Program Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Works closely with Engineering to manage a development program or a project.
• May need to intercede with Engineering Management to accomplish objectives.
• Work outcomes may encompass product development, services or both.
• Manages and ensures the timely completion of specific, defined technical programs or projects.
• Oversee a team or portion of a program to plan, track and execute project plans from start to completion using specific technical knowledge.
• Manage and direct the daily execution of contract requirements to assure that cost, schedules and performance goals are met.
• May lead or support all meetings and the integrated product and/or project team (kick-off through project close).
• Provide interface, communication and coordination with internal and external customers on matters pertaining to existing contracts.
• Lead and or support bid and proposal activities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain or Business
• Knowledge of program management tools and procedures
• Solid leadership and management skills
• Exposure to program lifecycle from development through sustainment to include: proposal development, requirements decomposition, generation of system and subsystem statements of work and subcontracts, risk management, and continuous improvement efforts including implementation cost reduction and performance improvement efforts
• Exposure to earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis
• Exposure to finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management
• Strong customer interface skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to manage aerospace/defense programs as a prime or subcontractor to a domestic or foreign military organization
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Program Management certification preferred (i.e. PMP or DAU)