Description
The Site Lead has overall responsibility for successful day-to-day operations at an Aurora, CO site; to include implementing procedures and controls, planning and directing program execution, and monitoring and reporting progress at GDIT.
Responsibilities:
- Directs program execution of technical requirements to include performing Tier 3 (T3) Ground Terminal (GT) /IT Engineering tasks
- Perform T3 sustainment of GT antenna to include root cause analysis, fix, and documentation updates to GT antenna
- Perform T3 sustainment for the Aurora, CO GTs that require T3 support
- Develop, test, verify, and distribute configuration changes to the GT operational baseline
- Coordinate and obtain client approval of the timeline for insertion of changes to the GT operational system baseline
- Maintain and update B-level and C-level system specifications, intra-group Interface Control Document (ICD), and other GT baseline system documentation under which the Contractor is designated as the T3 sustainment support provider
- Replenish GT antenna spares for items not covered within the Control and Status Subsystem (CSS) or equivalent subsystem
- Support maintenance of GT antenna configuration items under which the contractor is designated as the Tier 3/4 sustainment support provider
- Identify obsolete GT antenna equipment and provide recommendations to the Government for suitable replacement
- Replace failed GT antenna hardware and return items to T2 once repaired
- Perform GT antenna calibrations and analyses that are outside the scope of T2 functions as defined in the applicable site procedures
- Maintain documentation of GT antenna calibrations
- Report GT antenna calibration results to include performance degradation and missing data
- Perform long-term GT antenna trend-analyses in support of operations and development programs
- Identify, prioritize, and justify GT antenna parts and materials procurement requirements for Government review and approval
- Coordinate with the client and obtain approval prior to purchasing GT antenna parts and materials
- When applicable to the mission, escalate issues to vendors that can provide T4 level equivalent services as necessary and required to maintain GT antenna
- Augment T2 sustainment support for GT software and hardware anomaly resolution and failure analysis
- Maintain COOP readiness for GT operations. Provide input to SE/SI activities related to GT operations and sustainment
Desired Qualifications:
- Skilled in supervising program operations, planning and directing program execution, and monitoring and reporting progress
- Experienced in managing programs of similar scope and complexity. Interacts with Aurora, CO and other OCONUS sites on a daily basis
Site Leadership:
- Experience leading multi-discipline personnel and coordinating day-to-day site operations, maintenance priorities, and mission support requirements
Customer & Stakeholder Coordination:
- Demonstrated experience coordinating with Government personnel, program leadership, technicians, engineers, vendors, and higher-tier support, and communicating site status
- Strong knowledge of Antenna/RF systems, signal paths, communications equipment, GT interfaces, test equipment, and preventive/corrective maintenance
- Demonstrated experience performing advanced fault isolation, failure analysis, root-cause analysis, and resolution to complex or recurring equipment and system problems
- Experience performing non-routine maintenance, equipment modifications, installation, integration, checkout, testing, verification, and restoration activities
- Experience with configuration management, technical baseline control, approved configuration changes, maintenance/configuration documentation, and update of technical procedures and troubleshooting guidance
- Ability to analyze equipment condition, maintenance history, performance information, and recurring failures to identify technical trends, sustainment risks, and appropriate corrective and escalation actions
- Experience supporting T2 escalation and coordinating complex technical resolution with technicians, engineers, Software/IT personnel, Network Administrators, vendors, and Tier-4 support providers,
- Ability to provide technical guidance to less experienced personnel
- Experience supporting 8x5 operational environments
- Participates in special metrology projects as required
Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
- 401K with company match
- Competitive pay and paid time off
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance