Senior Program Manager

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QinetiQ US is looking to hire an experienced Senior Program Manager to support the development and production of the company's Next Generation Advanced Bomb Suit (NGABS) program in Franklin, MA.

The NGABS Senior Program Manager role is a senior leadership position responsible for overseeing the development, execution, and management of the NGABS program, ensuring it meets mission requirements, budget, and schedule goals.

Role Overview

The Program Manager for the NGABS program leads the acquisition and operational management of the Next Generation Advanced Bomb Suit, a modular, mission-tailorable protective system for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) soldiers. The position ensures the suit’s design, integration of advanced technologies, and field deployment align with the U.S. Army’s mission to protect EOD personnel from blast, fragmentation, heat, flame, and other threats

This will be an on-site position focused on the following areas:

Key Responsibilities

• Program Leadership:
  Direct the NGABS program from development completion, First Article Testing (FAT), and production, in coordination with the Program Acquisition Executive Maneuver Ground and other stakeholders. Act as primary customer interface for all program aspects and lead program reviews to discuss technical, cost and schedule activities.
• Stakeholder Coordination:
  Liaise with military users, industry partners, and government agencies to align technical and operational requirements.
• Budget & Schedule Management:
  Manage the program budget, timelines, and resource allocation to deliver on schedule and within cost constraints. Create program plans including the development of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for management of scope to ensure alignment with contract requirements, budgets, and internal commitments.
• Team management:
  Understand the role and responsibility of each program team member, and through expert communication and leadership skills, establish a common understanding among team members on scope, schedule, and financial objectives. Work with functional managers to develop program resource plans. Direct assigned program resources.
• Risk & Compliance:
  Identify potential program…