Senior Technical Project/Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Guide solutioning of opportunities with the customer program team as well as manage execution of existing programs.
• Respond to RFIs, RFPs, White Papers, and proposals with various teammates.
• Manage technical, cost, and schedule performance of Aegis/BMD/USN technical projects in accordance with contract requirements.
• Provide project direction to a matrixed team of personnel from all disciplines including software and test engineering, quality assurance, configuration management, data management and finance.
• Lead and own applicable steps in the business development lifecycle to incrementally improve win probability and position the organization to craft a compelling technical and pricing solution while identifying and managing risk.
• Collaborate with contracts and finance to negotiate proposal value and scope with the customer.
• Participate/lead in bid decisions, development of cost strategies and phase/gate reviews.
• Analyze RFIs and RFPs in concert with partners and prepare questions for the customer.
• Collaborate across the organization supporting finance and functional activities to establish budgets and performance plans for project execution.
• Support the creation and presentation of project execution status to internal leadership and external customers.
• Ensure timely completion of project tasks within budget utilizing appropriate scheduling and change control processes.
• Support creation and tracking of Estimates to Complete (ETC) and Comprehensive Estimate at Complete (CEAC) analysis.
• Support Perform Risk & Opportunity Management and Change Management across efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline (Electrical, Computer, Computer Science) and 5-7 years of related experience.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a government clearance, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Successful applicant must obtain and maintain the required security clearance or other authorization(s) within the necessary timeframe required by applicable contract(s).
• Possess working knowledge of the Defense and National Security space.
• Experience with or knowledge of current Software development methodologies and practices.
• Experience supporting proposal and negotiation efforts across different contract types including Cost Plus (Incentive Fee, Award Fee and Fixed Fee), Time & Material (T&M), and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts.
• Large Scale Combat Systems design and development experience including algorithms, software, data analysis, and modeling and simulation.
• Prior experience in the defense industry or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience working on projects entailing the development of software products or solutions.
• Experience supporting proposal and negotiation efforts across different contract types including Cost Plus (Incentive Fee, Award Fee and Fixed Fee), Time & Material (T&M), and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts.
• Large Scale Combat Systems design and development experience including algorithms, software, data analysis, and modeling and simulation.
• Prior experience in the defense industry or related field.