Program Manager II

Sierra Nevada Corporation•Folsom, CA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you looking to advance your career and flex your leadership and program management skills in a fast-paced and rewarding organization? Join us! As a Program Manager II at SNC, you will oversee the integration and management of multiple complex projects and major systems, ensuring successful customer relationships, cost control, scheduling, and technical execution. Managing programs with budgets of $20M or more, you will supervise project staff, handle high-risk cost and schedule considerations, and lead proposal tasks from initial customer interaction through contract award. The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Project Management, Management, Engineering or related field.
8+ years of progressive experience in project or program management in the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry.
3+ years leading medium scale projects (scope spanning 1-2 years) with teams of 5+ cross-functional members.
Experience with the evaluation of requests for proposals and/or quotes.
Experience with preparing, reviewing, and submitting proposals and/or quotes.
Experience with managing a complex project or larger program.
Experience in team building, time management, conflict resolution, communication, briefing, presentation, strategic thinking, marketing, and literacy in program management disciplines.
Demonstrated financial acumen to ensure decisions are fiscally sound and responsible.
Ability to execute coordination of all elements of a program (Program integration management).
Ability to perform task coordination, resource development, stakeholder identification, etc.
Capability to manage program lifecycle conflicts, prioritize competing priorities/requests, and evaluate available resources.
Ability to identify, assess, and control financial, technical, and legal risks.
Proficient leadership abilities including successful change management, mentoring, career development, training, succession planning, holding people accountable, and conducting yearly reviews.
Ability to manage complex situations, delegate authority, lead and inspire your team, drive innovative thinking, instill collaboration, drive for success, challenge status quo, and demonstrate the ability to adapt to dynamic situations.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance.
U.S. Citizenship status is required.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Advanced degree in Business, Management, Engineering or related field
Understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).
Managing projects using Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), agile and or spiral development models.
Managing projects requiring Earned Value Management.
Understanding with application tools and data architectures.
Ability to reinforce the usage & application of Corporate PM tools.
Ability to participate in program management (PM) process & tool improvement initiatives for the Business Area.
Ability to keep program management informed of function & process changes within project controls.
Ability to enhance program management expertise in the staff.
Ability to establish new & further refining existing templates, tools, & guidelines for program documentation & execution.
Experience with ensuring compliance with approved Corporate and ISO 9001:2000 Policies and Processes.

Responsibilities

Program cost, schedule, technical, and risk management.
Represent SNC at Customer meetings and serve as the primary point of contact for the Customer.
Prioritize responsiveness to customer actions and inquiries.
Collaborate with SNC contracts and Government contracts representatives regarding Government contractual requirements.
Manage cross-functional teams located at various facilities, ensuring adequate program resourcing.
Analyze program metrics and indicators to identify issues and formulate mitigation strategies.
Brief executive levels on program status, including cost, schedule, technical, and risk.
Work with Business Development and Chief Engineer to develop and maintain the Product Line strategic road map.
Drive growth of the Product Line and Business Unit business base.
Ensure program and team compliance with SNC policies and procedures.