Duties

The office of the ODNI Chief Information Officer (CIO) delivers high quality, secure, and cost-effective information and technology enterprise services that advance ODNI strategy, missions, and core business processes in alignment to IC strategic goals.

The office of the ODNI Chief Information Officer (CIO) delivers high quality, secure, and cost-effective information and technology enterprise services that advance ODNI strategy, missions, and core business processes in alignment to IC strategic goals.

CIO is seeking a GS-14 COTR to provide leadership and oversight of ODNI-wide Information Technology (IT) projects.

Develop, execute, and communicate spend plans and assess variances from cost and schedule baseline; oversee the
reallocation of resources in response to change considering impact to project cost, schedule, and quality of deliverables.

Working with the contractor Program Managers, resolve issues related to the statement of work, customer requirements, project cost, schedules, quality, and performance. Provide expert oversight of cost and resource estimates; participate in budget planning activities and develop cost-estimating strategies for future projects. Work with the CO to manage standard and IDIQ IT contracts.

Supervise the contract deliverables to ensure project is completed on time, effectively apply team building and coaching techniques, and exchange project or technical information with contractor PMs.

Supervise the contract deliverables to ensure counterintelligence and security policies and procedures are followed; provide help or assistance when needed; communicate changing needs and requirements.

Ensure that projects are prioritized in alignment with corporate objectives.

Provide leadership, oversight, and guidance to the effective management of complex projects; manage and mitigate risks, assess customer requirements, identify dependencies, and develop project plans. Ensure plans and schedules are developed and followed throughout the life of the project.

Oversee the contract deliverables, monitoring activities to ensure policies and procedures are proactively followed; provide help or assistance to team members or others when needed; communicate needs and requirements to project managers.

Work closely with mission customers, organizational management, and the CO; direct and coordinate technical and program issues, establish objectives, develop requirements, establish schedules, estimate costs, develop budgetary controls, monitor technical aspects of the contract, and monitor the contract performance; work closely with the CO to assist in contract negotiations, including determining viable options for cost.

Estimate costs and other resources using quantitative analysis to project requirements.

Lead project teams to ensure project is completed on time, effectively apply team building and coaching techniques, and exchange project or technical information with team members and contractors at formal and informal meetings.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Applicants may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency. Applicants must have current TS/SCI clearances with polygraph or have the ability to obtain one. The ODNI does not conduct polygraphs or provide security clearances for detailees.

Qualifications

Mandatory and Educational Requirements

Extensive experience in providing leadership, oversight, and guidance to the effective management of complex projects; in managing and mitigating risks, assessing customer requirements, identifying dependencies, and developing responsive project plans; in estimating costs and other resources using quantitative analysis to project
requirements.

COTR level I is required for this position. Current COTR II certification or the ability to become COTR level II certified within a year is required.

Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including a demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment and to lead and mentor junior colleagues.

Demonstrated ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, complex information in a clear, concise manner that is targeted to and meets the needs of diverse audiences with different perspectives and objectives.

Extensive experience providing leadership, oversight, and guidance to the effective management of complex projects; managing and mitigating risks, assessing customer requirements, identifying dependencies, and developing responsive project plans; estimating costs and other resources using quantitative analysis to project requirements.

Extensive experience examining project successes and failures and making expert recommendations to improve products and services; considerable ability to deal with service failures and prioritize customer needs.

Demonstrated ability to balance responsibilities among project activities; ability to manage transitions effectively from task to task, adapting to varying customer needs.

Desired Requirements

Program Management certification is desirable.

Knowledge of IC information management security guidelines, document storage, and IC classification guidelines.

Additional information

Job Interview Travel: Candidates from outside the Washington, D.C., area may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview. If selected for an in-person interview, any travel or lodging will be at the applicant's personal expense.

Reasonable Accommodations:
The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodations Officer by classified email at dni_reasonable_accommodation_wma@cia.ic.gov, by unclassified email at DNI_DRA@dni.gov, by telephone at 703-275-3900 or by FAX at 703-275-1217. Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE EEOD EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION VIA THE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED IN THE 'HOW TO APPLY' SECTION ABOVE.

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The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.