Program Support Specialist 2
Tysons, VAJob$78–98K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Program Support Specialist 2 provides day-to-day project support to project managers, engineers, and other staff, while learning about project phases, tasks, schedules, and operations. The role supports proposal and contract administration, documentation, compliance, reporting, and deliverable production for commercial and U.S. Federal projects. It also prepares and edits technical and contract materials, coordinates meetings and deliveries, and communicates complex information to varied audiences.
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Overview
About M.C. Dean
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises.The company’s capabilities include electrical power systems, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia and employs more than 9,000 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.
Why Join Us?
Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.
The Program Support Specialist 2 is responsible for providing day-to-day project support for project managers, engineers, and other staff members. This person will learn firsthand about project phases, tasks, activities, schedules, and operations.
Responsibilities
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Work and collaborate with Program Management personnel on matters of business and contractual nature, such as preparation of proposal responses; preparation and monitoring of project deliverables; preparation and monitoring and project reporting; and addressing performance and/or funding issues.
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Maintain proposal, project and contractual documentation including contract repositories.
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Ensure compliance with contract requirements and perform all other position related duties as assigned. Perform responsibilities as focal point for ongoing issue resolution, including commercial and federal compliance (terms and conditions), acceptance, and payment issues.
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Responsibility for the administration of commercial and U.S. Federal contracts based on project milestones, to include responsibility for tracking and documenting change orders.
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Develop and maintain tracking lists for proposal, deliverable, project and contract management for team reviews and compliance.
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Responsible for ensuring team is compliant with project and contract requirements, deliverables requirements, and schedule requirements.
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Assist Program Manager in preparation of monthly reports and other financial reports.
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Organize project, proposal and contract meetings and assist in preparation of briefs, plans, spreadsheets, and other material.
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Prepare documentation for employee permits, security, certification, travel requests. Design, create, lay out, and produce technical documentation, including information sheets, reference guides, briefs, and presentations.
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Convey complex information and concepts in appropriate fashion to audiences with different levels of technical knowledge.
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Document and accurately capture information from meetings, conversations, and presentations.
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Research, analyze, and cite reference materials from print and online sources.
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Design professional document templates for internal and external use.
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Develop schedules, outlines, and templates for various types of proposal and project documentation.
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Write, edit, and proofread contract materials in response to client requests and requirements while meeting established schedules and deadlines.
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Conceptualize graphics, figures, tables, and other presentation techniques to optimize impact of information provided.
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Coordinate and assist with contract and proposal deliverables production, packing, and delivery (hard / soft copy) per RFP requirements.
Qualifications
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High School Diploma/GED with 8+ years of experience
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Associate's Degree with 6+ years of experience
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Bachelor's Degree with 2+ years of experience
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Experience in professional writing, editing, and document production required.
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Excellent organizational skills and ability to work well under pressure; managing numerous interruptions.
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Accuracy and attention to detail.
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Ability to work independently and resolve practical problems.
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Must be an effective communicator with excellent written and oral communication skills.
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Ability to deal effectively and tactfully with a wide variety of individuals in person, via telephone and in writing.
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Must have strong multitasking skills.
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Must have strong computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and interaction with customer portals and advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite.
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Experience authoring responses to statements of work, staffing plans, past performance sections, management plans, and executive summaries.
We offer an excellent benefits package including:
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A competitive salary
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Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
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Paid time off
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Tuition reimbursement
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401k Retirement Plan
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Military Reserve pay offset
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Paid maternity leave
Abilities:
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Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
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Sitting for extended periods of time.
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Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
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Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
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Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
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Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
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Identify and understand the speech of another person.
Pay Range
USD $78,320.00 - USD $97,900.00 /Yr.
How this job compares
Set against the 448 open Program Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$78–98K/yr
- US median$78–115K/yr121 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $88K, is 12% below the US median midpoint ($100K) — in the middle half of Program Support salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 146 open Program Support jobs in Virginia and 448 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Serco124 open
- M. C. Dean (this employer)4 open
- UIC Government Services and the Bowhead Family of Companies4 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Program Support postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (330 postings).
- Education
- 117 of the 448 open Program Support jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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