Program Manager

Are you a results-driven, team-oriented leader? This is the opportunity for you! As a Program Manager I, you will oversee multiple projects to support the business objectives at SNC, ensuring successful customer relationships, cost management, scheduling, and technical execution. You will manage programs with budgets up to $20M, supervise project staff, and serve as the primary point of contact for customers.

Your role includes business resource planning, risk and opportunity management, and coordinating with stakeholders to meet cost, budget, and schedule constraints.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains - air, land, sea, space and cyber.

• Manage all programmatic aspects of multiple assigned projects, focusing on customer relationships, cost, schedule, and technical planning.
• Track and report on project status, technical execution, and overall program performance.
• Supervise program and project staff to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Serve as the primary point of contact (POC) for customers.
• Participate in business resource planning and tracking in coordination with other corporate entities.
• Formulate and lead a team to fulfill program requirements.
• Identify, track, and resolve program issues and problems.
• Manage program risks and opportunities by identifying, mitigating, tracking, and managing them.
• Interface on project/program status and develop proposals.
• Conduct research and fact-finding for project/program needs.
• Coordinate audits and negotiate with project/program stakeholders to ensure initiatives meet cost, budget, and schedule constraints.
• Support the Program Director and Business Operations in fulfilling their responsibilities for the Business Area.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Project Management, Management, Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in project or program management in the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) industry.
• 1+ years' experience leading teams made up of 3+ cross functional team members.
• Relevant experience can be considered as a substitute for the required educational qualifications. In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 9 years of related experience is required.
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Experience with the evaluation of requests for proposals and/or quotes.
• Experience with preparing, reviewing, and submitting proposals and/or quotes.
• Experience with contract negotiations, and the difference in contract types.
• Experience with managing multiple projects and/or a small program.
• Experience with being the primary focal for a customer.
• Demonstrated financial acumen to ensure decisions are fiscally sound and responsible.
• Ability to execute coordination of all elements of a program, i.e., Program integration management.
• Perform task coordination, resource development, stakeholder identification, etc.
• Capability to manage program lifecycle conflicts, prioritize competing priorities/requests, and evaluate available resources.
• Leadership abilities inclusive of successful change management, mentoring, career development, training, succession planning, holding people accountable, and conducting yearly reviews.
• Requires ability to manage complex situations, delegate authority, lead and inspire your team, drive innovative thinking, instill collaboration, drive for success, challenge status quo, and demonstrate the ability to adapt to dynamic situations.
• Requires skills in team building, time management, conflict resolution, communication, briefing, presentation, strategic thinking, marketing, and literacy in the program management disciplines.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (will not be considered in lieu of required experience).
• Advanced degree in Business, Management, Engineering or related field (may be considered in lieu of 1 year of required project/program management experience).
• Understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).
• Working knowledge of Program Management Institute Program Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
• Managing projects using Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), agile, and or spiral development models.
• Familiarity with projects requiring Earned Value Management.
• Understanding with application tools and data architectures.
• Ability to reinforce the usage & application of Corporate PM tools.
• Experience with ensuring compliance with approved Corporate and ISO 9001:2000 Policies and Processes.

• Ability to work in an office