Ocean Associates, Inc.

Technical Program Manager

Ocean Associates, Inc.

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $55 - $60 per hour

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

CloudPythonRemote Sensing

About the role

  • Work with task leads in developing project documentation, including tracking and reporting documentation of modeling tasks and milestones, and providing guidance on the Project Lifecycle process
  • Coordinate Portfolio Review and Portfolio Assessment activities: prepare review materials, coordinate meetings, document notes and action items
  • Coordinate monthly activities including OCS Project Review Board and OCS/CSDL meeting preparations; review project documents and presentations; prepare materials, facilitate meetings, document decisions and track action item closure
  • Coordinate Project Lifecycle and Portfolio Management process improvements
  • Support managing the OCS Project Management tools
  • Manage regional Surge/OFS delivery across the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic coast, Arctic, and East/West Pacific and drive optimization of model capabilities within the geospatial web services infrastructure
  • Oversee automated functional and performance/capacity testing tools and finalize optimization of the open-source, cloud-based dissemination infrastructure
  • Coordinate cross-model integration and coupling work (SCHISM, WW3, ROMS, CICE); maintain issue registers and runbooks; drive resolution of priority issues
  • Maintain licensing and compliance artifacts (e.g., UFS-Coastal license updates) in partnership with legal
  • Interface with stakeholders and support internal/external communication and collaboration environments

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, Marine Science, GIS, Remote Sensing, or a related field and a minimum of 4 years of directly related experience; OR MS/MA plus a minimum of 8 years of directly related experience
  • Knowledge in working with one of OCS's operational hydrodynamic models (ADCIRC, FVCOM, ROMS, and/or SCHISM)
  • Working knowledge of the distributed version control system Git and the GitHub developer platform
  • General understanding of workflows needed to set up, run, and post process ocean and wave models for coastal applications
  • Demonstrated skills in collecting, processing, and analyzing environmental observations and in model evaluation and data analysis using parametric and non-parametric statistical methods
  • Demonstrated ability to self-manage workload and meet variable deadlines for multiple concurrent tasks
  • Strong ability to collaborate and manage diverse multi-agency teams
  • Demonstrated project management experience
  • Must verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and successfully complete a federal government background check