Project Lead

Job Duties - Essential Functions

Primarily responsible to assist the Nevada Test and Training Range Operations Directorate (NTTR/DO) with the overall planning, direction, and execution of aircrew test and training operations on the NTTR. The NTTR/DO is responsible for daily range management, planning, and maintenance management for the NTTR and is the focal point for operational requirements and flight safety (including airspace deviation processing).

Candidate interfaces directly with a variety of Government agencies as required. Must possess knowledge of military flying operations, and theories and principles of operational range management, planning, coordinating and execution. Ability to research rotary and fixed wing aircraft subsystems sufficient for required flight test safety information and knowledge of the requirements, methods, techniques, and procedures pertinent to flight safety.

Requires a detailed understanding of military training ranges and methods used for aircrew training, scheduling, and control. Detailed understanding of Simulated Integrated Air Defense System (IADS) integration and techniques preferred. Candidate should have familiarity and or experience with Joint Integrated Test and Training Center Nellis (JITTC-N) operations and the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE).

Ability to conduct, apply, and adapt qualitative and quantitative techniques and develop, adapt, modify and apply methods to solve training and test operational support problems or define and clarify alternative solutions. Knowledge of environmental issues, state and local government statutes, principles, practices, procedures, laws, regulations and current legislative issues affecting range operations.

Using knowledge of project management fundamentals, the incumbent individually leads small to medium size projects of moderate complexity supporting Company and customer requirements. Additional functions and duties involve:

• Assist Project and/or Program Managers with the daily conduct of large project/program activities involving Project tasks including:
• Make priority determinations and resource management and leveling
• Develop, review, and approve project documentation
• Maintain established project portfolio
• Execute and report on project budget
• Manage project risk
• Monitor/control and re-plan project
• Provide project status through project/program reviews
• Annotate lessons learned and archive project data
• Administer Work Management System (WMS) activities through the use of identified scheduling tools

Requirements - Education, Technical, And Work Experience

• Must have a bachelor's or higher degree, or any combination of formal education, training and experience equivalent to 10 years involvement in technically demanding program or project assignments.
• Possess knowledge of project management fundamentals and working knowledge of systems engineering processes that complement project management.
• Must have demonstrated knowledge and skills in resource organization and allocation, planning and budgeting, continuous quality and process improvement, configuration management, setting and measurement of program goals, as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• In addition, a Project Lead III must possess the following qualifications:
• Must demonstrate knowledge and skills in resource organization and allocation, planning and budgeting, continuous quality and process improvement, configuration management, setting and measurement of program goals
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Incumbent must qualify for and maintain a government Security Clearance, to include Top Secret (TS), Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), and Special Access Program (SAP).
• Must possess a valid, state-issued driver's license.