Lead, Program Manager

L3Harris•Greenville, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead, Program Management, manages the onsite development, integration, and test of an airborne early warning (AEW) platform mission system and supports management of an overseas subcontractor’s portion of the mission system. The role leads execution and oversight across Integrated Product Teams, including Material & Supply Chain, Subcontracts, Airframe, Engineering, and Operations, and is responsible for program cost, schedule, and technical performance, including achievement of objectives and payment milestones. The position interfaces weekly with the end user, major subcontractors, and executive leadership. The growth path includes a similar role supporting an ISR platform, focused on ground systems for the airborne platform. Both programs use a modified G550 aircraft. The role oversees modification, integration, and test activities, including schedules, meetings, customer presentations, and departmental budgets. It reviews potential contract-scope changes and advises management and customers of their impacts, directs functional employees, monitors performance against plans and milestones, responds to customer and quick-reaction needs, and briefs customers, end users, and senior management. Support or coordination outside normal business hours may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Seven years of direct program management experience related to FAA military programs.
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance and eventually a Top Secret (SCI) clearance.
Experience with commercial, Department of Defense, and/or military aviation or aerospace product development and production.
Experience preparing business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets, and financial terms and conditions of contracts.
Strong project management skills.
Strong verbal and written communication, negotiation, organizational, time-management, and leadership skills.
Ability to interface with engineering, manufacturing, operations, and management personnel onsite and offsite.

Nice To Haves

Strong subcontractor management experience.
Knowledge of FAA qualifications or certification.
Experience managing aircraft and ground integration efforts.
Knowledge of manpower planning, milestone scheduling, project management tools, and related financial management.
Experience with Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
Experience with Microsoft Project and development of an Integrated Master Schedule.
Experience with JIRA, Confluence, and Power BI dashboards.
Ability to use metrics to identify trends and drive results.
Ability to execute program results while maintaining compliance with policies, procedures, and processes.
Commitment to continuous improvement through all phases of program execution.

Responsibilities

Lead the Mission/Ground System and Subcontractor Manager Integrated Product Team, providing direction to team leaders in alignment with program goals.
Establish and monitor execution milestones against master schedules and payment timelines.
Oversee material and supply chain, subcontracts, engineering, and operations to support integration, test, and delivery.
Manage program cost, schedule, and technical performance, using knowledge of EVMS to meet or exceed performance indicators.
Serve as a primary point of contact for the end user and executive leadership, facilitating communication and achievement of contract milestones.
Identify program challenges, opportunities, and risks and develop strategies to address them.
Oversee and manage modification, integration, and test activities, including schedules, internal and external meetings, customer presentations, and departmental budgets.
Review proposed changes in contract scope and advise management and customers of their impact.
Direct functional employees on assigned projects and monitor performance against schedules, plans, and milestones.
Respond to customer needs and quick-reaction requests; support requests or coordination outside normal business hours as required.
Brief customers, end users, and upper management on assigned projects.