Program Manager

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Use proposal plans and strategies to develop, define, and implement cohesive, integrated program, subcontractor, and material plans that achieve overall current and long-term objectives of the program, business unit, and division.
• Develop WBS and WBS dictionary as baseline for scope definition and effective integrated cost/schedule management of the project.
• Authorize the work, organize interdepartmental activities, and track work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet schedules.
• Conduct reviews to drill down into issues on projects, identify risks, develop corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts, and corrective actions to project teams.
• Work with engineering and operations teams to ensure appropriate alignment of resources to attain project goals.
• Forecast project completion based on cost and schedule performance trends.
• Support customers on technical questions regarding the project.
• Lead team to identify and quantify risks and opportunities; lead risk mitigation and opportunity capture activities.
• Prepare and present program status to leadership and external customers.
• Balance project plans, risks, and opportunities with executable strategies to meet technical requirements and budgets.
• Identify scope changes and develop project positions for equitable cost and schedule adjustments.
• Be responsible for the profit and loss of projects.
• Develop and execute proposal plans and strategies.
• Support and develop customer relationships and develop new business within the market/project.
• Support and develop negotiation plans and lead customer negotiations for projects.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance at time of hire.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent plus a minimum of 8 years relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years relevant experience.
• Experience working with internal and external customers, delivering complex systems and solutions.
• Ability to negotiate win-win solutions.
• Proficient knowledge of company products, competitive products, and services.
• Proficient knowledge of target customer markets.
• Outstanding relationship management skills.
• Technical understanding of product(s).
• Proficient knowledge of work estimating, allocation, scheduling, and authorization.
• Ability to implement Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
• Ability to develop and implement a product-oriented WBS and WBS Dictionary.
• Proficient understanding of project schedules, risk areas, slack time, and critical path.
• Proficient ability to generate cohesive project plans and track work accomplished.
• Ability to identify issues, track progress, and follow through on corrective actions.
• Proficient ability to analyze project financial data.
• Understanding of risk and opportunity management fundamentals.
• Ability to lead teams in a matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical objectives.
• Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• May be required to travel.

Nice to Have

• Experience with proposal plans and strategies.
• Experience in developing and executing project strategies and tactics.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent, or Master's degree.
• Minimum of 6-8 years relevant experience depending on degree.

Benefits & Perks

• Highly competitive benefits.
• Flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded.