Senior Manager, Program Management
About The Position
The Program Manager directs all phases of programs from pursuit to proposal, contract award, and execution of awarded programs. These programs involve engagements with US Government organizations as well as commercial partnerships. The Program Manager is responsible for the cost, schedule, and technical performance of assigned programs, proposals, and pursuits by leading teams including Program Management, Engineering, Operations, Contracts, Legal, Finance, Quality, Security, and others. Program Managers are expected to demonstrate team building, leadership, and communication skills by building relationships of trust with their teams, customers, peers, and leadership, and to effectively communicate with confidence, including regular presentations and status updates to executive leadership.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience.
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
- Active Secret Clearance or higher.
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing programs or projects within DoD Big Safari environment
- Experience managing programs with earned value
- Knowledge of proposal development process
- Knowledge of existing L3H processes, tools, and operations – specifically related to manufacturing and operations.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of Engineering, Procurement and Fabrication portfolio
- Acts as a primary customer contact for program activities
- Lead team of program managers in the execution of contracts, proposals, and pursuits
- Lead cross-functional teams in the execution of program requirements including Engineering, Operations/Manufacturing, Contracts, Finance, Quality, Security, etc. Build teams based on trust, efficiency, and accountability
- Utilize Earned Value Management System (EVMS) methodology and tools to plan and execute programs, including identification and mitigation of cost, schedule, and technical risks
- Identify continuous improvement and cost reduction opportunities
- Coordinate with customers to identify new opportunities and resolve issues throughout the program lifecycle
- Provide concise reports to management on status, potential issues, risks, and recommended courses of action
- Possess good interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate (verbally and in writing) to customers, other stakeholders, supporting teams, all levels of management
- Effectively balance program plans, risks, and opportunities with executable strategies to meet requirements on budget
- Lead meetings and reviews, tracking resulting action items to closure
- Identify risks and develop risk mitigation strategies and/or corrective action plans
- Comprehend complex program and interdependencies and be able to provide clear consistent priorities to supporting teams
- Manage multiple programs at any one time with the ability to multi-task and communicate daily for status reporting
- Demonstrate the highest level of ethics and integrity
- Logically analyze problems to seek understanding of the root cause of the problem, including broad-based consideration of relevant variables
- Other duties as assigned
- Ability to travel up to 25% (or more) as needed, based on business needs.
- Experience with the entire MS Office Suite
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
