24 January 2024
*Interested candidates are encouraged to submit applications promptly for best consideration*
Be the Program Manager for the NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program Office (ExEP) (7300) and report institutionally to the Director for Astronomy and Physics (7000) and programmatically to the NASA Astrophysics Division Director.
Will have specific responsibility for the ExEP oversight, including the Program Chief Technologist, Program Scientist, Supporting Research and Technology Development, Program Engineering Office, the NN-EXPLORE Project, the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, Extreme Precision Radial Velocity Program, the High-Resolution Imaging Project and Communications and Public Engagement.
Conduct reviews such as the annual State of the Program, Quarterly Reviews, scientific, technical and programmatic, and create and present reports as required.
Develop an annual PPBE funding submission, along with the Program Business Manager, and present it to the NASA Astrophysics Division Executives. Approve Planning, Programming, Budget & Execution (PPBE) submissions from all Program tasks/activities, and integrate the planning and execution of individual projects/activities into a coherent approach at the Program level.
Oversee the business activities related to cost estimating, funding, task order management, subcontract management, Interdivisional Authorization (IA) management, accounting, and financial planning for JPL projects and tasks within the Program.
Plan, monitor, and control authorized Program resources; allocate budget to projects/activities and control Program changes within the scope of the Program Plan.
Provide management, direction and oversight to multifunctional organization(s) through managers and/or high-level staff positions that have budget, planning and/or staffing accountability. Will have overall responsibility for developing and administering budgets, schedules and performance standards.
Serve as the principal interface with the NASA Astrophysics Division, and represent the Laboratory to NASA Headquarters, other NASA Centers, industry, academia, and institutions on matters pertaining to the Program.
Be responsible for representing NASA and JPL in all aspects of managing the Program, which includes interacting with JPL and NASA executive management, overseeing all aspects of the formulation and implementation of the ExEP projects, planning and allocating budgets and in preparation of annual funding requests across the full scope of the Program, integrating the planning of the Program’s technical implementation, integrating cross-center activities, and assessing and reporting Program progress.
Support and respond to the NASA Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) Science, Technology, Architecture Review Team (START) and Technical Advisory Group (TAG) as needed. HWO is a concept for a NASA flagship mission, as recommended by the 2020 Astrophysics Decadal Survey and the START/TAG will guide maturation activities for the HWO.
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