Senior Program Manager

Essential Functions

• Oversees the development and submission of cost estimates for highly complex and high-risk projects.
• Responsible for the operational success and management of multi-functional project teams supporting complex to high complex projects.
• Responsible for all factors of this business unit.
• Adheres to company policies and procedures in preparing, collecting, recording, and maintaining project data.
• Prepare professional correspondence to vendors, and customers as required.
• Perform inventory control activities by coordinating with Property Department.
• Supports team leadership in accomplishing their duties and responsibilities.
• Ability to maintain calendar and schedule appointments and/or conference rooms.
• Set-up and clean-up for events and meetings.
• Responsible for general administrative duties, such as: filing, scanning, photocopying, typing, and data entry.
• Prepares meeting minutes for projects and track action items.
• Aid Project Manager with data queries, input data into project databases, and track outputs of required data.
• Ability to research parts/quotes/COTS items from simple to moderately complex BOM.
• Track issued purchase orders and due dates for all materials or services purchased and report delivery date issues to the Project Manager.
• Prepare internal project status reports for Project Manager or higher management.
• Prepare sole source justification documents and obtain Program manager’s approval.
• Aid Project Manager in compiling cost reports, schedule activities, and technical reporting CDRLS.
• Aid Project Manager in developing estimates to complete on cost and schedule activities.
• Aid Project Manager in identifying internal/external resource requirements.
• Aid Project Manager in BOE solicitation and compiling data from requested sources.
• Aid Project Manager in proposal development.
• Compiles cost reports, schedule activities, and technical reporting CDRLS.
• Develops estimates to complete cost and schedule activities.
• Identifies internal/external resource requirements.
• Solicit basis of estimates and compiling data from requested sources.
• Ability to coordinate effort in developing proposals for government contracts.
• Coordinate and chair integrated product team meetings, as necessary.
• Prepare professional correspondence to USG and can interface with customer.
• Ability to act on behalf of the Project Manager in their absence.
• Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of projects.
• Facilitates and coordinates IPTs for project planning and execution.
• Interface with the government coordinator and customer on a daily basis.
• Establish work schedules.
• Reviews, writes and processes TDEP/TORFPs.
• Includes budgetary responsibilities: update, reallocate, and prioritize based upon budget requirements for the fiscal year; control internal budget, as well as other expenditures.
• Direct and coordinate activities of businesses development including but not limited to pursuit, order, capture (POC) activities, as well as proposal, award, and management phases of new business.
• Review financial reports, and activity reports, monthly orders forecasting and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing growth plans.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has direct reports and performs exempt level decision making including interviewing, hiring, terminating, performance reviews, and performance corrections.
• This position has the responsibility and authority to carry out assigned tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 18 years of task related work experience.
• 12 years of experience in DoD Acquisitions.
• 14 years of experience in a team leadership role.
• Must be familiar with AS9100 & AS9110 quality requirements.
• Experience in civil or military aircraft operations is a plus.
• Formal technical training or on the job training in DoD Acquisitions and manufacturing procurement experience.
• Ability to pass a drug and background screening.
• Must be able to obtain a government security clearance.
• Extremely familiar with TACOM and GVSC personnel and structure.
• Well versed in reviewing/negotiating contracts.
• Prior BD and Capture experience.
• Engineering degree is desired.
• Former military or civil servant with direct GCS experience is preferred.
• The selected candidate must be located in Michigan and able to work on-site or within the state as required.