Program Development Manager - Aerospace Industry

Job Description

Sci Tec has been awarded multiple government contracts and is growing our creative Team! Sci Tec, Inc. is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense. For the past forty‑five years, we have supported customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver innovative world‑class data exploitation capabilities.

Sci Tec has an immediate opportunity for a talented Program Development Manager (PDM) to support our growth initiatives and strategic plan. This on‑site (in‑office) position is based in our Boulder, Colorado office. The PDM reports to the Executive Director of Program Development and is responsible for identifying, tracking, developing, and capturing new business opportunities. The PDM leads or actively contributes to the portfolio proposals, and initially will support the Future Systems (FS) and Instrumentation, Measurements & Tests (IM&T) portfolios.

The PDM must be able to perform as an individual contributor and work on teams within a tight schedule environment.

• Research new business databases (consortiums, Gov Win, sam.gov, BAAs, etc.) to find and track potential opportunities
• Develop and maintain a roadmap of portfolio opportunities and brief upper management and Corporate Operations on the status and progress
• Lead assigned opportunities through a gated milestone process, leading to a proposal effort or a no‑bid decision
• Develop teaming strategies, non‑disclosure agreements, teaming agreements
• Interface with Customers and Industry partners to articulate Sci Tec’s capabilities and solutions
• Serve as a Proposal Manager for assigned portfolio proposals, providing leadership to the proposal team
• Work proposal requirements with internal organizations (e.g. Contracts, HR, Finance, IT, Security, etc.)
• Work proposal content and logistics with proposal teammates. Develop win themes, proposal outlines, features/benefits, and proof points. Oversee and guide the development of proposal graphics.
• Develop and track to a proposal schedule, establish and manage the proposal budget baseline, and support other proposal efforts
• Ensure timely delivery of all required proposal deliverables. Support pre‑award activities including addressing customer questions, BAFO, and teammate engagement
• Adhere to and refine new business and proposal processes
• Support recruitment and hiring efforts for successful opportunities
• Support project standup activities to include kickoff meeting, project team orientation, and collaborative IT environments
• Periodic business travel may be necessary to meet with customers and industry teammates, and to represent Sci Tec at trade shows and conferences
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, mathematics, engineering, or computer science.
• US Government or aerospace industry experience in technical or managerial roles of 8+ years
• Industry experience of 5+ years participating on Government technical proposals
• Experience analyzing request for proposal (RFP, etc.) documents to formulate and execute the proposal development plan
• Experience in leading proposal development efforts, including proposal development process and conducting meetings/reviews
• Strong team building, time‑management, and conflict‑resolution abilities
• Possess strong writing skills to articulate and refine our technical and managerial solutions that aligns with the customer’s needs
• Extensive experience in documentation tools (i.e. Microsoft Office Suite software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) and with collaborative environments (e.g. Confluence, Teams)
• Ability to interact and develop positive relationships with customer, teammates and company senior leadership
• Demonstrated ability to research opportunity databases
• Ability to develop WBS elements and map them to SOW paragraphs and LCATs
• Ability to merge bottom‑up pricing and price‑to‑win values
• Ability to summarize complex technical descriptions
• Demonstrated attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills