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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The Financial Reporting Department at The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State is seeking a Proposal Award Generalist (PAG) to support the Materials and Manufacturing Office (MMO) Head and Office Business Manager (OBM) in the prioritization, coordination, and execution of MMO proposals. The PAG will work closely with the ARL Proposal Office and Contracts Office teams to ensure timely submission of compliant packages to sponsoring organizations.
ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intel Community (IC).
ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.
You will:
Support the MMO OBM in post award management and office manpower planning
Support MMO Principal Investigators (PIs) in the generation of Proposal Initiation Forms
Work with the MMO PIs to determine the requirements of proposals per the solicitation, ARL and PSU guidelines, and FAR/DFAR requirements
Collaborate with the sponsoring organization to support identification of proposal requirements, due dates, and other applicable items associated with the proposal as needed
Communicate these requirements to the ARL Proposal and Contracts Offices
Prioritize timelines/schedules for individual proposal preparation and submission and hold the proposal team accountable
Prioritize MMO proposals using a variety of factors to include but not limited to due date, complexity factor, and realism
Work with the MMO Office Head to resolve any issues, and communicate the priorities to the ARL Proposal Office
Support the MMO OBM in post award management by meeting with MMO Principal Investigators and Division Heads to review project expenditures, risks, forecasting, and contractual needs/requirements
Review MMO Project expenditures and balances to ensure risk of project over/under run are mitigated
Generate MMO manpower utilization reports using Estimate to Complete budgets and proposals weighted on their assigned probability
Support the use of this data for financial forecasting, resource de-confliction, hiring decisions, and to support inter-division resource utilization
Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree or higher plus two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required skills and experience include:
Accounting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
Preferred skills and experience include:
A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Management
Project management and project costing on government contracts
Your working location will be mostly remote, but will sometimes require you to be on-site in State College, PA.
ARL at Penn State is an integral part of one of the leading research universities in the nation and serves as a University center of excellence in defense science, systems, and technologies with a focus in naval missions and related areas.
You will be subject to a government security investigation, and you must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.
ARL is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion; we believe this is central to our success as a Department of Defense designated University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). We are at our best when we draw on the talents of all parts of society, and our greatest accomplishments are achieved when diverse perspectives are part of our workforce.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our web site at www.arl.psu.edu.
The pay range for this position, including all possible grades is:
$61,800.00 - $89,600.00
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