Program Manager
$135,000–$180,000 year
HybridGreat River, New York, United States
Job Summary
Manage daily execution of contract requirements to ensure cost, schedule, and performance goals are met while overseeing program planning, execution, and delivery. Lead or support meetings from kick-off through project close, coordinating with internal and external customers and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless task execution. Actively seek new business opportunities, participate in bid and proposal activities, and prepare documentation for existing customers. Develop and implement plans and schedules, allocate contract budgets, and perform variance analysis using earned value management systems. Formally identify, assess, and mitigate risks throughout the program life cycle, obtaining management approval before decisions that could deteriorate objectives. Collaborate with project teams to execute engineering changes and resolve schedule or budget deviations with corrective action plans. Represent management at program reviews and partner with stakeholders on planning improvements.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of program management work experience
- Experience throughout the program lifecycle or components of development through sustainment to include: proposal development, requirements decomposition, generation of system and subsystem statements of work and subcontracts, risk management, and continuous improvement efforts including implementation cost reduction and performance improvement efforts
- Experience with managing manpower planning, project reviews, scheduling and budget control
- Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis
- Knowledge of program management tools and procedures
- Solid leadership and management skills
- Experience in finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management
- Strong customer interface skills
- Demonstrated problem solving skills
- Strong oral/written communication and presentation skills
- Ability to manage aerospace/defense programs as a prime or subcontractor to a domestic or foreign military organization
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, supply chain or business degree
- Program Management certification (i.e. PMP or DAU)
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, supply chain or business degree highly preferred
- Program Management certification preferred (i.e. PMP or DAU)
- Knowledge of DoD FAR procurement regulations
- Knowledge of MRP/ERP with a solid understanding of electro-mechanical assembly operations, bills of material, demand material planning, and the supply chain purchasing process
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