Labor Categories

1. Manager
2. Project Manager
3. Business Specialist
4. Administrative Support
5. Senior Engineer/Analyst
6. Engineer Analyst
7. Junior Engineer/Analyst
8. Technician
9. Technical Specialist
10. Senior Scientist/Subject Matter Expert

Manager

General Summary:

Directs the performance of a variety of related projects which may be organized by technology, program or client. Oversees the technology development and/or application, marketing, and resource allocation within program client base.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the effective management of funds and personnel, and is accountable for the quality and timely delivery of all contractual items.
• Operates within client guidance, contractual limitations, and Company business and policy directives. Serves as focal point of contact with client regarding program activities.
• Ensures that all required resources including manpower, production standards, computer time, and facilities are available for program implementation
• Manages program consisting of multiple projects including project identification, design, development and delivery.
• Maintains the development and execution of business opportunities based on broad, general guidance. Responsible for marketing new technology and follow-on business acquisitions.
• Confers with project manager to provide technical advice and to assist with problem resolution.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications:

• Manager I - bachelor's degree or equivalent and eight years of general experience.
• Manager II - bachelor's degree or equivalent and nine years of general experience.
• Manager III - bachelor's degree or equivalent and 10 years of general experience.
• Manager IV - bachelor's degree or equivalent and 11 years of general experience.
• Manager V - bachelor's degree or equivalent and 12 years of general experience.
• Manager VI - master's degree or equivalent and nine years of general experience.
• Manager VII - master's degree or equivalent and 11 years of general experience.

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Project Manager

General Summary:

Manages project operations. Ensures production schedules are met. Ensures system resources are used effectively.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Coordinates the resolution of production-related problems. Ensures proper relationships are established between customers, teaming partners, and vendors to facilitate the delivery of information technology services. Provides users with computer output. Supervises staff operations.

Job Specifications:

• Project Manager I - bachelor's degree or equivalent and five years of general experience.
• Project Manager II - bachelor's degree or equivalent and seven years of general experience.
• Project Manager III - bachelor's degree or equivalent and eight years of general experience.
• Project Manager IV - bachelor's degree or equivalent and nine years of general experience.
• Project Manager V - bachelor's degree or equivalent and 10 years of general experience.
• Project Manager VI - bachelor's degree or equivalent and 11 years of general experience.
• Project Manager VII - master's degree or equivalent and eight years of general experience.
• Project Manager VIII - master's degree or equivalent and 11 years of general experience.
• Project Manager IX - master's degree or equivalent and 26 years of general experience.

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Business Specialist

General Summary:

Includes all labor efforts identified as business and finance in nature, including but not limited to project control, finance and accounting, project planning and scheduling, cost estimating.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs complex evaluations of existing procedures, processes, techniques, models, and/or systems related to management problems or contractual issues which would require a report and recommend solutions. Principal duties may include, but is not limited to, work breakdown structures, prepare charts, tables, graphs, and diagrams to assist in analyzing problems. Provides daily supervision and direction to administrative staff.

Job Specifications:

• Business Specialist I - high school diploma and six years of general experience.
• Business Specialist II - bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Business Specialist III - bachelor's degree or equivalent and two years of general experience.
• Business Specialist IV - bachelor's degree or equivalent and four years of general experience.
• Business Specialist V - bachelor's degree or equivalent and six years of general experience.
• Business Specialist VI - master's degree or equivalent and five years of general experience.
• Business Specialist VII - master's degree or equivalent and eight years of general experience.

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Administrative Support

General Summary:

Provides administrative-type support to technical and management-level personnel. This includes, but is not limited to, documentation planning and support, project administration, general office support, executive secretarial support, human resource planning, event planning and administration, office relocation planning, mail services, records, data input, etc.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Specializes in coordinating and planning office administration and support.
• Understands and provides documentation planning and support, project administration, general office support, executive secretarial support, human resource planning, event planning and administration, office relocation planning, etc., required in changing office environments.
• May perform other duties as required.

Job Specifications:

• Administrative Support I - high school diploma or G.E.D. or equivalent degree program.
• Administrative Support II - high school diploma or equivalent and one year of general experience.
• Administrative Support III - high school diploma or equivalent and two years of general experience.
• Administrative Support IV - high school diploma or equivalent and three years of general experience.
• Administrative Support V - bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Administrative Support VI - bachelor's degree or equivalent and one year of general experience.
• Administrative Support VII - bachelor's degree or equivalent and three years of general experience.
• Administrative Support VIII - bachelor's degree or equivalent and five years of general experience.
• Administrative Support IX - bachelor's degree or equivalent and seven years of general experience.

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Senior Engineer/Analyst

General Summary:

Performs a variety of engineering tasks, either independently or under supervision, which are broad in nature and are concerned with the design and implementation, including personnel, hardware, software and support facilities and/or equipment. Supervises team of engineers through project completion.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans and performs engineering research, design development, and other assignments in conformance with design, engineering and customer specifications.
• Supervises team of engineers through project completion.
• Responsible for major technical/engineering projects of higher complexity and importance than those normally assigned to lower level engineers.
• Coordinates the activities of engineers and technicians assigned to specific engineering projects.
• May perform other duties as required.

Job Specifications:

• Senior Engineer/Analyst I - bachelor's degree or equivalent and nine years of general experience.
• Senior Engineer/Analyst II- bachelor's degree or equivalent and 10 years of general experience.
• Senior Engineer/Analyst III- bachelor's degree or equivalent and 11 years of general experience.
• Senior Engineer/Analyst IV- bachelor's degree or equivalent and 12 years of general experience.
• Senior Engineer/Analyst V- bachelor's degree or equivalent and 13 years of general experience.
• Senior Engineer/Analyst VI- bachelor's degree or equivalent and 14 years of general experience.
• Senior Engineer/Analyst VII- bachelor's degree or equivalent and 15 years of general experience.
• Senior Engineer/Analyst VIII- master's degree or equivalent and 12 years of general experience.
• Senior Engineer/Analyst IX- master's degree or equivalent and 13 years of general experience.
• Senior Engineer/Analyst X- master's degree or equivalent and 14 years of general experience.
• Senior Engineer/Analyst XI - master's degree or equivalent and 16 years of general experience

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Engineer Analyst

General Summary:

Under supervision performs a variety of engineering tasks which are broad in nature and are concerned with the design and implementation, including personnel, hardware, software and support facilities and/or equipment. Performs with some latitude for un-reviewed actions and decisions.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans and performs engineering research, design development, and other assignments in conformance with design, engineering and customer specifications.
• Responsible for the technical/engineering part of a major project or a project of lesser complexity and importance than those normally assigned to a higher level engineer.
• Coordinates the activities of technicians assigned to specific engineering projects.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications:

• Engineer/Analyst I - bachelor's degree or equivalent and five years of general experience.
• Engineer/Analyst II - bachelor's degree or equivalent and six years of general experience.
• Engineer/Analyst III - bachelor's degree or equivalent and seven years of general experience.
• Engineer/Analyst IV - bachelor's degree or equivalent and eight years of general experience.
• Engineer/Analyst V - bachelor's degree or equivalent and 10 years of general experience.

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Junior Engineer/Analyst

General Summary:

Under supervision, assists in defining and executing engineering activities within a project. These activities may consist of planning, performance management, capacity planning, testing and validation, benchmarking, engineering, and development and staffing of a engineering management plan.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs engineering planning, performance management, capacity planning, testing and validation, benchmarking.
• Development and staffing of an engineering management plan.
• Supports project engineers, as required.
• Analyzes and develops technical documentation detailing the integration and system performance.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications:

• Junior Engineer/Analyst I - bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Junior Engineer/Analyst II - bachelor's degree or equivalent and one year of general experience.
• Junior Engineer/Analyst III - bachelor's degree or equivalent and two years of general experience.
• Junior Engineer/Analyst IV - bachelor's degree or equivalent and three years of general experience.

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Technician

General Summary:

Works under supervision to perform a variety of engineering tasks which are broad in nature and are concerned with the design and implementation, including support facilities and/or equipment.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supports the planning and performance of engineering and customer specifications.
• Supports the technical/engineering activities related to the development and integration, of testing of a project assigned to higher level engineers.
• Works under the supervision of a senior engineer or project manager.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications:

• Technician I - high school diploma or G.E.D. or other equivalent degree program.
• Technician II - high school diploma or equivalent and two years of general experience.
• Technician III - bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Technician IV - bachelor's degree or equivalent and one year of general experience.
• Technician V - bachelor's degree or equivalent and two years of general experience.
• Technician VI - bachelor's degree or equivalent and three years of general experience.
• Technician VII - bachelor's degree or equivalent and four years of general experience.

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Technical Specialist

General Summary:

Assists in collecting and organizing information required for preparation of user's manuals, training materials, installation guides, proposals, and other reports and deliverables.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Edits functional descriptions, system specifications, user's manuals, special reports, or any other customer deliverables and documents.

Job Specifications:

• Technical Specialist I - high school diploma or G.E.D. or other equivalent degree program.
• Technical Specialist II - high school diploma or G.E.D. and one year of general experience.
• Technical Specialist III - high school diploma or G.E.D. and two years of general experience.
• Technical Specialist IV - high school diploma or G.E.D. and three years of general experience.

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Senior Scientist/Subject Matter Expert

General Summary:

Expert in single or multiple technical disciplines providing expert knowledge and insight into specific areas of science and technology. Guides the development and application of this knowledge to the project. Independently performs a variety of system design and integration tasks where subject matter expertise is required.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervises and guides a broad team of technical staff/engineers
• Plans and performs required research, design evaluation, technical development, system integration planning and other tasks in specific technical areas.
• Responsible for highly complex technical/engineering tasks.
• Coordinates and guides the activities of technical staff assigned to specific tasks.
• May perform other duties as required.

Job Specifications:

• Senior Scientist/SME I - master's degree or equivalent and 10 years of general experience with at least five years in the area of expertise
• Senior Scientist/SME II - master's degree or equivalent and 12 years of general experience with at least six years in the area of expertise
• Senior Scientist/SME III - master's degree or equivalent and 29 years of general experience with at least seven years in the area of expertise

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Substitution/Equivalency

GED or vocational degree = high school diploma
AS/AA degree = two years general experience
BS/BA = six years general experience
MS/MA = four years general experience
Ph.D. = three years general experience

Example: MS/MA degree = BS/BA + four years of general experience

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