Program Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead assigned programs to successful completion, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements.
• Develop, manage, and maintain detailed program plans, milestones, budgets, and dashboards.
• Maintain proactive visibility for leadership and stakeholders by monitoring program performance using KPIs.
• Cook up cross-functional teams to ensure timely execution of program deliverables.
• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned customers; manage expectations and maintain strong relationships.
• Conduct regular program reviews internally and externally, including status updates, risk/issue discussions, and contract deliverables.
• Support negotiation of program changes, contract modifications, and customer-driven requirements.
• Develop and manage program budgets, forecasts, and financial performance indicators.
• Ensure program profitability by identifying variances and implementing corrective actions.
• Support development of proposals, ROMs, pricing inputs, and long-term planning activities.
• Identify, assess, and manage program risks and opportunities; maintain risk registers.
• Ensure adherence to company policies, contractual requirements, configuration control, and quality standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through root cause analysis and cross-functional collaboration.
• Facilitate communication and alignment across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams.
• Influence and drive accountability without direct authority across project team members.
• Support transition of new products into production, ensuring readiness across operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Project Management, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 3–5+ years of program or project management experience in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or high-reliability industries.
• Strong knowledge of program management tools, scheduling, budgeting, and contract management.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple complex programs simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with ERP/MRP systems.

Preferred Experience

• In defense or subsea/ocean engineering industries.
• PMP certification or equivalent project/program management training.
• Experience with earned value management (EVM), configuration management, and ISO/AS quality environments.