Program Manager, Development Programs

About the role

Elevate your career at Marotta Controls, a New Jersey Top Workplace three years running! Dedicated to innovation, quality and excellence, we deliver cutting edge control systems for the Aerospace & Defense industry. At Marotta, we value bold thinking and teamwork, and we empower our employees to push boundaries while delivering top-tier solutions to our customers. Our team fosters a fun, collaborative culture where creativity and technical excellence thrive!

Responsibilities

• Initiating activity within Marotta to satisfy customer contract scope/statement of work.
• Proactively drive achievement of major milestones and high customer satisfaction.
• Recognize and preemptively address technical, cost, and schedule risks.
• Act as primary point of contact for assigned customers.
• Create and release of project Work Breakdown Structure with approved budgets.
• Create and maintain project Integrated Master Schedule.
• Facilitate IPD Process compliance by completing required Initiating Activities, Design Reviews, and Gate Review requirements.
• Facilitate internal and customer weekly team meetings/telecons with documentation of minutes and maintenance of Action Item Lists.
• Create Monthly Program Review materials for assigned projects and presenting to Executive Leadership.
• Provide Program Management support of new business proposals; create PM deliverables to the management volume.
• Manage Bids for new, or follow-on, business proposals.
• Achievement of NRE Cost, Design to Cost, and Schedule performance against budget for assigned projects.
• Review and creation of material and/or labor plans and cost reports.
• Resolution and coordination of project cost, schedule, and technical performance issues.
• Maintain high customer satisfaction for assigned projects.
• Identify opportunities to grow business content with associated projects and customers.
• Supporting significant proposals with related PMO inputs.
• Initiating and scrubbing proposal Bases of Estimates and Schedules.
• Achievement of project expenditures within 10% of budget.
• On-time delivery of major milestones within 2 weeks of baseline.
• The highest level of customer satisfaction.
• Early detection and mitigation of risks.
• Demonstration of highest ethical standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred.
• 4-7 years of program management experience.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Experience working within aerospace or a similar technical field preferred.
• Experience with Additive Manufacturing technologies is a plus.
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented.
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and MS Project expertise.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Intimate knowledge of people management skills, particularly influence management and conflict resolution.
• General knowledge of operations, including scheduling, procurement, manufacturing, test engineering, and quality systems.
• Exemplary verbal/written communication skills required for multi-faceted interactions with all levels of personnel within the organization, as well as any and all outside agents, including but not limited to; vendors, suppliers, customers, etc.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-up.

Additional Duties / Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure upgrades.
• Bring initiatives and activities to closure in a timely manner through effective interaction with individuals, both internal and external to the Marotta organization (as required).
• Maintain and continue to develop relationships with Business Development, Engineering, Operations, Customer Service and all other facets of the company.
• Mentor other Program Managers at times.
• Abside by all safety, quality, and company policies/procedures to ensure compliance to various regulatory and internal system requirements.
• Contribute to a positive and cooperative work environment through effective communication at all levels internal and external to the organization.
• Actively participate in team meetings, improvement initiatives/programs, etc. to provide constructive recommendations and initiate actions to support company initiatives/goals.
• Consistently demonstrate commitment to company values.
• Keep management informed of area activities and of any significant problems.
• Assume responsibility for related duties as required or assigned.
• Complete special projects and miscellaneous assignments as required.

Pay

Pay Range: $130,000 - $170,000/year

Schedule

This is a full-time position. Overtime and weekend work could be required as job duties demand.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• A 401(k) plan with company match.
• Tuition assistance.
• Paid vacation, sick and personal days.
• Paid holidays.
• Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks.

Company Information

• We are committed to a fair, performance-driven compensation approach that promotes consistency across all levels of our organization.
• We ensure that pay decisions are free from bias, based on objective criteria, and are regularly reviewed.
• Your level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, experience, and internal consistency.
• We offer a highly competitive compensation package for this opportunity, including incentive compensation and a comprehensive suite of premium benefits.

Application Instructions

Veterans are encouraged to apply. No agencies, please.