PNT - Operations Analyst

Overview

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Credence has an immediate need for an Operations Specialist in support of the Army Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PM PNT) System Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) Program.  The PM PNT provides administrative, business management, programmatic contracting, information technology (IT), program management, engineering, logistics, test and evaluation (T&E), training, operations, security, technology protection, foreign military sales, and acquisition and strategic planning services to the Army director PNT systems.  

The SETA services provided to PM PNT shall support the planning, development, management, sustainment, and execution of the U.S. Army’s PNT portfolio. PM PNT provides coordinated PNT system of systems architecture and associated PNT products for the Army’s mounted and dismounted platforms. PM PNT is the Army’s life-cycle manager for the Mounted Assured PNT System (MAPS), Dismounted Assured PNT System (DAPS), Assured Protection and ALTNAV Technology Development; and the Resiliency and Software Assurance Measures (RSAM), as well as any future PNT efforts in both the Contiguous United States (CONUS) and outside the contiguous United States (OCONUS). 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below

• Manage, track the staffing and coordination, and report on all task actions, event schedules, and reports within PM PNT utilizing the classified and unclassified Task Management Tools (TMT), the Microsoft Office suite of products, or other products as required.
• Prepare for meetings, as required, by printing and providing read ahead slides, ensuring conference room readiness, and displaying slides.
• Coordinate events attended by PM PNT Leadership between PM PNT Leadership and the external entities, attend, and provide status on collaborative engagements between PM PNT and outside organizations, as required.
• Review and maintain meeting agendas, coordinate meeting dates with PM PNT Leadership, send meeting invitations, and coordinate arrangements for any speakers or demonstrations for PM PNT meetings.
• Prepare conference requests for PM PNT concurrence and submit to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (ASA) / Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ALT) point POC IAW Army Directive 2015-01 for approval. The Contractor shall track conference attendance subject to the Army or PM PNT and ASA (ALT) reporting and submit IAW Army Directive.
• Process, track, and disseminate all Commanders’ Critical Information Requirement (CCIR) notifications received IAW the Program Executive Office (PEO) Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors (IEW&S) CCIR Process, located on the PEO IEW&S SharePoint site.
• Assist the Government in the preparation and maintenance of PM PNT planning, process, standard operating procedures, and policy documents to improve the operations processes within PM PNT.
• Plan, coordinate, organize, implement, and prepare Report, Record of Meeting / Minutes (IAW CDRL A010) for PM PNT events, as required.
• Assist the Government’s execution of the annual Department of Defense Risk Management and Internal Controls process, as required.
• Provide graphic design services for PM PNT products, including but not limited to event-based posters, media products, signage, briefings, logos, organizational overview materials, as required.
• Support concept development, design, and layout for PM PNT products within multiple mediums, including print and web-based products.
• Develop and maintain a record of all necessary training as required by PM PNT, PEO IEW&S, ASA(ALT) and the Army to perform Operations functions within PM PNT.
• Coordinate and prepare for Classified (Secret and Top Secret) meetings, teleconferences, and video conferences.
• Monitor and synchronize PM organizational activities/events. The events consist of but are not limited to internal meetings, stakeholder engagements, Distinguished Visitor (DV) events, and Integrated Product Team meetings. Ensure tasks and meeting minutes are captured and disseminated to appropriate personnel.
• Develop internal and external reports supporting the Project Manager and Higher Headquarters.
• Serve as lead action officer for the development of programmatic products to support tasking and assigned deliverables.
• Generate reports as directed by leadership in support of team activities and meet necessary task suspense dates.
• Conduct the full range of event planning responsibilities on behalf of the assigned organization’s leadership, to include development and production of support materials, stakeholder management, event execution, and after-action reporting.
• Perform formal task coordination for assigned team, including task tracking, response coordination, response evaluation, and task submission.
• Using information provided by the Government, review prepared briefing charts and materials, read-ahead packages, agendas, data books, briefing slides, program schedules for accuracy and messaging. Provide necessary informational summaries to assigned leadership. Briefings can include but are not limited to budget, test, logistics, program management, and acquisition decisions.
• Coordinate reviews and assist with comment adjudication on staffed documents. Documents can include but are not limited to Official Memorandums, Memorandums of Agreement / Understanding, Technical / Logistics / Program Management / Budget Documentation.  Review and provide comments on document content and structure.
• Conduct information gathering and analysis.
• Develop and maintain a knowledge management system for assigned team using range of available automation productions, including SharePoint On-line, Microsoft Teams, and the Atlassian Suite of web-hosted software.
• Provide support to leadership in the development or execution of any necessary audit activities, evaluation of internal controls, and Commander’s Critical Information Reports.
• Collaborate with Government to develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategies for assigned team.
• Provide updates to the existing PM Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and prepare new SOPs.

Education, Requirements and Qualifications

• An active Secret level security clearance or higher is required
• Three (3) years of operations experience
• Experience providing operations and/or administrative support in a Department of Defense (DoD) environment.
• Demonstrable experience in graphic design for creating and maintaining products, including but not limited to event-based posters, media products, signage, briefings, logos, organizational overview materials, as required. (Web based and print helpful)
• Experience coordinating meetings, events
• Experience reviewing and maintaining meeting agendas, coordinate meeting dates with Leadership, send meeting invitations, and coordinate arrangements for any speakers or demonstrations for meetings.
• Experience developing internal and external reports supporting the Project Manager and Higher Headquarters
• Experience utilizing SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, and the Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence, and Trello) and Task Management Tools (TMT) helpful.
• DoD contracting or acquisition administrative, operations or other support experience helpful
• May require travel in and out of the contiguous US.

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