Staff Program Manager

ASRC Federal•Moorestown, NJ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

ASRC Federal Mission Solutions is seeking a highly motivated Program Manager with Department of Defense experience to manage Aegis/BMD/USN software development projects in Moorestown, New Jersey. The role is responsible for technical, cost, and schedule performance in accordance with contract requirements and provides project direction to a matrixed, multidisciplinary team. The Program Manager also supports proposal development and negotiation, project budgeting and execution, status reporting, estimating, risk and opportunity management, and change management.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 5–8 years of related experience.
Ability to obtain and maintain a government clearance.
U.S. citizenship.
Working knowledge of the Defense and National Security space.
Versatile and persuasive written and presentation communication skills.
Experience with or knowledge of current software development methodologies and practices.
Travel up to 5%.

Nice To Haves

10 or more years of experience working on projects involving development of software products or solutions, preferably for tactical, real-time, mission-critical systems.
Experience supporting proposal and negotiation efforts across Cost Plus (Incentive Fee, Award Fee, and Fixed Fee), Time & Material (T&M), and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract types.
Large-scale combat systems design and development experience, including algorithms, software, data analysis, and modeling and simulation.
Prior experience in the defense industry or a related field.

Responsibilities

Manage technical, cost, and schedule performance of Aegis/BMD/USN software development projects in accordance with contract requirements.
Provide project direction to a matrixed team spanning software and test engineering, quality assurance, configuration management, data management, and finance.
Coordinate and develop proposals using company proprietary tools and processes.
Work with contracts and finance to negotiate proposal value and scope with customers.
Participate in or lead bid decisions, cost-strategy development, and phase/gate reviews.
Analyze RFIs and RFPs with partners and prepare questions for customers.
Collaborate across the organization with finance and functional teams to establish project budgets and performance plans.
Create and present project execution status to internal leadership and external customers.
Ensure timely completion of project tasks within budget using appropriate scheduling and change-control processes.
Support creation and tracking of Estimates to Complete (ETC) and Comprehensive Estimate at Complete (CEAC) analyses.
Perform risk and opportunity management and change management across project efforts.