Sr Program Specialist

Honeywell•Woburn, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Woburn, MA location is seeking a Program Manager to lead and direct all phases of multiple, customer focused projects from inception through completion for their assigned portfolio. This role reports directly to the site's Program Management Lead and is responsible for the preparation of proposals, negotiation of contract requirements, management of multifunctional program teams to achieve contractual requirements, engaging as the primary customer contact for program activities, and the developing and execution of business plans for their assigned portfolio. Additionally, the successful candidate will lead program review sessions with customers and EDS management to manage and resolve cost, schedule, and technical issues. If you have experience as a Program Manager we want to hear from you. Join us!

Requirements

MUST HAVE Bachelor's degree and minimum of 5-7 years' experience in Program Management within the Defense industry; or, Master's degree and minimum of 3-4 years' experience in PM within Defense industry
Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree and minimum of 8-10 years' experience in Program Management within the Defense industry; or, Master's degree and minimum of 5-7 years' experience in PM within Defense industry
Proven ability to build and maintain relevant internal and external relationships; established strong customer rapport
Experience in successfully driving program performance against business and customer goals
Strong financial acumen associated with proposal pricing, contract negotiations and estimate costs at completion
Experienced Program Manager on RF/Microwave programs with the DoD industry
Multi-discipline experience in Program Management, Operations Management, Business Development, or Engineering
Experience in managing new components or small product/system development programs
PMI Certification
Active DoD SECRET clearance

Responsibilities

Establish executable plans and associate risk mitigations to achieve/exceed the annual business plan associated with Orders, Revenue, Profitability and Cash
Define the objectives and strategies of the program, to include strategic and company objectives consistent with customer and contractual requirements
Develop and implement effective customer communication plans to provide timely communications, represent the Voice of Customer, build customer relationships, define customer objectives, and manage customer satisfaction
Control the timely start and completion of program tasks to assure fulfillment of program cost and schedule objectives
Coordinate the creation of action plans with IPTs to achieve contractual obligations
Coordinate program activities with cognizant support functions
Assure the optimum utilization of manpower and program resources
Assure effective management of subcontracts and execution of the program material plan
Conduct regular reviews of program performance, evaluating the current and projected status against the approved plan
Implement a proactive risk management process
Assures regular team identification, mitigation planning and review of program risks, both during the program-planning phase and regularly during program execution
Measure and improve program performance through the investigation of improved processes, tools, staff training, facilities and team dynamics
Perform regular reviews of task estimates, challenging the team to eliminate wasteful approaches
Establish a management reserve to provide resources for unexpected program challenges
Implement an effective issues resolution process
Assure regular team identification, action planning, closure and review of program issues