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Applied Research Associates, Inc.

Senior DoD Program Manager

Applied Research Associates, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, United States, 22201


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The Analytical Solutions Division (ASD) of Applied Research Associates (ARA), Inc., has an exciting opportunity for a full-time

Senior DoD Program Manager

working onsite at a location in

Arlington, VA or Falls Church, VA . The potential candidate will provide expertise to gather and rapidly analyze information to provide data-driven integrated proposals, mitigate risks, and exploit opportunities across major DoD/USAF Nuclear modernization and sustainment programs. This position will support the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters and the Principal Director to identify, capture, and track integrated risks, as well as aggregate technical, geopolitical, operational, and programmatic risks associated with the nuclear enterprise.Responsibilities:Provide principal-level subject-matter expertise, guidance, and advisory services to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters for nuclear enterprise risk and opportunity management.Assist the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters in researching, analyzing, and developing decisions regarding nuclear enterprise risk and opportunity management.Develop guidance, recommendations, and suggested actions to act upon identified risks and opportunities and participate in communications with other concerned entities to develop viable mitigations or exploitation plans.Provide improved insight about how to prioritize and manage enterprise risks and opportunities.Lead small working groups sessions on case studies and business cases.Frequent interfaces with senior DoD/USAF leaders on key topics across the enterprise.Required Experience and Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree

and

10 years of related (technical, business, engineering environment) experience is required.Demonstrated professional experience in the Department of Defense, especially with modernization and sustainment programs (i.e., Program or Project Management experience).Ability to provide support, guidance, and insight to the enterprise-wide approach to addressing the full spectrum of the nuclear security enterprise.Applicant must hold an active Top-Secret security clearance or DOE Q Clearance and be eligible to access Sensitive Compartmentalized Information.Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.Preferred Qualifications:A Master’s degree with at least 7 years’ experience is a suitable substitute.Experience with DoD/USAF Nuclear modernization/sustainment programs and projects.Company Information:Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2278 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at

www.ara.com .Please apply at

www.careers.ara.com

for the

Senior DoD Program Manager

position.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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