* This is a contingent opportunity.




Program Manager



K2 Group is in search of a Program Manager to support the TSA's Intermodal Security and Training Exercise Program (I-STEP). I-STEP's mission is to enable development and integration of risk-based, intelligence-driven exercises, training, and security planning solutions in collaboration with security partners to reduce risks to critical transportation infrastructure, including Freight Rail, Mass Transit, and Highway & Motor Carrier, Pipeline, and Aviation sectors.




Duties:

• Provide support to the I-STEP team and participate in coordination with Government and other contractors in the overall management, enhancement, expansion, modification, conduct, evaluation and overall monitoring of the I-STEP Program


• Provide program management services and assist in the overall management, enhancements, expansions, training, exercise design modifications, exercise conduct procedures, evaluations methodology, the overall monitoring of the program, risk-based security planning, and other related tasks


• Provide various forms of program management support throughout the term of this contract at the task order level to include but not limited to:
  
  
  
  • Strategic planning
  
  
  • Budgeting
  
  
  • Stakeholder and community outreach
  
  
  • Sector and multi-sector training development
  
  
  • Technical assistance of training methods
  
  
  • Historical Program record keeping
  
  
  • Developing and maintaining task schedules
  
  
  • Progress reporting
  
  
  • Analytical reporting of security training
  
  
  • Development of various program specific documentation
  
  
  • Risk-Based Security Planning
  
  

Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of Program/Project Management experience


• Previous experience as military or civilian instructor


• Willingness to travel to various customer sites as needed

Desired Qualifications:

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) is highly desired


• Working knowledge of the National Incident Management System (NIMS); Exercise Information System; and Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness (PPD-8)


• Minimum of 3 years previous TSA experience (within the last 6 years

Clearance:

• Ability to obtain a TSA suitability clearance