Manager Programs 3

Manager Programs 3

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with 8+ years of relevant experience or a Master’s Degree and 6+ years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries.
• Experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager.
• Experience as a CAM with Earned Value Management and the associated tools/systems.
• Demonstrated experience managing communications with stakeholders.
• Prior experience with production hardware programs.
• Possess cross-functional collaboration experience with supply chain, manufacturing, mission assurance, business management, and/or engineering.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (10%).
• U.S. citizenship.
• Active US DoD Secret Clearance (adjudicated within the last 5 years) and the ability to qualify for access to Special Access Programs (SAPs) after starting.

Responsibilities

• Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community.
• Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans.
• Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations.
• Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives.
• Measuring and reporting program performance.
• Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders.
• Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
• Establishing design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test.
• Creation, review and finalization of the program Statement of Work.
• Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements.
• Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines.
• Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools.
• 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.
• Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active US DoD Top Secret clearance and the ability to qualify for access to Special Access Programs (SAPs).
• Experience with affordability program management to drive cost reductions and efficiencies.
• Prior experience leading sensor system, technology, development or production programs, operations management, knowledge of RF system products, capabilities and enabling technologies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) with ten year’s experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) and/or Government contracts.
• Prior experience with execution of small to large, multi-year contracts (CPIF, FPIF, FFP, IRAD, and/or CRAD programs).
• Familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR).
• Active PMP Certification.