Manager Programs 2

Manager Programs 2

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years or Master’s and 6 years’ experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries (An additional 4 years of applicable work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree).
• Proven experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Fluency with MS Office Projects, Powerpoint, Excel, etc.
• Experience with ERP in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with defining proposal strategy, leading proposal teams, and analyzing/shaping RFPs.
• Knowledge of FFP, CPFF, BTP, and BTS contract types.
• Experience in collaborating with employees within a department and across functions.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET security clearance after starting.

Responsibilities

• Support of the program manager in program capture and the subsequent delivery of all programs contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions.
• Managing all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout).
• Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community.
• Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans.
• Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations.
• Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives.
• Measuring and reporting program performance.
• Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders.
• Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
• Establishing design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test.
• Creation, review and finalization of the program Statement of Work.
• Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements.
• Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines.
• Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools.
• Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning.
• Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.).
• Managing suppliers to meet program objectives.
• Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.
• Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities.
• Development and adherence to master plans and schedules.
• Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification and/or PMP based training.
• Experience with FFP, CPFF, BTP, and BTS contract types.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.