• Ability to obtain/maintain a DOD Clearance; Active Secret Clearance preferred
• The Program Manager must also possess a Six Sigma Black Belt as certified by the American Society for Quality, (ASQ).
• Minimum/General Experience: At a minimum, must have five (5) years of recent (over the last 7 years) overall program/project management experience.
• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following disciplines: program management, business or public administration, production/operations/manufacturing/ quality management, technical management, information systems, engineering, or finance/accounting.
• USCIS will allow a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, as certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI), in lieu of the educational requirements. The web site is www.PMI.org.

Must have:

1. Excellent interpersonal communication and organizing skills to coordinate project activities with contractor and Government representatives
2. Able to conduct fact finding for special projects and/or to respond timely to Government inquiries
3. Able to present oral briefings to USCIS management officials
4. Excellent writing skills to prepare SOPs and revisions.
5. Be proactive in informing the Government of significant issues, and be able to respond and take corrective action to issues brought to the PM by COR.
6. Be proactive in identifying and recommending new approaches to improve quality, cost, and process inefficiencies