Coordinator 2 - Astrion

Coordinator 2

Be the Difference

Astrion offers comprehensive services that boost preparedness, optimize performance, and ensure success across various domains, from Cyber to Digital, Mission and Systems, servicing our nation's Civilian, Defense and Space communities. We support customers with Centers of Excellence in Washington DC, Huntsville, AL and Burlington, MA with an additional 36 locations across the U.S.

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Coordinator 2 for the RTES (Red Stone Test and Engineering Services), supporting the Army Division. The Coordinator/Assistant Account Manager/ Account Program Analyst located at the Redstone Test Center (RTC) in the U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL Aviation Systems Account. Coordinators/Assistant Account Managers/Account Program Analysts are critical members of the test management team who assist the Government Account Manager manage the cost, schedule, and budget of test programs thereby enabling the engineers to focus on their respective specialties. Prefer experience coordinating projects; reviewing technical documents; compiling statistics and data for projects; developing integrated schedules; writing narratives. Professional user of Microsoft Office, Project 2007/13, and Sharepoint.  Good communicator, both orally and verbally.  US Army missile experience preferred.  Knowledge of government funding a plus. Coordinators/Assistant Account Managers/Account Program Analysts responsibilities for RTC programs and projects are crucial to keeping the entire portfolio funded, documented, and properly reported to RTC leadership and to U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command.

A Coordinator (A) account to ensure: tracking of all active projects and verifying divisions meet critical customer milestones, as well as, ensure constant customer contact with the l PM Offices that fall under this account. They monitor project status; provide key input for PMRs; develop proposals and support agreements; supports project retirement and metrics; enabling RTC to meet cost, schedule, and performance goals IAW RTC Supplement to 73-1.  They assist the Account Manager with maintaining oversight on test efforts in this account. The Coordinator supports the Account Manager to develop an integrated account strategy, coordinates internal communication between RTC divisions and external communication with account customer offices, monitor and track program activities from initiation through retirement.

JOB DETAILS

LOCATION: Redstone Test Center in the U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL       

JOB STATUS: Full-Time

TRAVEL:  Potential 10% or less

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Must possess a Bachelor's Degree in project management, finance, business, engineering, or related discipline from accredited* college/university
• 3 years of applicable experience in program finance or project management, including
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance (U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants)
• Experience in:
• developing plans, budgets and schedules to meet project requirements
• providing project status with regard to funding, schedule, and milestones
• providing comparative analysis for budget and actual costs
• validating costs
• establishing and updating forms in multiple software packages to ensure customer has complete and accurate project information at all times;
• coordinating administrative, financial, and logistical aspects of project management to track the cost and schedule of tests
• ensuring labor, flights, material, and travel charges are correct
• communicating funding status to customers
• monitoring and reporting performance against plans to ensure cost objectives are not exceeded
• reporting, analyzing and interpreting financial data from multiple sources.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Entrepreneurial self-starter. Knowledge of different types of government funding a plus.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• As a part of the test management team, Coordinators/Assistant Account Managers/ Directorate and assists in coordination of the planning, management, and oversight of Test and Evaluation (T&E) activities for their programs and projects within the RTC.
• The Coordinator/Assistant Account Manager/Account Program Analyst creates, monitors and maintains the programs integrated master schedule, workload projection report and financial execution report.
• The Coordinator/Assistant Account Manager/Account Program Analyst reviews and edits proposals for grammar and format and assists Test Engineers and Test Coordinators with bottom-up cost estimation and creating detailed cost and schedule proposals.
• Assists with customer communication and documentation of scope changes and amended project proposals.
• Provides key input for program management reviews and may represent the account at Customer Business Reviews.

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries
• Continuing education assistance
• Professional development allotment
• Multiple healthcare benefits packages
• 401K with employer matching
• Paid time off (PTO) along with a federally recognized holiday schedule

Who We Are

At Astrion, we innovate, elevate, and shape the world of tomorrow. At our core is our purpose to “Be the Difference”. This means we encourage our employees to take action and be the driving force for positive change. We foster an environment where innovative solutions flourish and our company continuously evolves.

We have a culture of care, empathy, and making a tangible difference within our organization and communities. We embrace continuous learning, growth, and innovation, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We promote collaboration and empowering our teams is at the core of our success.

Join Astrion and Be the Difference in your career and the world!

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