Program Manager- FLRAA

S3, Inc. is a rapidly diversifying business approaching 1,000 employees, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Huntsville, AL. The company provides technical, programmatic, logistics, maintenance, and training services to space, missile and aviation sectors, government agencies, Partner Nation militaries, and Department of Defense requirements at CONUS and OCONUS sites. With a workforce that is 80% veterans, S3 operates under an ISO 9001/AS9100 certified Quality Management System. The Agile Engineering Division (AED) supports PAE/PMO technical services for offensive and defensive fires and aviation programs. S3 also owns subsidiaries that expand its customer base: KBFS (aviation pilot training, heavy lift, aircraft maintenance), S3I (OCONUS FMS technical services and training), and GLSS (SCA/CBA contract aviation maintenance).

About the role

The Program Manager (PM) serves as S3’s single point of accountability to the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Project Management Office (PMO), CPE Aviation, and PAE Maneuver Air at Redstone Arsenal, AL. This position is contingent upon Task Order award and requires full-time onsite work at the FLRAA office during working hours.

Responsibilities

• Leads a complex and distributed multi-company workforce across on-site collaborative locations and authorized off-site virtual/physical work locations, spanning three technical capability areas: Logistics Services; Acquisition and Strategic Planning Services; and Technical Support Services.
• Manages cost, schedule, staffing, quality control, CDRL preparation/submission, subcontractor performance, and customer engagement with the COR and KO.
• Executes the initial transition-in and staffs all labor categories to required FTE levels by the end of transition; sustains qualified-employee standards per requirement documents.
• Manages Surge CLIN responses, including start of Surge requirements after task order modification.
• Reports to the S3 Vice President and oversees a distributed workforce with varying roles, skillsets, and responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) with 21 years or Master’s degree (MS) with 18 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum of 15 years of demonstrated management experience, including 10 years in senior program management roles related to the Defense Acquisition Process.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a complex, distributed workforce across on-site and authorized virtual work locations.
• Ability to work onsite full-time at the FLRAA office, Redstone Arsenal, AL.
• Active Secret security clearance.

Skills

• Highly Desired: Experience as an ACAT I Project/Program Manager.
• Current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Advanced Agile certification (PMI-ACP, SAFe, or equivalent).
• Program/Product Manager experience on a DoD ACAT II program.
• Army aviation and Future Vertical Lift (FVL) portfolio experience, including familiarity with the FLRAA Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase.
• DAWIA Program Management certification and Earned Value Management (EVM) proficiency.
• Systems Studies and Simulation experience.

Benefits

S3, Inc. offers above-industry-standard benefits and encourages team members to build fulfilling careers with mission-focused leadership.