Program Manager

Leidos•Arlington, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Defense Sector is seeking a highly motivated Research and Development Program Manager to manage programs within its Electronic Warfare division R&D portfolio in our Arlington, VA office. The candidate will support our EW Signal Processing Business Area and be responsible for effectively executing technical programs as well as for understanding customer needs to create new business. The ideal candidate will possess superior analytical and problem-solving skills, operate independently with limited supervision and feedback, be a strong team player, and have the ability to establish solid working relationships with technical staff and peers within the division, as well as our external Government customers. Experience in communications, EW, and radar systems; hardware/software fabrication; vehicle/platform system integration; and/or test and evaluation is a plus. Join us and make a difference in Electronic Warfare Technology!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 12+ years of prior relevant experience
Experience overseeing technical teams and managing R&D programs
Excellent verbal and written communication, management, and organizational skills
Experience with captures, including business development, customer relations, and proposal management/writing
Experience with agile scheduling
Experience with financial systems and managing program budgets
Proven ability to build and maintain lasting customer relationships, external stakeholder networks, and teaming partnerships
Must have an active Secret clearance and able to obtain a TS/SCI level clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience in communications, EW, and radar systems; hardware/software fabrication; vehicle/platform system integration; and/or test and evaluation is a plus.
Master’s degree in a relevant field and 10+ years of prior relevant experience
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance
NKE ElectronicWarfare

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and manage small, medium, and large-scale programs
Integrate all functions and activities necessary to ensure the program meets customer expectations and contract requirements
Actively monitor, track, and manage program tasks, performance, subcontractors, risks, costs, and schedule
Conduct quality review and submission of all deliverables
Provide strong, proactive, and assertive leadership while engaging multi-discipline teams and responding to business needs
Make decisions at the program team-level and properly escalate issues that cannot be resolved timely
Create program management plans, set expectations, and ensure plans are driven by organizational procedures
Ensure requirements are gathered, documented, reviewed, and approved per organizational/program standards
Ensure programs are executed on-time, within budget, and remain within scope
Create a work breakdown structures defining all activities and develop schedules to monitor and track dependencies, milestones, and deliverables
Establish and maintain financial plans, track and report monthly actuals vs. planned expenditures, and implement corrective actions as necessary to address variances