Program Management Manager

Kansas City National Security Campus•Albuquerque, NM

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Management Manager plans, organizes, coordinates, and manages the overall activities of a programmatic team consisting of program managers, engineers, and other support individuals. This role will directly support programmatic business and technical activities with multiple weapons, product/service or reimbursable programs for the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE). The Program Management Manager will develop, plan, and lead the execution of programs through customer relationships, transformation and integration, and growth strategies aligned with the customer needs and requirements.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in business, engineering, scientific, or other related field
7 or more years of experience in business, engineering, manufacturing, sciences, managing projects and/or programs, or related activities
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
Ability to work on-site as directed by management and as determined by the needs of the business
United States Citizenship
Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this job
Ability to obtain and maintain, if required for position, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance (some positions require additional DOE designations)

Nice To Haves

Technical understanding of Defense Program weapon systems and components along with an understanding of the NSE weapons acquisition and product realization process preferred.
Demonstrated history of successfully managing large projects or programs requiring direct customer management, executive leadership communication, and overall customer requirements management preferred.
Experience in development and production of weapon systems and components.
Successful history of working with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) as well as NSE laboratories and production facilities.

Responsibilities

Represents the company to resolve programmatic and customer issues pertinent to program viability.
Provides project/program management leadership and oversight to achieve metrics, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
Directly supervises employees and performs other managerial responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, and training; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance and provides development for staff; providing recognition and discipline as appropriate; addressing complaints; and resolving problems.
Develops and implements staffing plans, budget proposals, expense budgets, and equipment requirements consistent with anticipated workloads.
Serves as liaison between external customer and internal organizations to ensure effective communication and adequate support.
Encourages and facilitates teamwork with operations, finance, quality, and engineering.
Partners with management and other functional areas to formulate and implement strategies necessary to meet a broad range of company-wide objectives.
Supports the development and implementation of strategies for the NSE that position the KCNSC to be more responsive and flexible, focusing on future year implementation.
Participates as a member of technical advisory committees and represents management, as directed, in meetings or appropriate functions.
Collaborates with current and future customers to understand customer needs and their impact on future KCNSC planning and strategies.
May lead teams at other sites or be assigned to interface at customer locations.
Analyzes, interprets information, and articulates observations and recommendations for technical and programmatic impact.