Team Lead, Science and Technology Office - Military Veterans

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Position Description:

ESSCA Team Leads serve as first line supervisors and oversee the Task Orders and personnel that support the requirements defined in the ESSCA Performance Work Statement, plus any additional skills that may be required in support of ASED. They ensure that high performing people are acquired through disciplined human resources processes and are appropriately trained, developed and perform to ASED policy and standards. Team Leads are responsible for the proactive management of assigned Task Orders and personnel to ensure effective accomplishment of MSFC requirements.

The ESSCA Programs & Projects and Advanced Concepts Department (JP) has a Science and Technology Team Lead position available. The existing team has a wide range of skillsets including atmospheric science, data science, science operations management, controls engineering, systems engineering, computer science, materials science, as well as technicians. The main area of support is ST10 (Science Research and Projects Division) or ST20 (Exploration Technologies and Systems Development Division) dependent upon the applicant. The team is comprised of Amentum, teammate, and specialty subcontract personnel supporting on site at MSFC and a few employees supporting remotely. Depending upon the final make-up/size of the team, the Team Lead will lead a 10-20 person team and likely have technical responsibilities. The Team Lead will also be expected to interface with other team leads on the contract to cross-utilize talent on a part-time basis on Science and Technology projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead a strong and high performing team to succeed in delighting the government customer and ASED management.

• Provide oversight of individual and team technical performance and confirm the technical quality of the work products generated by ASED personnel.

• Provide technical area supervision to include assigning and balancing team skills to various task orders to meet customer and ASED management expectations.

• Collaborate with the Department Manager/Deputy Department Manager to assign and develop personnel for subtask efforts and to broaden and develop personnel skills.

• Conduct task/subtask resource allocation, tracking, and control including forecasting future resource/skills/development needs.

• Identify and manage cost/technical/schedule risks to ensure accomplishment of Task Order requirements, ESSCA goals and objectives, and the ASED annual business plan.

• Implement the ESSCA safety program for the team, and lead by example in our safety culture. Engage in and conduct the shared MSFC and ASED safety duties of performing Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and Personnel Protective Equipment (PPEs) assessments and conducting Safety Meetings and Safety Visits. Ensure that all needed safety certifications are kept up to date.

• Perform hiring functions to meet team support requirements: define position requirements; conduct candidate recruiting; lead interviewing and selection and perform on-boarding activities.

• Develop employee goals and objectives and conduct performance evaluations. Support disciplinary processes with team personnel if needed.

• Train and develop team personnel through on-the-job training, strategic technical assignments, peer-to-peer training, classes, etc.

• Utilize the Individual Development Plan (IDP) tool for employee career development.

• Utilize the ASED and customer awards and recognition programs to acknowledge team performance and drive team morale.

• Review and approve employee travel and training needs and requests and associated expense reports.

• Establish and oversee specialty subcontracting requirements in collaboration with the ASED Business and Finance Office (BFO) to include coordination of task assignments and performance. Develop subcontractor Statements of Work (SOW) and manage subcontractors.

• Support the Department Manager/Deputy Department Manager in preparing Operations Review material. Provide monthly status of team significant accomplishments, kudos, process improvements, and cost savings.

• Ensure that tasks and subtasks are written and estimated correctly and that task and subtask technical, schedule and financial performance meet expectations.

Team Leads will provide support to ESSCA contract operations in the areas of:

• Ensure excellent customer relations and harmonious team dynamics and operations through excellent conflict resolution.

• Ensure effective customer communication. Conduct Customer Expectation Surveys, Customer Communication Meetings, and End-of-Evaluation Period Task Order Performance Presentation/Self-Assessments.

• Facilitate excellent coordination/communication/collaboration with other Team Leads, ASED management, Teammate Principals, ESSCA Technical Fellows, BFO and HR.

• Support ASED leadership communication, sharing, and development of best practices for MSFC and across ESSCA.

• Actively work with ASED and MSFC personnel to explore new work areas and develop new task scope.

• Lead and supervise personnel in the technical accomplishment of task orders.

• Drive employee awareness and commitment to personal safety, mission success and client satisfaction.

• Notify ASED management and appropriate Teammate Principal of activities that could require disciplinary and/or safety actions.

• Ensure the technical quality of the work products generated by team personnel.

• Establish and implement processes in the ASED Quality System. Ensure products are delivered on time in accordance with subtask schedules and customer expectations.

• Coordinate subcontractor task assignment and performance.

• Strategically assign personnel to broaden and develop their skills and provide points of contact for each Task Order or Subtask.

• Leverage broad experience/familiarity to effectively apply the technologies and tools used in technical discipline.

• Conduct special projects as assigned by Department Manager or Office of Program Manager.

Qualifications:

MUST BE CURRENTLY ON ESSCA CONTRACT. THIS POSITION IS ON SITE AT MSFC.

A Bachelor's Degree in a scientific, engineering, or related discipline from an accredited institution and a minimum of 10 years of experience in technical discipline is required. An MS or Ph.D. degree is very desirable.

The successful Team Lead candidate will have at a minimum:

• 5 years of experience in roles involving science research or technology development.

• Outstanding technical qualifications and leadership potentia

l • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Additionally, the following qualifications are highly desirable:

• Broad customer and professional network

• Understanding or experience in systems engineering

• Understanding or experience in software programing

• Understanding or experience in manufacturing and/or testing

• Participation in a professional society such as AIAA, IEEE, NSBE, SHPE, SWE, etc.

• Publishing of technical and conference papers

• Experience in technical leadership and engineering management

• Project management fundamentals

Essential Functions

Work Environment

Office and laboratory environment. Requires ability to provide clear, concise, accurate and timely communication, both verbally and in writing (100%). Requires ability to interact professionally with co-workers, management, and client (100%). Requires travel in the domestic USA (< 15%)

Physical Requirements

Requires sitting for extended periods of time in meetings with peers, management, and with our client at NASA facilities to discuss technical issues (10%). Also, requires sitting for extended periods of time at a desk to write reports and perform engineering tasks (40%). Requires ability to use stairs or elevators for access between floors and multiple buildings at NASA and Jacobs facilities (10%).

Equipment and Machines

Requires ability to operate a personal computer, a telephone, fax machine, copier, calculator, and other general office equipment (100%).

Attendance

Normal workday is from 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Minimal overtime may be required (10%) to meet schedule milestones and to support technical demands of the job. Regular attendance is a necessity and adequate arrangements for delegating duties during absences are required.

Other Essential Functions

The ability to work independently with minimal supervision, to make rational decisions, and to exercise good judgment is essential (100%). Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.

Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.

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