Job Abstract

ASRC Federal AFSS is a premier provider of systems engineering, software engineering, system integration and project management services for real-time, mission-critical defense systems. We are seeking a Risk Manager to support a NASA contract in Greenbelt, MD.

Responsibilities:

Seeking an experienced Risk Manager to fulfill the following duties:

• Provide Risk Management Support for the Earth Science Data Information System (ESDIS) Project.
• Collaborate with project management to identify, record, and mitigate pertinent project risks.
• Establish, design, implement, and maintain an ESDIS project-specific Risk Management (RM) process integral to achieving mission success.
• Collaborate with originators to craft clear, complete, concise, and actionable risk statements, context statements, and mitigation strategy steps.
• Coordinate with lower-level risk management working groups across the project to ensure risks flow correctly between those working groups and the project level Risk Management Board.
• Prepare for, and facilitate, program Risk Management Board meetings.
• Integrate and edit material for various RM reporting presentations.

• Work with experts to establish mitigation steps/burn down approaches that result in reduction in consequences.
• Conduct routine risk working groups to identify risks in a clear and concise manner including justifiable scoring and mitigation steps.
• Conduct routine risk management board meetings to open risks, close risks, and approve changes or updates.
• Assist in scoring risk likelihood and consequence with technical staff based on a project level scorecard to obtain consistent approaches.
• Provide monthly updates to the top risk list and details in the MSR process.
• Additional duties as required.

• Thorough understanding of Continuous Risk Management (CRM) and Risk Informed Decision Making (RIDM) IAW NPR 8000.4 and GPR 7120.4.
• Experience in Goddard RM techniques, applying CRM principles/best practices to facilitate a program/project RM process.
• Sufficient knowledge and experience to document a project-specific Risk Management process in a Risk Management Plan, obtain project approval, as well as SMA concurrence.
• Advanced knowledge, and use, of at least one risk repository tool (e.g., spreadsheet, database, COTS product, MIS, TDMS).
• Completion of the NASA SATERN course, ABC’s of Risk Management (Course GSFC-PC-ABC RM) is a strong plus.
• Demonstrate high degree of accuracy, organization, consistent attention to detail and high level of productivity.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and can work successfully with all levels of technical and project management.
• Strong knowledge of Office 365 suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other NASA systems.
• Individual must be able to report on-site, as needed, to satisfy the job requirements.
• Individual must meet government NAC and citizenship/permanent residency requirements for access to NASA Centers and HQ. Extensive background investigation will be performed as a requirement of the job.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree and five (5) years of related experience or nine (9) years of experience in lieu of a degree.