About this role
This Program Manager role owns program execution from inception through completion, managing cost, schedule, and technical performance. The position serves as primary customer contact and leads program review sessions while establishing milestones, controls, and capture planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage programs from inception through completion with cost, schedule, and technical performance accountability
- Lead customer-facing program review sessions and serve as primary customer contact
- Establish cost controls and monitor adherence to contract requirements
- Execute program planning including schedule and risk management, resource planning, requirements management, and cash flow management
- Design and execute formal capture plans and monitor competitor activity
Technical Overview
The role focuses on program execution disciplines: adherence to contract requirements, cost controls, and integrated planning across schedule and risk, resources, requirements, and cash flow. It also includes product configuration control and formal capture planning with competitor monitoring.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a program manager with at least 5 years of experience managing programs end-to-end from inception through completion. They bring strong cost, schedule, and technical performance discipline, can lead customer program reviews, and are comfortable building capture plans while monitoring competitive activity.
Must-Have Skills
Manage all phases of programs from inception through completionResponsible for costschedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programsEstablish cost controls and monitor adherence to contract requirementsEstablish milestones and monitor master plans and scheduleEstablish and monitor adherence to program plans including schedule and risk managementresource planningrequirements managementand cash flow managementDesign and execute formal capture plans and monitor competitor activity
Required Skills
program managementcost controlsschedule and risk managementresource planningrequirements managementcash flow managementproduct configuration controlcapture planscompetitor activity monitoringcontract requirementsprogram directives
Hard Skills
manage all phases of programscost schedule technical performance managementprogram milestones monitoringmaster plans and schedulecost controlsmonitor adherence to contract requirementsreporting and justifying of costsschedule and risk managementresource planningrequirements managementcash flow managementprepare and issue operational and program directivesproduct configuration controlcapture plansmonitor competitor activity for each captureprogram review sessions with customersoperational and program directives executionestablish milestonesgain internal supportproblem-solvinganalytical presentationmaintain working relationship with technical staff and managers
Soft Skills
bias towards actionanalytical presentationproblem-solving skillsability to gain internal supportestablish and maintain solid working relationshipstact and diplomacyinteract with all levels of managementtechnical staffand customerscustomer-facing communication
Certifications
Preferred
Certification in Defense Program ManagementProject Management Institute (PMI) certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP)
Keywords for Your Resume
Program Managermanage all phases of programs from inception through completioncost schedule technical performanceprimary customer contactprogram review sessionsmilestonesmaster plans and schedulecost controlscontract requirementsreporting and justifying of costsschedule and risk managementresource planningrequirements managementcash flow managementoperational and program directivesproduct configurationcapture planscompetitor activityBachelor's Degree in EngineeringBusinessMS in EngineeringMBACertification in Defense Program ManagementProject Management Institute (PMI)Project Management Professional (PMP)U.S Military or DOD backgroundmilitary officer experienceprogram milestonesrisk managementDefense Program ManagementPMI PMP
Deal Breakers
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent education required, Typically requires a minimum of five years of related experience
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