a Senior Lead Program Specialist to join our team at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. This position is contingent upon award of the PD SAI SETA Task Order.

Program specialists are responsible for a variety of administrative, business and operational functions necessary to run a government program(s) efficiently.

Duties:

• Leads a team performing work involving project milestones and budgets.
• Provides advice and guidance to program and line managers on interpretation and formation of technical, functional and program management strategies.
• Reviews individual project progress, measuring performance and recommending corrective actions to maintain agreed upon schedule and cost as well as overall program accomplishments.
• Formulates alternative action proposals on the basis of review findings.
• Documents and provides results of specific business process re-engineering initiatives and alternative action proposals.
• Monitors individual project objectives, milestones, and budgets within the overall program objectives.
• Prepares correspondence relevant to projects/programs.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Knowledge of DoD funding process, program office estimate (POE) development, and budget forecasting.
• Experience with DoD 5000, FAR, DFARS, and AFARS.

Required Clearance:

• ACTIVE CLEARANCE LEVEL REQUIRED: Top Secret

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Degree in Business or related field preferred.
• A minimum of twelve (12) years related experience.
• Four (4) additional years of related experience may substitute for Bachelor’s degree.
• Military service can be substituted/utilized as related experience.

Travel:

Less than 20% travel is expected for this position. Travel may include continental United States and outside continental United States locations.

Work Environment:

This position will be co-located with the customer and other contractors in Government office spaces.

Physical Demands:

Physical demands of this position include ability to:

• Be independently mobile.
• Communicate effectively with co-workers and customers.
• Withstand prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and computer use.
• Climb stairs, ramps, ladders, and work stands.

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full‐time position, Monday through Friday. Flexibility around core hours. Travel may occur outside of normal core hours.

Additional Information:

Please note this job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Actual assigned tasking will change with or without notice to best support client requirements.

Compensation

QED offers a competitive compensation package for employees. Our total compensation package is value-based and negotiable depending upon the candidate’s specific skills and applicable relevant experience.

QED Systems, LLC provides equal employment opportunities for all persons and prohibits discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, creed, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, non-disqualifying disability, or any other protected class.

QED Systems, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/D/V