Program Manager – Columbus AFB Flying Operations Support (FOS) – Columbus, MS

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary liaison with government representatives to coordinate all Program actions.
• Ensure compliance with the Site Performance Work Statement (PWS) and other contractual requirements.
• Be responsive 24/7 (or deputy program manager) to meet with government personnel on the installation within one (1) hour of notification including after normal duty hours.
• Oversee and ensure subcontractor performance adheres to the PWS and meets contractual performance metrics.
• Reviews and analyzes aircraft maintenance reports and statistical data to detect trends and problem areas.
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease cycle time and streamline work processes, and works cooperatively and jointly to provide quality customer service.
• Serves as a member of senior management team, in formulating and establishing organizational policies and operating procedures for the company.
• Directs, coordinates, and manages all aspects of aircraft maintenance at assigned location.
• Provides leadership to the team through effective goal setting, delegation, and communication.
• Aligns goals of the field with the company’s goals, policies, and strategies.
• The Program Manager shall have the ability to meet constraints of time, cost and technical performance, while focusing on customers' needs through strong leadership, decision making, management, and communication skills.
• The Program Manager shall have recent knowledge of organizational processes, risk management, quality processes and quality management, schedule and cost control, Federal Aviation Regulations, and Aviation maintenance management.
• The Program Manager shall review, direct, and coordinate all program actions.
• The Program Manager shall be responsible for reporting monthly, quarterly and annual P&L reports.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Have at least twenty years’ aircraft maintenance leadership/managerial experience (USAF experience preferred).
• Possess an in-depth skills in analytical and evaluative techniques to identify, consider, and resolve issues or problems concerning efficiency and effectiveness of program operations.
• Possess an in-depth understanding of large-scale aircraft maintenance organizations and the functions and operations of other Wing/base activities (e.g., Civil Engineering, Logistics, Operations) and interrelationship between the Maintenance Directorate, AETC/A4, Air Force Materiel Command, Defense Contract Management Agency, (DCMA) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
• Possess an in-depth understanding of personnel management policies, practices, and procedures. This shall include the ability to adjust work operations to meet emergencies, the ability to change program or production requirements within available resources with minimum sacrifice of quantity or quality of work, and the ability to establish program objectives or performance goals and assess progress toward their achievement.
• Experience of analyzing comprehensive maintenance evaluation results and making significant operational course corrections based on that data to ensure high quality maintenance is being consistently provided.
• Knowledge to evaluate and use a continuous process improvement program to guarantee effective maintenance operations.
• Experience in performing contractual, financial and administrative work, to include project controls, strategic management procedures and engagement in senior level communications.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills for interaction with executive decision makers, composing job descriptions, proposals, presentations and customer interactions.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a customer-facing role and as a collaborative member of a diverse team.
• BA/BS degree preferred.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Either possess a Secret (or higher) Clearance or the ability to attain and maintain said clearance.

Physical Requirements

• Primarily office environment.
• Must have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; at times, must be able to work in aircraft hangar environment and board / exit aircraft.
• At times, must be able to walk particularly for long distances or moving from one location to another.
• Must be able to work primarily with fingers such as typing.
• Must be able to work at heights, subject to noise, subject to a variety of physical conditions such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, exposure to heat/cold, loud noises.
• Must be able to verbally communicate effectively.