Scientist Manager
General Dynamics Information Technology
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Falls Church • Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $146,585 - $198,321 per year
About the role
- Support the Work Assignment Manager in developing and implementing workplans, estimating, overseeing, and reporting on budgets and financial expenditures.
- Overseeing tasks and resources, and providing monthly reports to the program for the Sample Management Office contract with the U.S. EPA.
- Serve as the program lead for GDIT’s support to EPA Great Lakes Legacy Act Sediment Assessment and Remediation Program.
- Responsible for overseeing all GDIT support for the program including data assessment, data management, and QA (quality assurance) support.
- Oversee a team of data scientists, chemists, and environmental scientists who provide data review and data management support for data collected under the program.
- Manage scientific research and/or development studies.
- Responsible for the direct supervision/management of the scientific staff.
- Organize project and task workloads and select individuals most qualified for assignments on specific projects.
- Direct technical organization to ensure progress according to technical objectives, within budgetary and schedule guidelines.
- Coordinate the acquisition of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as needed.
- Assess results of technical projects under direction.
- Responsible for the employment, training, and discipline of assigned employees.
- Manage one or more small to medium sized teams consisting of a few disciplines.
- Provide technical expertise, data management, data quality assessment, and quality assurance support to environmental monitoring projects.
- Write and review technical reports, quality assurance project plans, and SOPs.
- Oversee project management including cost estimation, financial tracking and reporting, and human resource management.
- Serve as primary contact with EPA clients.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or foreign academic equivalent in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Ecology, Biology, or a related scientific field.
- 7 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation including Environmental Engineer or related experience.
- Will accept a Bachelor’s degree plus 9 years of progressive experience in lieu of the required education and experience.
- 5 years of experience with scientific data management, quality assurance, project management, and people management.
- Will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience as per the requirements cited herein.
Benefits
- Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental plan options.
- Vision plan.
- 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
- To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible.
- A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
- The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
- Short and long-term disability benefits.
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data managementquality assuranceproject managementscientific researchbudget managementfinancial trackingdata assessmenttechnical report writingSOPscost estimation
Soft Skills
team managementleadershiporganizational skillscommunication skillssupervisiontrainingdiscipline managementtask prioritizationclient relationsproblem-solving