Operations Support Specialist

Candidates must have an active Secret clearance and verify, before applying, that you meet the minimum requirements of the position.

PM TACTICAL NETWORK – OPERATIONS SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Location: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

Salary: 85k – 110k Annual; Commensurate with experience/education

Clearance: DoD Secret minimum

Schedule: Hybrid

Job Description: PM Tactical Network - Operations Officer

• Serve as the Operations Officer to support development, acquisition, fielding, and sustainment of Product Manager NetMod hardware and software.
• Responsible for consolidating, reviewing, and submitting reports on mission and functional status through the organizational hierarchy for potential dissemination to higher headquarters and beyond: to include Weekly Activity Reports (WAR), HEX charts, master activity calendar, and populating the external engagement tracker.
• Responsible for designing, developing, modifying and maintaining detailed resource-loaded project schedules and/or the integration of multiple project schedules into an overall Master Program Schedule. Works with developmental and operational teams to develop detailed schedules and assists in keeping these schedules current. Maintains the overall Master Program / Project Schedule
• Provide support to the Product Manager and Deputy for NetMod, as necessary.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills, self-motivated and able to work without supervision.
• Plan/coordinate events.
• Able to resolve issues as they develop.
• Coordinate with Product Manager, Deputy, Project Leaders and associated internal and external functional areas to provide input, maintain project status information and prepare briefs, suspense responses and charts as necessary.
• Monitor the daily MIRARS personnel accountability reporting system and correct anomalies as required
• Write, edit, and coordinate military, government and contractor awards and letters, information papers, reports, presentations.

Primary duties involve assisting the PdM, Deputy PdM, and functional staff leads in managing and executing operations and administrative duties including but not limited to:

• Review various acquisition, operations, administrative and programmatic suspense’s /taskers /data calls from OSD, Joint Staff and HQDA levels.
• Develop specific tasks; suspense dates; and coordination and identify a recommended action/lead points of contact or provide concurrence or appropriate comment/input on behalf of the PdM Increment 1 for tasking’s.
• Track all suspense’s, taskers, and data calls from higher headquarters.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings while capturing key notes and actions and disseminating info/actions as appropriate; tracking actions to conclusion.
• Coordinate external reporting requirements to leadership and higher headquarters.
• Manage and execute ad-hoc requirements as required.
• Recommend improvements to internal operations and administrative procedures.
• Prepare, edit and update briefings and other written documentation.
• Schedule and coordinate content for program reviews.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENT: Candidate must be a US Citizen in order to obtain and maintain an interim and final security clearance.

Position Overview: Serve as an Operations Officer in support of PdM NetMod.

Special Requirements:

• Security Clearance: Secret
• Good oral, briefing and written communications required.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office is required (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)