Senior Program Planner / Coordinator

Job Description

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:  SAIC is seeking an experienced program planner/coordinator to provide targeted support to two Customer offices, one that focuses on training officers for overseas deployments and one that oversees field operations.  The successful candidate must be a self-starter who is comfortable supporting officers and activities across two teams.  This position may require overseas travel.  The primary duties for the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Training Office

• Provide office support such as ordering supplies, answering administrative queries, submitting access requests via Customer systems, acting as T&A timekeeper, maintaining training room calendars, managing group email addresses, and updating phone cards.
• Serve as vault custodian to grant / remove accesses.
• Act as Accountable Property responsible officer; ensure proper tracking, transferring, PTI, and inventory of equipment.
• Order technical equipment via the Customer system.
• Assist with all activities related to class graduation, including reserving auditorium and photographer, printing certificates and obtaining signatures, setting up VTC, and submitting request for award board engraving.
• Ensure updated contact information is provided to relevant offices and databases as graduating officers transition to new assignments.
• Serve as training registrar; request course code and/or set up new running; enroll officers in training course; provide course completion credit upon graduation.
• Coordinate with logistics to forward student equipment to onward assignment locations.
• Prepare training rooms and prep materials for courses.

Field Office

• Work with travel service to assist with processing passports and visa applications; research and resolve any issues; take passport photos; travel to and from government facilities to hand carry applications as necessary.
• Store and inventory passports of officers.
• Search Customer’s cable database on a daily basis and consolidate a list of cables requiring group action.
• Serve as T&A timekeeper for officers in transition.

Qualifications

TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Required Qualifications:

• Current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. 
• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field (four years of relevant experience may substitute in lieu of a degree) and 8 years of work experience.
• Successful experience supporting multiple branches and customers in an active Customer space.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Customer’s cable system and ability to track cables to ensure Customer awareness of status and actions needed.
• Ability to work independently and identify and implement solutions to issues as they arise.
• Outstanding coordination skills and ability to build strong customer and external relationships, along with a high comfort level managing multiple requirements.
• Experience using MS Office applications and other tools to support and track customer activities.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 26,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.4 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.