Sentinel Risk & Opportunity Program Manager 3

Sentinel Risk & Opportunity Program Manager 3

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of related experience; Master’s degree and 6 years of related experience or an additional 4 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in IPT and/or program management supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
• Minimum of 3 years in formal management position.
• 3 years of direct experience leading people, projects or programs to successful goal attainment.
• Experience with risk, issue, and opportunity management on large-scale programs
• Proven ability to deliver effective communication verbally, written, and through well-crafted presentations across all levels of an organization, both internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Directs all phases of programs from inception through completion.
• Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs.
• Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes.
• Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract.
• Acts as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test.
• Develops new business or expands the product line with the customer.
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications.
• Directs the work of employees assigned to the program from technical, manufacturing and administrative areas.
• Responsible for the definition, planning, organizing, directing and controlling risk and opportunity management efforts.
• Evaluates and approves risk and opportunity handling approaches, mitigation plans and approves opportunity exploitation plans.
• Coordinates with suppliers, vendors, higher level managers, and external Customers on general risk and opportunity metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the risk and opportunity management process and procedures.
• Assures integration of the EVMS process with the risk and opportunity management process.
• Informs and advises higher level management on critical project risks and mitigations.
• Facilitate meetings and coordinate risks within a program.
• Leads business development and proposal teams through Acquisition Key Decision Point milestones within the risk and opportunity management area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in STEM discipline or MBA from an accredited university
• Proven IPT and/or Project Management experience achieving mission commitments across multiple phases of program lifecycle
• Experience with customer relationship management
• Leadership experience in effective change management
• Proven ability to lead a high performing team with evidence of being able to create an inclusive work environment that attracts, retains and inspires diverse and engaged teams.