Deputy Program Manager ( Location Suitland, Maryland)

Position

Manager

Description

Duties & Responsibilities

Manage projects consistent with Oceaneering values and guidelines with respect to safety, quality, and business ethics
Apply knowledge of project management competencies to manage the core elements of a project’s integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, communications, risks, procurement and stakeholders in order to meet project requirements, demonstrating proficiency in both the knowledge and application of these skills.
Apply knowledge of personal competencies of communication, leadership, management, cognitive abilities, effectiveness, and professionalism to lead the project team in meeting the project objectives, demonstrating proficiency in both the knowledge and application of these skills.
Lead a diverse team of analysts (data exploitation, GIS, navigation), system administrators, software engineers, consultants, administrative and other personnel, and assigns tasks as guided by the project plan, setting and communicating clear expectations.
Autonomously facilitate and operationalize projects to achieve established departmental and organizational goals, while considering all appropriate stakeholders.
Develop and lead in project management planning including but not limited to: scope identification, budget planning, resource planning, and fiscal accountability, and ongoing communication and collaboration with team members. Independently prepares written documents, delegate tasks as necessary, and monitors and analyzes progress.
Recommend sequences for actions, procurement and purchases and coordinates necessary meetings to ensure the timely delivery of products and services. Facilitate work across project teams, develop a project schedule, lead meetings to track progress, manages and mitigates project risks, troubleshoots problems as they arise, and directly manages assigned component projects and develop solutions to barriers and challenges to success in order to deliver projects on time, within budget and scope, and with a keen focus on effective and consistent communication.
Interface and collaborate with key stakeholders throughout the development, planning and execution of projects. Autonomously assess the need for disseminating and retrieving pertinent information and communicate with all organizational levels as necessary.
Compile and synthesize complex data, analyze outcomes, and prepare reports for ongoing process and outcome review for senior management. Responsible for the research and data compilation from a variety of internal and external resources to provide support for research, proposals, reporting, recognition and regulatory compliance. Reports include but are not limited to: graphical representations of data, oral presentations, written reports, and visual presentations.
Ensure that team members meet deadlines, and task budgets.
Manage and execute international logistics support of equipment to and from the US, worldwide.
Coordinate procurement activities as necessary; duties may include collating vendor quotations, generating requisitions, and tracking purchase orders throughout the project.
Produce various documentation deliverables including status reports, action item lists, etc.
Support program reviews and technical reviews of various documentation deliverables.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are important.
Must be able to prioritize tasks and work independently.
Some international travel may be required.
Additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications

REQUIRED

Bachelor Degree required. Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Minimum ten years of relevant work experience.
PMP/CAPM Certification or achieve within 3 years.
Ability to obtain/maintain security clearance.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to interact with customer representatives.
Ability to support technical reviews of various documentation and other project deliverables.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to prioritize and balance multiple tasks and work independently.
Strong skills in Excel and other Microsoft Office products.
Knowledge of EVMS, MS Project, Contract Comprehension, FAR/DFAR.