External Title Manufacturing Execution System; MES) Program Delivery Manager

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a seasoned Manufacturing Execution System (
MES) Program Delivery Manager to lead delivery of a complex, enterprise-wide Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and IT modernization program supporting the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). The qualified candidate will provide overall program leadership across multiple Agile teams and technical work streams supporting MES operations and maintenance, software development, Oracle E-Business Suite/OCI, manufacturing IT/OT integration, enterprise data and analytics, artificial intelligence, Maximo, cybersecurity, and related enterprise systems.

The candidate will serve as a senior interface to BEP Government leadership and will ensure successful execution of contract objectives, delivery schedules, performance requirements, transition activities, staffing, risk management, and continuous improvement. The position requires strong experience managing complex Federal IT programs involving both O&M and modernization/development activities and the ability to lead multidisciplinary technical teams in a highly operational manufacturing environment.

Work Location: This is a hybrid position, with the expectation to work on-site 3 days per week in Washington, DC

Travel: This position will require periodic support at the Fort Worth, TX location as required by the customer.

What you will do

• Provide overall program and delivery leadership for the BEP MES contract, including coordination of multiple Agile teams and technical work streams.
• Serve as the primary contractor interface to BEP program leadership, COR, Product Owners, stakeholders, and other Government organizations.
• Establish and manage an integrated program delivery framework encompassing scope, schedule, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and performance.
• Coordinate MES O&M, application development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement while maintaining operational continuity.
• Lead transition‑in and knowledge‑transfer activities, including staffing, transition planning, incumbent knowledge capture, operational continuity, and transition reporting.
• Establish and maintain program performance metrics, dashboards, status reporting, and other management mechanisms.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, action items, and corrective actions; communicate mitigation strategies to Government and Peraton leadership.
• Coordinate delivery across MES, Oracle E-Business Suite/OCI, Maximo, Manufacturing IT/OT, Data/AI, cybersecurity, financial, procurement, and other enterprise Agile teams.
• Ensure development and production releases meet quality, testing, UAT, documentation, rollback, and post‑implementation requirements.
• Ensure compliance with service levels and performance standards, including availability, incident resolution, patching, reporting, and release quality.
• Provide technical and operational recommendations to BEP leadership and identify reliability, manufacturing efficiency, automation, and modernization opportunities.
• Lead program reviews, executive briefings, governance meetings, and performance reviews.
• Ensure program documentation, SOPs, knowledge repositories, action logs, and contract deliverables are accurate and timely.
• Support production operations and deployments that may require extended hours and weekend support.

Basic Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance
• 12+ years of demonstrated experience managing complex IT programs, projects, or delivery organizations, preferably in a federal environment.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary IT programs involving application development, operations and maintenance, modernization, and system integration.
• Experi…