Job Code ID: 10-027
Open Date: 03/06/2010
Location: San Diego, CA
Description:

Position Summary The Project Manager reports to the the Program Manager and has responsibility for all aspects of a project.  Responsibilities inclued oversight, planning, review, management and both functional and technical resource needs of a specific part of the project.  Tasks include the following: definition and integration of the requirements, preparation of Level of Effort (LOE) cost and resource estimates, software design and development, integration, testing, on-site technical support activities, control of cost and schedule, risk analysis, staffing requirements, and reporting of project status to the Program Manager.  This position has operational and tactical areas of focus as outlined below.   

Primary Job Functions 

• Orchestration of the project overall.
• Maintains continual awareness of development status of an assigned project.
• Monitors/tracks and addresses shortfalls in technical resources supporting the project and addresses resource shortfalls, escalates associated risks and issues to the Program Manager.
• Determine the strategic and tactical project priorities to include all tasks and resources to accomplish the mission.
• Overall management of assigned personnel to include managing personnel issues, conducting performance reviews and other general personnel management as needed.
• Takes general and detailed government requirements and develops work estimates to include Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) and Level Of Estimate (LOE).
• Ensure structured software processes are followed, responsive to the government as well as Tapestry management.  Maintains continuity of software development processes and work flows.
• Coordinates with the Program Manager for functional and technical resources when resources are insuffient to meet requirements and milestones.
• Coordinate support from internal Tapestry support elements such as Testing and Evaluation, Configuration Management, Informaton Assurance and Information Technology.
• Identify, manage and mitigate or escalate project risks to the Program Manager.

• Manage the software development process for a multifuctional team to include:
• Facilitates Daily Stand Up Status Meetings.
• Maintains continual awareness of Team activity.
• Works to remove impediments for developers on team.
• Schedules/Facilitates all planning and design sessions (Planning sessions).
• Maintain a strategic look at all aspect of the project.

• Coordinates Engineering Change Proposals (ECP), Configuration Change Requests (CCR), responses to Work Direction Letters (WDL), etc.

• Monitors resource expenditures against resource estimates and alert the Program Manager of status.  
• Be prepared to provide data for quarterly financials for your project.
• Travel as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

Education and/or Experience Bachelor’s degree plus 5-10 years of relevant experience (additional experience may be substituted for degree on a 2-for-1 basis).  Relevant experience must be related to Government Agencies or any component of DoD.  Experience with U.S. military active duty in Logistics, Operations, or Combat Support is preferred.  PMI or similar certification are desired.

Other Requirements The individual must be able to secure and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance which normally requires U.S. citizenship. Individuals selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.  Individual must also possess a valid driver’s license.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  This position requires the employee to sit for extended periods of time, often working at the computer viewing the screens and typing, communicating on the phone, can demand standing, and some lifting up to approximately 30 lbs.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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