Science, Technology and Advanced Concepts Group Deputy Department Manager

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The Deputy Department Manager (DDM) will work in conjunction with the Department Manager (DM) and other DDMs to provide excellent support to the client with specific responsibilities in leading the

Science, Technology and Advanced concepts Group (JP20) within the Programs & Projects and Advanced Concepts Support Department (JP).  JP20 supports the Science and Technology Office (ST), the Human Landing System Program Office (LP), and the Advanced Concepts Office (ED04) through three Teams,).  The teams are staffed with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), engineers, scientists, and technicians in a wide variety of disciplines and totals approximately 45 personnel supporting across 13 Task Orders.  This DDM position will have associated Team Lead responsibilities as well.

Specific responsibilities of the JP10 DDM include:

- Lead JP20 through the successful completion of the ESSCA contract providing exceptional and uninterrupted support to the customer and employees to ensure we are in the best position possible in the contract re-bid.

- Ensure the safety of personnel by encouraging Team Leads to be safety leaders and lead by example in our Safety Culture.

- Lead a strong and high performing group of Team Leads to succeed in delighting the government customer and Amentum Space Exploration Division (ASED) management with a focus on delivering on the mission.

- Oversee the support provided JP21, JP22, JP23 (currently JP41) teams.

- Leverage broad experience/familiarity to effectively apply the technologies and tools used in the technical disciplines and project management.

- Work with the Team Leads in assigning and balancing team skills across task orders to meet customer and ASED management expectations.

- Collaborate with Team Leads to assign and develop lead personnel for each Task Order or sub-task as appropriate.

- Work with Team Leads to train and develop personnel thru on-the-job training, strategic technical assignments, peer-to-peer training, classes, etc.

- Forecast future resource/skills/development needs in collaboration with department ma