If you seek a rewarding, high profile and challenging position supporting projects for the US Navy- Serco has a great opportunity for you!  This position will be on a dynamic team, supporting Team Submarine.  Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact towards our military defense and safety of our sailors.

Team Submarine’s Submarine Program Offices are responsible for:

The acquisition of the OHIO Class replacement and for identifying, assembling, managing, directing, and coordinating the resources required for the R&D, design, construction, Test and Evaluation (T&E) and Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) of the COLUMBIA Class. The program is a major defense acquisition program and is of significant political importance with Congress and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).

The acquisition of New Construction Submarines and for identifying, assembling, managing, directing, and coordinating the resources required for the R&D, design, construction, Test and Evaluation (T&E), Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E), and Fleet introduction of the U.S. Navy’s newest class of nuclear attack submarines. The program is a major defense acquisition program with a total life cycle cost of approximately $336B. Additionally, successful improvement of the Class' capabilities is of significant political importance with Congress and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).

The SSN(X) Office is responsible for the acquisition and design of the future fast attack submarine and for identifying, assembling, managing, directing, and coordinating the resources required for the R&D, design, construction, Test and Evaluation (T&E) and Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) of the future submarine. The future Attack Submarine will be designed to retain multi-mission capability and sustained combat presence in denied waters with a focus on greater speed, stealth, and horizontal payloads and salvo rates.

Serco-NA is seeking a motivated individual to provide programmatic support to the COLUMBIA Class Program Office.  Serco-NA has an opening for a program manager with submarine expertise to support an active contract with the U.S. Navy in the Washington, DC area.

General Duties

• The Program Manager will be a primary customer contact for all activities, regularly meeting with and updating the customer on project status.
• The Program will establish and maintain effective relationships with the program manager, deputy program manager and/or technical lead.
• The Program Manager will lead program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• The Program Manager shall provide acquisition management planning and execution support
• The Program Manager will be the single point of contact on all contract management support related issues, including required reports and presentations to the program manager and deputy program manager, responsible for quality control and timelines.

Education and Required/Preferred Experience:

• Required: U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain Secret clearance.
• Required: 10% travel.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in any technical or managerial discipline.
• Preferred: 5 years professional experience in program/project management.
• Preferred: 3 years of experience managing a staff.
• Preferred: Active duty experience in the submarine service would be beneficial but is not required.

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state and local governments, and commercial clients. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, Serco Americas has over 9,000 employees and is part of a $4 billion global business that helps transform government and public services around the world. At Serco, our employees are our most valuable asset - we listen, respect and support them throughout their career at Serco. We invite you to become part of our dynamic team. Serco is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying our workforce (Race/ Color/ Sex/ Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/ Religion/ National Origin/ Disability/ Vets).

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