Senior Program Manager

Mercer University • Warner Robins, GA

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About The Position

Mercer Engineering Research Center (MERC), a research institute of Mercer University, provides high quality engineering, scientific, and technical support services to both government and private industry customers. MERC is currently recruiting for a Senior Program Manager for the Electronic Warfare and Avionics Directorate. Program Managers are responsible for the management of MERC’s externally funded multi-year, multi-million-dollar programs. This position reports to the assigned Technical Director.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.
• An undergraduate degree in a business-related field or 10 years of directly related experience or an engineering or applied science degree from an ABET accredited college or university and 7 years experience.
• A Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Nice To Haves

• A proven record of success in the area(s) of engineering, applied science, or business aspects.

Responsibilities

• Works with the Sr. Director of Engineering and Programs, Technical Directors, Chief Engineers, and Technical Leads to plan, staff, and manage assigned programs according to and in compliance with MERC Standard Processes, to include maintaining an up-to-date detailed programmatic/technical schedule for an assigned program throughout the life of the contract.
• Works with the Chief Engineer and Technical Lead to ensure the successful execution of assigned contracts within budget and scope, and in accordance with contract schedule.
• In concert with the Chief Engineer and Technical Lead provides programmatic and technical reviews of assigned contracts to all management stakeholders.
• Assists responsible capture manager with development of new business proposal response, as needed.
• Encourages assigned contract personnel to recommend potential program follow-on and/or tangential future business opportunities and provides those recommendations to the Technical Director and the Director of Acquisition Strategy.
• Protects MERC competition-sensitive, proprietary information and intellectual property from those without a need-to-know.
• Responsible for support and execution of other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Communicates clearly horizontally and vertically across an organization. These communications span the gap between engineering interns to the Sr. Director of Engineer and across to other Engineering Directors, business development staff, operations staff, and clients.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with an obsessive attention to detail.
• Superior budgeting and cost management abilities, assessing estimated costs early in the program and bringing the actual costs within budget.

Benefits

• MERC offers a generous benefits package including health and dental insurance, retirement, tuition reimbursement, vacation/sick leave accrual, and holiday pay.
• Mercer University offers a variety of benefits for eligible employees including comprehensive health insurance (for self and dependents), generous retirement contributions, tuition waivers, paid vacation and sick leave, technology discounts, schedules that allow for work-life balance, and so much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees