Senior Project Manager – Defense Programs Job Sandy area,Utah USA,IT/Tech

Lead execution of U.S. defense and government programs from contract award through final acceptance
Translate contractual requirements, Statements of Work, specifications, CDRLs, and customer commitments into executable program plans
Establish and manage program baselines covering scope, schedule, cost, deliverables, dependencies, and acceptance criteria
Define and manage key program milestones and reviews, including PDR, CDR, FAT, SAT, and customer acceptance
Track contractual deliverables, documentation, approvals, customer dependencies, scope, schedule, cost, deliverables, and risk against approved baselines
Maintain configuration and change-control discipline throughout the program lifecycle
Ensure execution considers FAR/DFARS, CUI, NIST 800-171, CMMC, ITAR, EAR, TAA, and other applicable government, security, export-control, sourcing, and contractual requirements
Coordinate cybersecurity, compliance, export-control, supply-chain, security questionnaire, audit, and program-specific security activities
Own end-to-end program governance, reporting cadence, decision forums, escalation mechanisms, forecasts, and program-margin visibility
Coordinate Engineering, Product, Curriculum, Software, Hardware, Operations, Supply Chain, IT/Security, Commercial teams, suppliers, subcontractors, and partners
Drive resolution of cross-functional dependencies and execution blockers
Serve as the primary customer interface for government customers, prime contractors, OEMs, and program stakeholders
Lead program reviews concerning schedule, deliverables, scope clarification, acceptance, and execution risks
Manage customer expectations, protect program margin, identify out-of-scope requests, and support change orders or contract modifications
Establish risk, issue, action, and decision registers; quantify impacts, drive mitigations, escape material risks, and capture lessons learned
Support the CPO with execution data, dashboards, risk visibility, and analytics for portfolio-level decisions

Requirements

8+ years of project/program management experience, including responsibility for complex technical or engineering programs
Demonstrated experience delivering programs for the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. federal government, defense prime contractors, or major defense suppliers
Working knowledge of U.S. government contracting and compliance requirements, including FAR and DFARS
Familiarity with CUI handling, NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, and defense cybersecurity requirements
Familiarity with U.S. export controls such as ITAR and EAR
Experience working with government supply-chain and sourcing requirements; familiarity with TAA and related country-of-origin restrictions is strongly preferred
Experience managing formal customer reviews and acceptance milestones such as PDR, CDR, FAT, and SAT
Strong understanding of scope management, change control, risk management, cost management, and program forecasting
Strong executive and customer communication skills
Ability to interpret complex contractual and technical requirements and translate them into actionable execution plans
PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program-management certification is preferred
Experience with military training systems, modeling and simulation, vehicle simulation, synthetic training environments, or related defense technologies is preferred
Experience working with U.S. defense prime contractors and/or directly with DoD program offices is preferred
Experience with government contracting vehicles, contract modifications, CDRLs, DIDs, and formal government acceptance processes is preferred
Experience managing hardware/software integrated systems is preferred
Experience with international defense programs and export-controlled technical information is preferred
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