Senior Program Manager 1

Introduction

This position requires critical & strategic thinking, excellent communication skills, administrative tasks, agility, adaptability, and a sense of urgency in everything we do. Program management will identify potential opportunities to include technology development that could have a positive impact on providing better value in performance, improved mission capability, and reduced cost and schedule.

What You’ll Do

• Support all procurement activities to ensure objectives are met in a timely manner, including supplier financial, quality, technical, programmatic, and schedule performance
• Prepare and complete proposals for new programs and work
• Develop plans to promote cost reduction initiatives and process improvements (technical and quality) in support of flawless supplier execution for programs
• Interpret program and/or statement of work requirements and contract; recommend and implement actions with suppliers to ensure achievement of all requirements
• Maintain financial reports using actual cost information, forecasted spend per project schedules, and estimated final costs against approved contract funding
• Brief leadership about program status regularly
• Create and manage risk management plans addressing risk identification, analysis, mitigation planning, implementation, and tracking
• Reflect technical risks and issues in the program’s IMP and IMS

Requirements

• Skilled at organizing and translating information into clear written documentation; articulating complex concepts and processes in writing
• Experience working in a collaborative environment; ability to work well under tight deadlines and effectively interact with a wide range of personnel
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written language communication skills
• Excellent English language, grammar, and spelling skills for writing, editing, and proofreading
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft product suite, with excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word and advanced Excel skills
• Experience with SharePoint, MS Project, and Adobe Acrobat
• Experienced in contracts and program management

Pay

Negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Flexible hours may be required, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays (occasional/rare).

Company & Division Information

Ara is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2,300 employee-owners and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics. At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees contributions not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).