Senior Program Manager

SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS

The Senior Program Manager is responsible for the successful execution of technically complex programs, including requirements, staffing, schedule, and budget.

• Manage and direct the daily execution of programs within contract requirements to ensure that cost, schedule, and performance goals are met.
• Maintain relationships both with prime contractors and government customers.
• Work with internal stakeholders to ensure accurate development and timely delivery of customer deliverables.
• Perform variance analysis of schedule and cost.
• Coordinate with contracts administration on issues pertaining to contract requirements, changes, and interpretations.
• Work with the project engineer and utilize effective strategies for communicating program priorities, task status, risks, and issues within the program team, to senior management, and to customers.
• Work with Engineering group leaders to coordinate program staffing in alignment with business-wide priorities.
• Develop and maintain project schedules for day-to-day management and as inputs to business-wide labor forecast and resource balancing efforts.
• Drive cross-functional alignment efforts to ensure seamless integration across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, and business development teams.
• Collaborate with managers and other technical leads to support capture and relevant business development activities.
• Participate as a team member or leader on bid and proposal activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or finance discipline and 10+ years of practical experience.
• Five years of industry or military experience can substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience in government contracting.
• Proven customer-facing program management and/or systems engineering experience with multiple large-scale projects.
• Strong customer focus, ability to lead a team, and establish resilient, collaborative working relationships with customers, technical staff, senior managers, and peers.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Experience with managing manpower planning, project reviews, scheduling, and budget control.
• Knowledge of program management tools and procedures.
• Experience with the evaluation of requests for proposal/quote. Experience with preparing, reviewing, and submitting proposals/quotes.

• Advanced degree in engineering, business or finance discipline.
• PMP Certification.
• Knowledge of SIGINT and/or EW.
• Experience working with DoD/Intelligence Community customers.
• Experience with the development and integration of sophisticated hardware and software systems.
• Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, hardware and software development life cycle, challenges, and risks.
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams to successful completion of projects.
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Project for cost, schedule, technical and resource management.
• Experience using Deltek CostPoint and COGNOS Analytics.

• Startup Environment
• Competitive Salaries
• Health Insurance
• 401K Matching
• Bonus for superior performance