Sr. Program Manager

Sr. Program Manager

Mercer Engineering Research Center (MERC), a research institute of Mercer University, provides high quality engineering, scientific, and technical support services to both government and private industry customers. MERC is currently recruiting for a Senior Program Manager. Senior Program Managers are responsible for the management of MERC's externally funded multi-year, multi-million-dollar programs. This position reports to the assigned Technical Director.

• Works with the Sr. Director of Engineering and Programs, Technical Directors, Chief Engineers, and Technical Leads to plan, staff, and manage assigned programs according to and in compliance with MERC Standard Processes, including maintaining an up-to-date detailed programmatic/technical schedule for an assigned program throughout the life of the contract.
• Works with the Chief Engineer and Technical Lead to ensure the successful execution of assigned contracts within budget and scope, and in accordance with contract schedule.
• In concert with the Chief Engineer and Technical Lead provides programmatic and technical reviews of assigned contracts to all management stakeholders.
• Assists responsible capture manager with development of new business proposal response, as needed.
• Encourages assigned contract personnel to recommend potential program follow-on and/or tangential future business opportunities and provides those recommendations to the Technical Director and the Director of Acquisition Strategy.
• Protects MERC competition-sensitive, proprietary information and intellectual property from those without a need-to-know.
• Responsible for support and execution of other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• US Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.
• An undergraduate degree in a business-related field and 10 years of directly related experience, or an engineering degree from an ABET accredited college or university and 7 years of directly related experience.
• A Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification is required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

• This job operates indoors in a professional office environment using standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, printers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Requires physical stamina sufficient to sit, stand, or walk for prolonged periods.
• Repetitive movement of hand and fingers such as typing and/or writing.
• Visually or otherwise, able to identify, observe, and assess documents, drawings, and models.
• Able to see and read PC screens, detect color-coding, read fine print, and normal type size print.
• Hearing sufficient to conduct in-person and telephone conversations.
• Speaking ability in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversational distance, on the telephone, and addressing groups.
• Mental acuity to collect and interpret data, evaluate reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make valid judgments and decisions.

MERC offers a generous benefits package that includes health and dental insurance, retirement contributions, tuition reimbursement, vacation and sick leave accrual, and holiday pay.

Staff MERC Exempt

40 hours per week

EEO/Veteran/Disability