PROGRAM MANAGER, ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEMS

Parsons Corporation•Huntsville, AL
•$134,100 - $241,400

About The Position

Parsons is seeking an experienced Electronic Security Systems Program Manager to lead execution and growth of the ESS VIII Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). The role leads performance across a portfolio of task orders, guides multidisciplinary teams, strengthens customer relationships, and develops project-management talent. The successful candidate brings program leadership, financial and contract-management expertise, and the ability to translate customer commitments into disciplined execution. The position works across technical, operational, and corporate functions to manage risk, improve consistency, support new opportunities, and deliver reliable results across the task-order portfolio. The position is part of Parsons’ Federal Solutions team, which delivers resources and solutions to US government customers in areas including defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental services.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, project management, or a related technical or business discipline.
  • Fifteen or more years of progressively responsible experience in program management, project management, electronic security systems, engineering, construction, operations, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects, task orders, contracts, or programs.
  • Experience managing budgets, forecasts, schedules, scope, risks, subcontractors, and customer relationships.
  • Experience mentoring or developing project managers and professional staff.
  • Strong leadership, decision-making, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstrated financial, commercial, and business-management acumen.
  • Ability to lead multiple concurrent task orders and balance competing priorities.
  • Strong customer-engagement, negotiation, conflict-resolution, and relationship-management skills.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills.
  • Understanding of electronic security systems and related engineering, integration, installation, commissioning, and sustainment activities.
  • Knowledge of applicable industry practices, regulations, and contract requirements.
  • Ability to identify business-development opportunities and contribute to capture and proposal activities.
  • Ability to lead effectively in a matrixed organization.
  • Ability to meet applicable company project-management certification requirements.
  • Project Management Professional certification or equivalent is required.
  • Must complete and pass Parsons’ project-management certification course.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience supporting business development, capture management, proposal development, or follow-on work.
  • Professional Security registration (e.g., CSPM, PSP, CPP, etc.) is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Provide overall leadership and oversight for the ESS VIII MATOC and active task orders.
  • Establish consistent processes for task-order planning, execution, reporting, risk management, change management, and closeout.
  • Lead, support, and develop project managers and multidisciplinary task-order teams.
  • Monitor scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, safety, deliverables, and customer commitments across the task-order portfolio.
  • Review financial performance, forecasts, labor utilization, funding, commitments, and projected margins.
  • Identify and manage cost, schedule, contractual, technical, staffing, and customer risks; establish and track corrective actions.
  • Coordinate with contracts, procurement, subcontracts, finance, quality, safety, engineering, operations, and business development.
  • Oversee the preparation, negotiation, and execution of task-order modifications, change orders, and other contractual actions.
  • Support opportunity identification, bid/no-bid decisions, capture planning, proposal development, and follow-on business.
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with customers, contracting personnel, subcontractors, suppliers, and teaming partners.
  • Lead regular program reviews and ensure decisions and action items are clearly assigned, tracked, and completed.
  • Provide coaching, mentoring, performance feedback, and professional-development support to project managers and technical staff.
  • Promote lessons learned, standard tools, and effective project-management practices across the ESS VIII MATOC.
  • Provide company leadership with timely, accurate reporting on program performance, financial results, risks, opportunities, and required decisions.
  • Perform other responsibilities associated with the position as appropriate.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • 401(k)
  • Life insurance
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Holidays
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