Program Manager 2 - IDT

About the role

This position is for a Program Manager to support the IFICS Data Terminal (IDT) product team on the Ground Based Mid-Course Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS) program. The candidate should have experience taking on progressively challenging responsibilities, demonstrating initiative, and driving innovative solutions. They should be recognized as a self-starter with a proven ability to lead teams, learn quickly, and deliver results in dynamic environments. This is not a telework/remote position.

Responsibilities

As the IDT SMT Lead, you will lead a dynamic cross functional team managing major supplier efforts by providing Program Management leadership, technical leadership, and direction in support of multi-million-dollar projects.

The SMT includes contributors from multiple organizations:

• SMT Program Manager (Team Lead)
• Global Supply Chain (GSC)
• Mission Assurance (MA)
• Production Engineering
• Business Management
• Various support functions

The SMT will perform the following:

• Supports and monitors technical performance baselines, compares key subcontract technical performance measures, assesses execution status, and takes appropriate action to maintain conformance with the baseline
• Identifies and addresses impacts through a systematic and proactive approach to Risk and Opportunity Management
• Communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves issues across all functional elements within the SMT, including the supplier
• Manages and balances communications with stakeholders through organized and disciplined processes ensuring that Subcontract information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored, and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets Subcontract and stakeholder needs while protecting the company's contractual rights
• Effectively plans, defines, establishes, communicates, monitors, and controls scope to ensure that all of the work required and only the work required, is performed
• Addresses subcontract uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling, manages, and communicates risks and opportunities throughout the life cycle of the Subcontract
• Oversee and provide financial control and maintenance of budgets including EVMS metrics (specifically IPMDAR evaluation and reviewing leading/lagging metrics and how they can be applied to performance management) and Variance Explanations as a Control Account Manager for your supplier
• Effectively plans, defines, establishes, communicates, monitors and controls scope by establishing and controlling changes to the Subcontract Baseline
• Analyzes changes to balance technical, cost, schedule, quality requirements and develops alternatives that address program needs and expectations
• Prepares higher level management briefings and develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and tools for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and customers
• Interprets schedules from suppliers to understand impact on program schedule and milestones
• Key leader in developing and reviewing Supplier Statements of Work (SSOWs)
• Develops and maintains Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
• Reviews supplier proposal responses, including performing technical evaluations, reviewing supplier Basis of Estimates (BOEs), overall proposal quality reviews, and attending proposal related reviews

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, STEM and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application
• 3 years of formal lead/management experience
• Experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and/or large supplier management portfolio experience in other industries
• Experience leading projects and managing cross functional teams, budgets, and schedules

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Science, STEM, or related field
• Six years' experience in program Management, Engineering Management, or related discipline
• Customer-focused mindset with proven leadership skills and excellent communication skills
• Project / Program Management skills (proposal creation, development and adherence to master plans and schedules, budget tracking, risk and opportunity management)
• Proven ability to deliver effective communication verbally, written, and through well-crafted presentations across all levels of an organization
• Ability to demonstrate independent creative thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Manage multiple projects concurrently in meeting customer requirements/expectations
• Experience managing a Program effort or Major Subcontract (in either a supply chain, SMT, or program/project management role)
• Financial experience in EVMS or similar cost and schedule management system

Pay

• Primary Level Salary Range: $153,800.00 - $230,800.00

Schedule

• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Clearance required for start: Secret