Project Lead\ PMO Support
We are looking for an energetic, highly motivated, self starter to perform project leadership activities as well as provide PMO support the Boeing Program Manager for a classified program in Northern Virginia. Project Support Lead applicant will be a key interface and resource for the leadership teams within the program. In addition, the Project Support candidate will be staff support to an IPT lead. The IPT includes the Configuration Management Team, Web Team, Program Security and Enterprise Training. Applicant will create, analyze and present weekly and monthly performance reporting packages. Lead and participate in Program Process Improvement (PI) and Risk Management Teams. Perform other Project lead duties as assigned by Program Manager (PM). Uses ingenuity and innovation to compile or create complex reports for management reviews and tracking performance to plan. Applicants should have a get the job done well attitude. Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills are required. A strong process improvement focus coupled with attention to customer satisfaction. The ability to manage multiple priorities and be flexible to changing requirements. Excellent analytical and communication abilities. Coordinates the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project and team, finance, planning, scheduling and line management. Candidate should be proficient in using the following tools: MS Office Suite (Word, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Excel) as well as SharePoint.
Competencies
General• Building A Successful Team
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• Collaboration
Works effectively and cooperatively with fellow employees, peers from other teams and/or parts of the organization and occasionally external customers; establishes and maintains good working relationships by actively involving others and helping them feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions. Places higher priority on team and/or organization goals than on own goals. Offers to provide help and/or leadership to other teams and/or employees and occasionally external customers when they need assistance.
• Communication
Clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Keeps the audience engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Frames the message in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used. Accurately interprets messages from others and responds appropriately.
• Continuous Improvement
Consistently reviews a wide range of processes to identify gaps between requirements and current outputs within own work group, other work groups, and occasionally external customers. Consistently identifies potential conditions that contribute to gaps or key variances; fully explores relationships between conditions and effects; distinguishes causes from symptoms and identifies primary causes. Independently generates ideas for solutions; fully analyzes the effect or impact of each solution; selects appropriate solutions. Consistently tests solutions; gathers feedback from own work group, other work groups, and occasionally external customers on effectiveness; reviews impact on baseline measures; modifies solutions as appropriate to ensure effectiveness.
• Customer Focus
Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops and sustains productive customer relationships; uses information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; periodically becomes involved in sharing information with customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how actions or plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems; assists higher graded employees and/or project team leaders in implementing ways to monitor and evaluate customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs.
Technical• Proj Management Theory/Concept
Basic - Complete knowledge of Project Management theory, concepts and principles (e.g. theory of constraints, critical path methodology, project risk management, triple constraints, project scope management, project management lifecycle etc.) contained in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK[R] Guide).
Preferred - Extensive and specialized knowledge of Project Management theory, concepts and principles (e.g. theory of constraints, critical path methodology, project risk management, triple constraints, project scope management, project management lifecycle etc.) contained in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK[R] Guide).
• Project Leadership
Basic - Complete ability to accept, direct, and perform responsibilities and work assigned tasks as a project team member in support of the overall project. Complete ability to lead and direct the activities and resources of assigned projects and support higher graded employees in large scale and complex projects.
Preferred - Extensive and specialized ability to direct, delegate, and ensure performance of assigned responsibilities and tasks as a project team leader in support of the overall large scale and complex projects. Extensive and specialized ability to identify and resolve project related issues and provide solutions and/or recommendations to ensure the successful completion of the project.
Basic Qualifications For ConsiderationDo you have experience leading a Program Process Improvement or Risk Management Team?
Do you meet the criteria described in the 'Typical Education / Experience' section of this requisition?
Are you proficient with the MS Office Suite (Word, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Excel)?
Do you have experience providing program management support functions?
Typical Education/Experience
Level 3 - Bachelor's and typically 6 or more years' related work experience, a Master's degree and typically 4 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Level 4 - Bachelor's degree and typically 10 or more years' related work experience, a Master's degree and typically 8 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Other Job related information
Candidate must be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance pre-start.
- Business Unit Defense, Space&Security
- Division Networks & Space Systems
- Program Information Solutions
- Job Type Non-Management
- Experience Level Career/Experienced
- US Person Status Required? Yes
Closing Date: 02/27/2012
