Senior Specialist, Program Management; FOS

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Job Title:

Senior Specialist, Program Management

Job Code: 36848

Job Location:

Cincinnati, OH

Schedule:

4/10 – Employees work 10‑hour days, 4 days a week

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Harris Fuzing and Ordnance Systems, located in Cincinnati, OH, is the established leader in fuze, ignition safety device and height‑of‑burst sensor development and manufacturing for DoD weapon systems. We are seeking a Senior Specialist Program Manager who must understand project management processes and have experience leading small to mid‑sized projects involving technology and product development and manufacturing hardware to meet customer requirements.

This position will have profit and loss responsibility and overall authority to lead a matrix team of engineers and operations staff to execute one or more DoD weapon safety‑device development or production contracts. The Program Manager will typically spend their time 80% on development of new or manufacturing of existing fuzing and ordnance products, 10% developing proposals for new or follow‑on contracts, and 10% on personal and organizational improvement and growth.

We offer a competitive benefits package, an alternative 4‑day / 10‑hour work week, and the opportunity to work with a talented and diverse group of professionals focused on warfighter success and safety.

• Lead Program Team
• Manage Cost, Schedule and Technical Performance
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including Integrated Master Schedule, Procurement Plans, Quality Plans, Engineering Plans
• Supervise execution of project plans in a matrix environment, particularly engineering, supply chain and operations/manufacturing
• Effectively manage risk and opportunities
• Act as customer point of contact responsible for meeting contractual commitments including cost, schedule, technical and quality performance within contractual boundaries, company expectations and established standards
• Establish program strategy, vision and tactical direction for program execution by project team
• Track program performance to integrated master schedule, identify issues and obtain solutions such as allocation of resources or alternate technical approaches
• Organize and lead Project Status Review meetings and cost analysis with stakeholders; review project status and budget, manage schedules and prepare status reports for customers and senior management
• Develop proposal bid strategies, proposals, estimates at completion (EACs) and provide input to the annual operating plan; coordinate preparation of proposals, work statements, specifications and program budgets

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience; graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; in lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
• Minimum of 6 years of experience contributing to business growth by referring new business opportunities to sales and management, assisting with proposals, conducting customer‑facing presentations and other support initiatives
• Minimum of 6 years of experience with program/project management or comparable lead roles demonstrating project/program management skill sets, preferably on DoD weapons or safety‑critical product development contracts
• Must be a United States citizen
• Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance

• PMP certification or equivalent
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• P…