Project Manager (GEOINT Acquisition)

About this role

Assertive Professionals is seeking a Project Manager (GEOINT Acquisition) to support a National Security Customer in Springfield, VA.

This is an open and funded position.

This is a great opportunity to work for an employee-centric, fast-growing small business. We offer an excellent benefits package, including PTO, 401(k) Match at 5%, Profit Sharing, Company-paid Life Insurance, Dental, Vision, STD/LTD, and two options under a national medical plan with employee contribution.

This position provides 140 hours of paid leave annually, accrued throughout the year plus 11 federal holidays.  Paid leave accruals vary by contract and are established based on customer requirements and the contractual level of effort. The salary range for this position is structured with this annual leave allocation incorporated into the compensation model.

The salary for this position is $130,000 - $135,000, based on the candidate meeting or exceeding the position requirements. Employees are also eligible for a $1,200 annual corporate compliance bonus for time and attendance compliance. In addition, candidates are eligible for either a $2,000 sign-on bonus or up to $2,000 in relocation cost reimbursement.

Responsibilities Include:

Assist in the development new processes or make technical recommendations to mitigate impediments to success

Review, comment and provide advice relative to concurrence or non-concurrence with program level requirements documents, acquisition documents, and test documents.

Assist in review and response to a wide range of NGA, DoD, Intelligence Community (IC), National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG) and Allied System for Geospatial Intelligence (ASG) planning, guidance, policy and strategy documents to ensure consistency with NGA and NSG GEOINT standards, architectures, strategies, methodologies, and policies.

Engage in existing governance processes within NGA (AGC, NARB, MIB, ITEC, etc.), the IC, DoD, the NSG and ASG to institutionalize GFMSA processes and methods

Expand and mature GFMSA Program execution processes within the Compliance Team

Review and provide inputs on submitted GEOINT Standards conformance self-assessments for accuracy.

Engage PM as necessary to clarify their response and record evaluation results.

Work with PMs to ensure remediation plans are developed and submitted to the GEOINT FM.

Assist in the development of periodic reports for the GEOINT FM on the state of GEOINT standards conformance and brief senior leadership as required

Assist in creating GEOINT Standards conformance strategies where sufficient information does not exist

Understand where automated conformance tools for GEOINT standards would be useful and advocate for tool development and make it available in an enterprise environment

Assist in the development and deliver other appropriate papers, analytical studies, reports, or other oral and/or written communications, as requested

Identify process gaps, develop solutions and recommend implementation solutions leveraging existing Agency or NSG/ASG governance processes with little to no guidance

Required Experience and Qualifications:

Current TS/SCI eligibility

Current CI Poly, or willingness to submit to one

8 years of total work experience (7/Associates, 6/Bachelors, 5/Masters, 4/Doctorate)

6 years of specialized experience (5/Associates, 4/Bachelors, 3/Masters, 2/Doctorate - For specialized experience, any academic degree substitution must match the career field of the required experience)

6 years of demonstrated specialized experience at the expert level with DoD or IC requirements and acquisition processes

6 years of demonstrated specialized experience with the use of GEOINT in the DoD and IC

Desired Experience and Qualifications:

Demonstrated knowledge of the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) and their role in GEOINT standards conformance and performance of their data across the NSG enterprise

Demonstrated knowledge of the US Military to include expertise in future warfare systems

Demonstrated specialized experience with DoDAF artifacts

Demonstrated knowledge of NGA organization and mission, products and support

Demonstrated knowledge of the GEOINT Standards Division, its mission, services offered, and outreach activities

Demonstrated specialized experience in GEOINT standards conformance, implementation, and testing

Demonstrated specialized experience in GEOINT standards organizations and the DoD IT Services Registry (DISR) and Intelligence Community Services Registry (ICSR) governance processes

Onsite Position Requirements - This position requires regular onsite work at a government/customer facility. The employee must be able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to:

Access and work from the designated customer facility for the required work schedule.

Perform the essential duties of the position using government/customer-furnished computers, systems, equipment, and approved peripherals.

Access, review, enter, and communicate information through required customer systems and applications.

Comply with all customer security, technology, facility-access, and equipment-use requirements.

Because work is performed in a government/customer-controlled environment, the availability of accommodations involving customer facilities, systems, equipment, software, or technology may be limited to those authorized and available within that environment.

Assertive Professionals considers reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals in accordance with applicable law.