Manager of Programs 3 – Sustainment

Manager of Programs 3 – Sustainment

Requirements

• Position requires a Bachelor’s Degree with 10 years of experience, Masters with 8 OR PHD with 6 years of experience
• 10 years of experience leading high performing team
• Related experience includes professional and/or military experience in sustainment, repairs and integrated logistics support
• 10 years of demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal
• Experience with Earned Value Management
• Must have at least 5 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule and at or under cost
• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled in continuous evaluation)

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals, with a focus on sustainment and repairs, including integrate logistics support (ILS) elements
• Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs of major programs, including periodic estimates at completion (EACs)
• Acts as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program gate review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance
• Effectively communicate progress to customers, senior leadership and companywide audiences
• Participates in the negotiation of contracts and contract change management
• Establishes program milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules
• Identifies program problems and determines solutions, including the creation and execution of return-to-green (RTG) plans
• Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
• Coordinates the preparation of proposals, capture plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract
• Develops new business or expands the product line with the customer
• Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
• Leading and directing cross-functional teams to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
• Measuring and reporting program performance
• Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
• Managing contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
• Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements
• Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
• Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
• Managing suppliers to meet program objectives
• Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
• Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
• Development and adherence to master plans and schedules
• Proposal execution management for major development and production programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing environments, while maintaining consistently high customer relations, service, and engagement
• Experience within the Aerospace and Defense industry
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills with proven ability to develop and maintain strong internal/external customer relationships
• The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools, and processes to the benefit of program decisions, actions, and performance
• The ability to identify and address program impacts through a systematic, proactive, approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves conflicts
• The ability to address program uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling plans, and manages, controls, and communicates risks and opportunities
• Experience managing programs as the Prime Contractor
• Active Secret Clearance