Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities

 

Program Overview:

 

Noblis is positioned to provide technology and operational solutions to senior decision makers in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate. The DHS S&T Directorate is the primary research and development arm of DHS and manages science and technology research, from development through transition, for the Department's operational components and first responders. Established by Congress to provide innovative solutions to the nation's homeland security challenges, S&T is the core source of scientific and engineering expertise for DHS and is uniquely postured to enhance our nation's security and resilience by providing knowledge products and innovative technology solutions for the Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE). At Noblis and Noblis ESI, we have excellent teams of smart, collaborative, proactive experts and professionals. We are actively seeking to identify personnel to join our team of talented professionals who possess the experience, vision, commitment, and integrity to successfully support the strategic goals of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).

 

Responsibilities:

 

The Senior Project Manager will provide programmatic and analytical support to the Office of University Programs (OUP) within the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T). OUP is where the country’s brilliant minds come together to address homeland security challenges through academia. OUP is a forward-thinking division that supports DHS Components by identifying emerging trends, undertaking ground-breaking research through the DHS Centers of Excellence (COE) university consortia. OUP has a particularly high profile, with oversight from Congress and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

 

The successful candidate will provide direct assistance to OUP government Program Managers on all aspects of portfolio, program, and project management of COEs and other OUP-funded performers throughout program and project lifecycles with a focus on development of new COEs: from conducting market research to identify potential new topic areas for COE development, to managing competitions, to starting up a center, to monitoring and ensuring progress as a COE matures, and finally to assisting in tech transfer and commercialization. This position will directly engage with and impact the broad array of OUP’s programs and projects across the spectrum of OUP’s research areas. OUP invests in cutting-edge research in areas such as borders and immigration, analytical tools, explosives-related threats, criminal networks, coastal resiliency, critical infrastructure, biological threats and global supply chains, maritime security, and terrorism/counterterrorism.

 

The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team of high-performance professionals supporting OUP as it addresses vexing technical and technological challenges, and developing solutions to counter current, emerging, and future homeland security threats. You will contribute to the evaluation, analysis, and development of recommended solutions and will resolve complex problems. Programmatic support will include assisting in the management and coordination of strategic programs and their subordinate projects. While oversight authority remains inherently governmental, the Senior Analyst advises on strategic direction and directs programmatic execution. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, operate well in a matrixed environment, be able to learn, digest, and provide guidance on a broad spectrum of subjects, and be able to apply project management principles and methods to develop specialized solutions.

 

Role functions may include: 

• Developing and administering grants, to include tasks such as: assembling acquisition documents for purchase request packages; development of solicitation materials such as statements of work and independent cost estimates, administration of source selection reviews, and assessing technical solutions.
• Conducting market research and composing meaningful, comprehensive market research reports.
• Assisting in communication with stakeholders and other government service providers.
• Providing input and assistance in preparing project briefs, composing project reports and documents, and other project related materials.
• Organizing, directing, and coordinating planning and production of all activities associated with assigned task order projects.
• Attending meetings, workshops, conferences, and program reviews at the direction of the program or project manager to provide programmatic and technical review, record meeting min