NIKA is hiring for a Program Manager to provide overall management and supervision to all personnel assigned to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) FOM Support Services contract in Pasadena, CA! This is for a potential opportunity that would be awarded mid-year 2024.

Named a “Top Workplace” by the Washington Post, NIKA is a well-established company that is focused on growth within an entrepreneurial environment. We work with governments to operate and manage their real property. Our operations management, engineering, and project management services provide our customers with the value and expertise to ensure operational readiness for complex and mission-critical facilities.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing leadership, management, oversight, and execution of a wide variety of facilities maintenance and operations support contract requirements.
• Prepares the monthly and weekly sub-tier contractor preventive maintenance, CM, TCs, Repair, FSA and cFSA work schedule.
• Responsible for planning, directing, and organizing all facets of their contractual responsibilities.
• Developing schedules, formulating work plans, managing, and controlling resources.
• Serving as point of contact with NASA, Government CO and COR, Task Monitors and/or customer personnel.
• Develops and implements processes, procedures, and initiatives to effectively and successfully execute contract requirements, monitor progress, enhance performance, and address and resolve performance.
• Ensuring assigned projects are completed on time, and within approved scope and budget.
• Maintaining effective communication with the Client/Government, sharing knowledge, demonstrating a business-like concern for the client’s interests, and facilitating program integration.
• Effective and efficient management and leadership of the contracting organization’s resources to meet all specifications and expectations of the contract.
• Ensuring contract performance in accordance with the direction and policies of NIKA.
• The PM will have the authority to act on behalf of NIKA on all matters related to the performance of this contract.

Required Skills

• Minimum of 15 years of related Program Management experience required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent field required.
• Experience with managing Government contracting requirements included in the FAR, Government Furnished Equipment and Materials, Property Accountability, and Work Control.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain an access card to the site.

NIKA provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, NIKA takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.