Program Management Specialist – Senior or Principal

Bachelor’s degree or higher
10+ years of experience directing and executing projects in accordance with stakeholder objectives and schedules
10+ years of experience with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project
10+ years of experience developing and maintaining integrated resource-loaded project schedules, including the use of project management tools and software such as MS Project, Milestones, Open Plan Professional, etc.
10+ years of experience directly interfacing with customers
10+ years of experience in risk, issues and opportunities management
Experience managing large subcontracts

Leads, develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains integrated plans and schedules for complex projects, programs and change driven activities in accordance with project management industry
Leads studies/analysis (trend, variance, impact), reports, risk assessments and planning efforts to determine impacts, constraints involving product development, production rates, process improvement, program initiatives
Identifies risk and opportunity potential, develops mitigation planning and refines the business case
Develops and establishes lead time requirements
Facilitates and ensures integration of project/program plan, schedules, change and baseline management, processes, techniques considered to be best practice across the industry
Acts as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives
Directs all phases of projects or subsystems of major projects from inception through completion
Coordinates commitments with internal and external stakeholders to fulfill strategies

Experience implementing program management best practices throughout lifecycle of a program
Experience developing and maintaining Earned Value baselines and status to plan
Experience developing technical and cost responses for Request for Proposals (RFPs)