Deputy Program Manager

Peraton•Huntsville, AL

20h

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Deputy Program Manager to assist the Senior Program Manager in managing a multifaceted program. This role involves daily interaction with government customers, technical and business managers, staff, and subcontractor partners. The Deputy Program Manager will advise on strategic planning, fiscal, operational, procurement, and administrative management. They will oversee project operations to ensure production schedules are met, resources are utilized effectively, and customer relationships are maintained. This position requires developing budgets, schedules, identifying and mitigating program risks, and coordinating resolutions to production issues. A key responsibility is creating and managing an Integrated Master Schedule, gathering schedule data, analyzing critical paths, and providing schedule analysis using project management techniques. The role also involves providing inputs for performance reports, participating in program meetings, and acting as a point of contact for the government when the Program Manager is unavailable. Peraton offers enhanced benefits for employees on this critical National Security program, including subsidized benefits coverage, 25 days of PTO annually, and eligibility for a bonus plan.

Requirements

TS/SCI clearance adjudication or ability to obtain SCI and pass a poly
Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 12 years of experience OR Master's degree with 10 years of relevant work experience OR 16 years of experience w/o degree
Proven experience in government or private industry in contact center operations management or other relevant work areas.
Program Management experience working with the DIA/MSIC
Minimum of 5 years progressively responsible Management, Project Management or equivalent specialized experience with Project Management tools and techniques.
Must be able to identify and communicate program risks and recommend mitigation.
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience creating, updating, and maintain Integrated Management Schedule and proficient utilizing Program Management SW Tools.
Excellent communicator with exceptional written and oral communication skills.
Self-starter with proven leadership ability, as well as demonstrated success working with limited supervision while coordinating activities with security, operations, quality assurance, contracts, and other program execution functions.
Experience collaborating with technical and military analysts across the Intelligence Community or other DoD organizations
Excellent time management and administrative skills with the ability to prioritize and/or reprioritize daily tasks based on the needs of the program.

Responsibilities

Assist the Senior Program Manager to manage day-to-day progress of a multifaceted program through constant interaction with the Government customer, technical and business managers and immediate staff, subcontractor partners, and program support personnel.
Advise the Program Manager and help oversee strategic planning, fiscal, operational, procurement and administrative management of the program.
Manages project operations to ensure production schedules are met, system resources are utilized effectively, and proper relationships are established between customers.
Help develop budgets, schedules, performance and risk identification/mitigation on project. Coordinated resolutions to production-related problems.
Understand customer requirements to ensure all inquiries are delivered high quality (error free) and are delivered on time.
Responsible for creating and managing an Integrated Master Schedule for all tasks, program management actions and reporting requirements, ensuring traceability of all studies, model development, and project milestones. Coordinate with key stakeholders across various program workflows to gather schedule data, including discrete events, outlining dependencies among events and schedule. Analyze data for schedule and critical path impact to the program. Performs program schedule analysis to include Metrics, Critical Path, Float, and schedule variances. Utilize Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances.
Provide inputs to weekly and monthly performance reports, monthly and quarterly statistics, or as necessary, to the Program Manager to ensure acceptable performance is maintained for all staff supporting the program.
Participate in program meetings and be prepared to address or disseminate anything of need concerning customer policies, procedures, and/or clarifications. Proactively provide continual leadership feedback on key program metrics and contract activities using existing tools and feedback mechanisms.
Act as the point of contact with the Government when Program Manager is unavailable.