Kalman & Company, Inc. is seeking an Operations Analyst Level III for an opportunity in support of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Headquarters (JPEO-CBRND HQ) working on a hybrid schedule in Edgewood, MD. This person will assist the Director of Operations/team lead with the planning, development/refinement, initiation, and execution of new requirements, projects, procedures, and guidelines, in certain cases apply the acquisition processes and policies as outlined in the Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02, relating it to product development, production, and sustainment.

Take advantage of the benefits of a Hybrid Team:

• We know that great people make a great company so we value our people by offering employees a broad range of competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.
• Exciting time in Kalman’s growth as we expand to larger sectors, creating more opportunities for our employees and clients
• You’ll personally be working for a team at the nexus of innovation and impact serving the JPEO-CBRND and its stakeholders
• Our employees value the flexibility at Kalman that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
• Report on-site 1-2 days a week for maximum team collaboration and effective in-person communication, allowing needed connection real-time
• Flexible, remote and on-site work structure to meet your life’s pace while still meeting client’s needs during core work hours
• Generous PTO allotment that rolls over and never expires so you can save and spend when it’s best for you!

• Assist the Director of Operations/team lead with the planning, development/refinement, initiation, and execution of new requirements, projects, procedures, and guidelines, in certain cases apply the acquisition processes and policies as outlined in the Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02, relating it to product development, production, and sustainment.
• Maintain awareness of program execution and milestones, as well as their strategic impacts.
• The contractor shall assist in development, design, and implementation of annual and long-range plans to realize the product development components of strategic goals.
• Write, review, and staff high-level staff action papers, studies, policies, and acquisition documents, applying life cycle management policies, procedures, and practices.
• Facilitate milestone planning by preparing, reviewing, and updating technical briefing materials, documentation, and program schedules; and developing and implementing technical and programmatic plans and measures to track programs/requirements.
• Apply relevant skills to review, analyze, and evaluate program/product development, status/progress, and performance (i.e., acquisition strategies and documentation, acquisition phases and decision levels, and timing and scope of decision reviews), and make recommendations for tailoring an acquisition approach which best fits program conditions. Recommendations shall minimize the time it takes to satisfy the validated need, consistent with common sense, sound business management practice, applicable laws and regulations, and the time-sensitive nature of the users’ requirement.
• Review and assess technical, cost, and schedule data and work with Government staff to identify shortfalls and potential corrective actions.
• Assist in identifying, assessing, developing, and mitigating program risk.
• Work at a senior level to stimulate customer alliances for portfolio, program, and project support, maintaining personal and organizational interactions to enhance stakeholder relations and actively promote rapport with customers.
• Coordinate both internal and external conferences, meetings, and reviews for relevant stakeholders, ensuring that locations, phone, and video teleconference lines are properly booked for use; scheduling speakers; developing and providing meeting materials (e.g., day-to-day schedules, agendas, presentations and displays, etc.); and tracking action items as needed.
• Support each event in person and/or via teleconference, video teleconference, and web conference. In addition, for each meeting conducted, the contractor shall develop meeting minutes and/or an executive summary.
• Review and provide input to acquisition documentation in support of program milestone decisions and integrated program reviews (IPRs).
• Provide input to support annual, monthly, and weekly recurring reports, as needed.
• Brief leadership on the status of program reviews and recurring reports.
• Program status updates at regular senior staff meetings.
• Communicate programmatic issues, concerns, and information.
• Assist to develop and update top-level briefings for public presentation to be utilized at various conferences and events.
• Track the status of action items, meeting minutes, program milestones, and monthly reports.
• Assist in determining appropriate assignments; setting priorities, monitoring progress, and reporting on progress to meet established milestones and deadlines.
• Ensure that product teams are aware of deadlines, assignments, and objectives.
• Assist in maintaining program management tools and processes.
• Maintain all information regarding the projects and events he/she is responsible for managing and provide updates on issues, upcoming meetings, briefings, and taskers related to assigned projects, both orally and in written form.
• Assist in the review, preparation, and submission of responses to formal taskers related to acquisition and program office operations.
• Monitor/protect acquisition-sensitive materiel.
• Meet assigned deadlines
• Manage all actions within Staff Action Status Information (SASI) and Document Staffing System (DSS).
• The contractor shall serve as the single point of contact for managing all staff actions submitted by the line and staff. The contractor shall be responsible for logging in all actions, ensuring completeness, building staff packages, and tracking them through completion, to include actions submitted to higher headquarters (HQ).
• Shall serve as the single point of contact for all external and internal taskers. The contractor shall log in each tasker, conduct analysis of the requirement, and distribute action assignments to the line and staff as appropriate. Also track the status of all taskers, review and consolidate responses from the line and staff, provide consolidated responses to Government leadership for review and approval, and either input the final response into the SASI System or submit it to other external organizations as appropriate.

• Bachelor's degree and at least 4 of years general experience
• An Active Secret Security Clearance.
• Experience with acquisition processes and policies as outlined in the Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02, relating it to product development, production, and sustainment.