Project Coordinator

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

As a Project Coordinator you will have the opportunity to do the following:

• Provide coordination for Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB) meetings with C-level leadership (CTO, DCIO, CIO), Enterprise Architects, and Engineers at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).
• Develop artifacts including templates, meeting minutes, roadmaps, schedules used for decision making with DSCA technical leadership.
• Determine areas for improvement and efficiencies in the technical execution of the DSCA IT Program.
• Present analysis and recommendations to the DSCA Chief Technical Office (CTO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO)
• Assist in the coordination of technical projects for the DSCA customer.
• Assist in the planning, communication, and reporting of each project to improve synergy between the DSCA Technical Staff and DSCA Govt leadership.
• Attend in-person and teleconference meetings, provide meeting support documentation when applicable as well as provide weekly and ad-hoc status reports.
• Understand highly complex technical terminology and be able to translate into non-technical project status in terms of cost, performance, and schedule.
• He/she must have the ability to blend creativity, problem solving, and technical skills to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
• Provide coordination for Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB) meetings with C-level leadership (CTO, DCIO, CIO), Enterprise Architects, and Engineers at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).

• 5+ Years in a project management/program management roles reporting directly to a Department of Defense (DoD) client
• Bachelors Degree in Management, Business Information Systems, Computer Science or related technical degree is desired
• Experience supporting high level federal government customers
• Highly proficient oral and written communication with Technical and Management staff required
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams
• Proficient with SharePoint, Jira, Confluence.
• PMP Certification Highly Desired
• Active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain Secret clearance in a timely manner