Strategic Planner - Washington, United States - Knewin

Description

MELE Associates maintains a contract with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Infrastructure (NA-90), which works to maintain, operate, and modernize NNSA infrastructure to enable program results.

NNSA's infrastructure protects global security through unique capabilities found nowhere else in the United States. These capabilities are threatened by deteriorating facilities built during the Manhattan Project and Cold War eras. MELE requires a Strategic Planner to support the Infrastructure Lifecycle Management (NA-91).

The Strategic Planner will support the following functions:
Provides strategic planning support for the development of NA-90 organizational planning, business process improvements, and management guidance.

Support NNSA's infrastructure planning activities, including integrating across eight geographically diverse sites and multiple programs to develop plans revitalize and modernize infrastructure to support key capabilities.

Provides technical and analytical support and advice to NA-911 senior management and program managers on assigned tasks and projects.

Conduct independent research, obtain information from various sources, and perform special studies as needed to develop innovative solutions to complex challenges.

Forecast the impact of changes to short- and long-term plans, based on department specific tools and data systems.
Provides program management support. Support planning, prioritizing, and coordinating with other NNSA programs and organizations.
Applies comprehensive and intensive knowledge of NA-90 program goals, objectives, and plans to identify potential problems and propose solutions.

Evaluates the impact of alternatives to accomplishing established objectives, provides analytic advice to facilitate program and project management functions and improvements of the office and leads initiatives based on that evaluation and advice.

Develops program briefings and conducts analysis and develops findings and recommendations on program matters.
Coordinate, consolidate, and integrate team input into clear and balanced documentation and policies to support leadership decision-making.

Minimum Requirements:
College Graduate required; preferred B.S.
Prior work experience performing technical data management experience is an acceptable substitute for non-technical degree
At least 2-years related experience
Program management skills including financial management
Ability to work as part of hard working, dynamic team
Highly energetic and innovative
Strong interest in national security
Q-clearance or ability to acquire a Q clearance
Full time position with a combination telework/in office.

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Master's Degree in related field
At least 4-years strong prior related experience
Knowledge or experience in infrastructure or large facilities program/project management
Prior NNSA experience

Location:
Washington, DC area. Combination telework/in office.

Salary:

Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate's related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.

Benefits MELE Offers

• Hybrid remote/office work environment.
• Employer-paid employee Medical, Dental and Vision Care.
• Low-Cost Family Health Care offered.
• Federal Holidays and three (3) weeks' vacation
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Cross-training opportunities

About MELE Associates, Inc.

With over 250 employees and offices in Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, and Albuquerque, NM, MELE is a veteran-owned (VOSB), minority-owned small business empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades.

MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical, engineering, and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S.

federal and international agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, INTERPOL, and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

MELE's services include national security, intelligence, law enforcement and emergency response training, IT/cybersecurity, facility management and engineering, CBRNE defense and nuclear security, and mission and program support.

MELE Associates, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

MELE Associates, Inc. is an E-Verify employer.
Qualifications Experience

Required

2 years
At least 2-years related experience
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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