Principal, Program Management Excellence- Engineering

L3Harris•Palm Bay, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Management Excellence (PMX) team within the Maritime Sector is looking to fill a Functional Lead role. The successful candidate should be an experienced Program Manager and/or Engineering Manager who is well-versed in People, Process, and Tools best practices within the Aerospace & Defense industry. The successful candidate will serve as the enabler for Engineering execution across all programs in the sector. The candidate must be able to lead cross-functionally with the other members of the Maritime PMX staff, Engineering functional partners and the sector’s IPTs to drive predictable program performance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 12 years of experience or post-graduate degree and 10 years of experience or in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of prior related experience
Ability to obtain Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Security Clearance
10+ years of prior experience in Aerospace & Defense program management, Engineering management and EVMS
Experience managing Profit & Loss (P&L)
Demonstrated ability to present to executives/management on important topics
Demonstrated ability to work independently, identify problems and propose solutions
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, across geographically-dispersed teams
Ability to Travel at least 25%

Nice To Haves

Active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance
Prior experience managing Profit & Loss (P&L)
Prior experience managing direct reports
Prior experience providing instructional training to program team(s)
Ability to Travel – up to 50%

Responsibilities

Drive and support predictable performance across all sector programs for the Engineering function
Partner with program, other IPT members with Engineering function to support ensure executable baseline plan (cost and schedule)
Drive and support program baseline planning for the Engineering function
Manage Division CAM training for the Engineering function
Partner with program, IPT members with the Engineering function to ensure Engineering IPT lead / CAM excellence
Serve as and IPT support member and advocate for Engineering functional initiatives within sector programs
Assist and support the function for Gate and Independent Reviews for the sector
Drive program R&O management for the Engineering function
Support Engineering with EAC/ETC development, review, and approval
Support the program, IPT and Engineering function for preperation of various sector and division reviews
Reensure Engineering policy and process requirements are applied within programs
Support continuous improvement projects
Coordinates and adjudicates PMX support priorities