The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) - Project Manager

ProSidian Consulting; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Company Description

ProSidian is looking for “Great People Who Lead” at all levels in the organization. Are you a talented professional ready to deliver real value to clients in a fast-paced, challenging environment? ProSidian Consulting is looking for professionals who share our commitment to integrity, quality, and value.

ProSidian is a management and operations consulting firm with a reputation for its strong national practice spanning six solution areas including Risk Management, Energy & Sustainability, Compliance, Business Process, IT Effectiveness, and Talent Management. We help clients improve their operations.

Linking strategy to execution, ProSidian assists client leaders in maximizing company return on investment capital through design and execution of operations core to delivering value to customers. Visit www.ProSidian.com or follow the company on Twitter at www.twitter.com/prosidian for more information.

Job Description

The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) headquartered near the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking to support an engagement for Government - Federal (USA) Sector Clients. The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice (DEHSP) prevents exposures to environmental health hazards to improve the health of all people in all communities through applied environmental public health science and practice. The mission of the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program (Tracking Program) is to provide information from a nationwide network of integrated health and environmental data that drives actions to improve the health of communities.

This Project Manager position currently best aligns with the Senior Consultant Labor Category and ideal candidates exhibit the ability to visualize, analyze, and convert data and experiences to meet performance challenges while confidently engaging in productive “Jugaad” and dialogue targeting mission success. ProSidian Team Members accomplish this mission by acquiring skilled talent for the Tracking Program with a wide range of expertise including informatics, data science, bio-statistics, epidemiology, health education, and communication. Additionally, the program needs staff skilled in program development, strategic planning, evaluation, facilitation, partnerships, and project management.

The Project Manager shall have overall responsibility of the contract activities: planning, organizing, directing, controlling, staffing and reporting status, deliverables and schedules to the Government. As various Task Orders (sometimes referred to as Call Orders) are issued by the Government, the Project Manager shall ensure the deliverables are in compliance with the Task Order in terms of budget, schedule, and quality of the delivered product. Note: a Project Manager may oversee several Task Orders at one time. The Project Manager shall provide technical assistance services to support the Tracking Program in accomplishing its mission.

The Project Manager shall provide facilitation and coordination of the technical teams along the following functional team thematic areas: state and national public health data systems and emerging standards; working with the state health and environmental agencies; and developing strategies for dissemination of information to key audiences. Facilitate and coordinate work-groups, teams and forums. Specific tasks may include, but are not limited to, organizing online meetings, developing agendas, providing virtual meeting audio and webinar services, and facilitating meetings, taking notes. Conduct and facilitate both virtual and in-person meetings, training, and seminars as needed to support program activities. Virtual meetings are ad-hoc while in-person meetings are typically twice a year. Specific tasks may include, but are not limited to, developing agendas, organizing topics and speakers, facilitating, and taking notes. Maintain knowledge management for the program by completing and organizing documentation from work groups, teams and forums and by maintaining a Web-based, secure site to host documents and tools for the program and its recipients.

The majority of the work will be completed via Telework, with the exception of attendance at major program meetings.

Qualifications

Project Manager work products shall be thorough, accurate, appropriately documented, and comply with established criteria. The candidate shall ensure that duties are performed in a competent and professional manner that meets milestones/delivery schedules as outlined.

The Project Manager must possess the following required skills/experience:

Required Skills/Experience:

• Ten (10) or more years of relevant experience in business management, informatics, data science, bio-statistics, epidemiology, health education, and communication. Additionally, skilled in program development, strategic planning, evaluation, facilitation, partnerships, and project management.
• Technically competent with Microsoft Products 2016 or later; and Experience defining all project activities and milestones required to meet objectives and deliverables, properly sequencing tasks and estimating effort with project team members doing the work, determining the critical path, and leveling the project schedule.

Key personnel must exhibit critical soft skills including:

• Excellent active listening and verbal communication skills;
• Strong business writing ability;
• Flexible and adaptable attitude;
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines;
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of stakeholders.

Competencies Required:

• U.S. Citizenship Required - You must be a United States Citizen
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (This employer participates in the e-Verify program)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, & Adobe)
• All ProSidian staff must be determined eligible for a “Facility Access Authorization” (also referred to as an “Employment Authorization”) by the USG’s designated Security Office.
• Other Requirements and Conditions of Employment Apply
• May be required to complete a Financial Disclosure Statement
• Must be able to submit to and qualify for varying levels of background investigative requirements, up to a Top Secret or DOE "Q" clearance.

Additional Information

CORE COMPETENCIES
* Teamwork – ability to foster teamwork collaboratively as a participant, and effectively as a team leader

* Leadership – ability to guide and lead colleagues on projects and initiatives

* Business Acumen – understanding and insight into how organizations perform, including business processes, data, systems, and people

* Communication – ability to effectively communicate to stakeholders of all levels orally and in writing

* Motivation – persistent in pursuit of quality and optimal client and company solutions

* Agility – ability to quickly understand and transition between different projects, concepts, initiatives, or work streams

* Judgment – exercises prudence and insight in decision-making process while mindful of other stakeholders and long-term ramifications

* Organization – ability to manage projects and activity, and prioritize tasks