At Noblis and Noblis ESI, we have excellent teams of smart, collaborative, proactive experts and professionals. We are actively seeking to identify personnel to join our team of talented professionals who possess the experience, vision, commitment, and integrity to successfully support the strategic goals of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Office of Mission & Capability Support (MCS).
DHS S&T was established by Congress to provide innovative scientific and technical solutions to the nation's homeland security challenges. Within S&T, MCS executes Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) to transition solution approaches, technologies, and knowledge products in support of DHS Component customers including U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal, State, Local Tribal and Territorial (FSLTT) first responders, and the larger Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE). MCS covers all DHS mission areas and serves 13 discrete customer portfolios.
This role will directly support the Chemical, Biological, Detection and Defense strategic program with a focus on managing the daily operations of the program and its associated projects and activities in close consultation with the federal program manager and Division Director. A key element of this role will be forming strategic partnerships to facilitate the development of cost-effective technological solutions to identify, prevent, and/or respond to incidents involving Chem-Bio threats and hazards.
Specific role functions may include:
- Serving as the main point of contact for Chem-Bio (CB) related projects and activities.
- Providing insight and advice concerning strategic and technical direction and applicability of current, industry standard or innovative solutions based on in-depth understanding of the latest developments relevant to a specialized functional area.
- Developing technical and strategic documentation for programs, projects and individual activities in collaboration with federal program and project managers.
- Overseeing, monitor, and support government-sponsored research programs on leading-edge technologies in close consultation with our DHS S&T clients.
- Providing senior scientific, technical, programmatic, and strategic support to a portfolio of chemical and biological R&D programs.
- Evaluating the feasibility of technical approaches to problems and requirements presented by operational customers.
- Provide leadership and guidance to a small team of colleagues providing support to adjacent programs and projects within the same portfolio to include coaching, review of and feedback on deliverables, monitoring completion of assigned activities, and assisting in balancing workloads in consultation with DHS S&T program managers and leadership.
- Serve as the lead contractor for an MCS Division Director providing strategic feedback and advice and contributing to the efficient execution of the division’s activities as they relate to the Chemical, Biological Detection and Defense strategic program and projects within the division’s portfolio.
- Supporting the identification, assessment, evaluation, and testing of existing and emerging technologies, systems, and capabilities, including: coordination with related government, academic, and industry programs; attending meetings and symposia; coordinating meetings and programs reviews; and supporting program advocacy including development and production of presentation materials.
- Assess the efficacy, safety, cost lifecycle costs of proposed or realized solutions and provide feedback to DHS S&T program managers and leadership to inform decisions.
- Concisely communicating findings, assessments, and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences as needed.
- Providing programmatic and technical presentations to varied audiences including customers, partners and stakeholders at the direction of federal program and project managers.
- Active participation in engagements with operational customers and stakeholders to include providing technical and scientific feedback and guidance in consultation with MCS program and project managers.
- Participating in meetings, workshops, conferences, and program reviews at the direction of the program or project manager to provide programmatic and technical reviews and feedback, summarize and synthesize information for federal project managers and teammates, and contribute to the technical and program management dialogue with research performers and relevant stakeholders.
- Active engagement in the development and administration of RDT&E contracts, to include tasks such as: development of solicitation material, administration of source selection reviews, assessing technical solutions, and developing funding documentation with a particular emphasis on the technical and strategic content of procurement packages.
- Monitoring project performance and reviewing deliverables to ensure technical, programmatic, and financial goals and objectives are met while identifying possible program risks.
- Coordinating with federal project and program managers to prepare for weekly sync meetings, briefings to matrix stakeholders and MCS leadership, and monthly/ad-hoc technical discussions with project performers.
- Providing support to Portfolio and Program Managers in their continued engagement with DHS S&T customers on the receipt, prioritization, and regular reporting of their operational capability gaps.
- Providing high level visionary advice to program/project manager or senior leadership to influence objectives of complex efforts.
- Performing routine tasks including, but not limited to, scheduling, writing internal memos, maintaining and updating Program Management records, filing, intranet website maintenance, preparing and reviewing presentations, records maintenance, and coordinating daily operations of the assigned program.
- Coordinating, tracking, and providing assistance in responding to program-aligned S&T Executive Secretary data calls, compiling information, and preparing information for reporting to senior leadership, with a particular emphasis items requiring technical content and information.