Program Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Minimum / General Experience : At a minimum, must have three (3) years of overall project management experience. Experience in Government contracts environment will be considered a strength. Management of projects and / or contracts in excess of $30 million annually or supervision of 200 people or more will be considered a strength.

Minimum Education : Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following disciplines : program management, business or public administration, technical management, information systems, engineering, finance / accounting, or related fields. Experience may be considered equivalent if experience demonstrated increased depth and breadth of responsibility. Meeting the education requirement and having a PMP certification is considered a strength. USCIS will allow a Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI) in lieu of the educational requirements. The web site is www.PMI.org.

Functional Responsibility : The PM must be a full time PM for this contract and the PM must be an employee of the prime contractor. The PM shall be present at the requested office location at USCIS National Records Center for in-person meetings with Government personnel within 2 consecutive business hours of notification of such meetings by the Government. This position requires extensive analytical ability to develop complex statistical analysis, cost estimates, and analytical reports. The PM shall have the following functional responsibility skills :

1. excellent interpersonal communication and organizing skills to coordinate project activities with contractor and Government representatives

2. able to conduct fact finding for special projects and / or to respond timely to Government inquiries

3. able to present oral briefings to USCIS management officials

4. excellent writing skills to prepare SOPs and revisions.

5. be proactive in informing the Government of significant issues, and be able to respond and take corrective action to issues brought to the PM by COR.

6. be proactive in identifying and recommending new approaches to improve quality, cost, and process inefficiencies.