Senior Program Manager

Overview

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.  

The Surety Programs Group (SPG) supports government and private sector management of complex safety, security, and reliability programs for high consequence operations.  SPG delivers industry-leading, innovative, and value-added services such as data analytics and visualization, threat analysis, risk management, modeling and simulation, program management, system engineering, independent evaluation, and High Consequence Event prevention to help our clients understand and mitigate mission risks spanning physical, cyber, and human domains. Within SPG, the Systems Engineering and Fleet Operations (SEFO) subgroup provides support to the US Navy's Strategic Systems Programs' Integrated Nuclear Weapons Security System, including direct support to the Transit Protection Program.  The subgroup also provides functional and matrixed support to various other SPA customers. 

SPG has an urgent need for a Senior Program Manager to support these efforts.

Responsibilities

The Senior Program Manager (PM) will oversee and manage all aspects of the customer’s strategic and operational planning, program execution, and sustainability, with specific emphasis on developing capabilities responsive to new and emerging threats. The successful candidate will rely on knowledge of U.S. Combatant Command, Fleet, and Custodial Command roles and responsibilities to assist the Navy Nuclear Weapons Surety Program with formulating critical nuclear weapon surety solutions.  They will also identify system requirements and develop appropriate acquisition strategies; identify and define program measures of performance and effectiveness as part of a dynamic and integrated joint, strategic plan; analyze and summarize findings into key program and policy documents; and manage and build project and program support systems for all essential program documentation, including memoranda, agreements, orders/directives, and other policy documents to shape decisions. She/He will coordinate routine flag-level meetings to inform decision-making.  Finally, the Senior PM will lead and supervise a team of ~7 analysts and engineers.  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• DoD TOP SECRET clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree.
• 10+ years of professional experience with Department of Defense (DoD) nuclear weapon security policy, joint strategic or operational planning, or DoD Acquisitions. 
• Working knowledge of the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs structure and relative roles and responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of Joint- and Service-level resourcing and requirements systems and processes.
• Expert ability to research, draft, review, and brief policy, planning, execution, and assessment documents for an executive-level audience.

Desired Qualifications: 

• JCIDS or Service-Level equivalent experience.
• Experience within the Nuclear Weapons Surety enterprise or the US Navy Submarine Force.