Principal, Program Manager

Principal, Program Manager

Locations – Palm Bay, Florida + Handover, MD + Ashaway, Rhode Island + Herdon, VA

Industry: Aerospace / Aviation / Defense (Must Have Domain)

Job Category: General Management

Work Schedule: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off

Job Description: The Program Management Excellence (PMX) team should be an experienced Program Manager or Proposal Manager who is well-versed in People, Process, and Tools best practices within the Aerospace & Defense industry. The successful candidate will serve as SME for program management execution for the Acoustics System PMX Lead.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 12 years of relevant experience
• Ability to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Security Clearance
• 10+ years of proposal management, program planning, and EVMS experience
• Experience working DoD projects in a Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation

JOB Details:

• Drive predictable program execution across Division Programs
• Own Program Performance Analysis / Reporting for the Division
• Partner with programs to ensure executable baseline plans (cost and schedule)
• Drive R&O best practices into execution across all programs for the Division
• Manage Division PM training Program Leadership Team (PLT) Certification program
• Program Management (RPM) rotational program
• Coordination of training requirements and training instruction for program teams
• Training metrics
• Organize Gate and Independent Reviews for the Division
• Own implementation of tools across the Division
• Common Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS)
• Common Data Matrix (CDM)
• Cobra Standardization Opportunity & Risk Register
• Schedule Metrics Analysis & Reporting Tool (SMART)
• Program Health Dashboard (PHD) & Automated Program Review Template (PRT)
• Support various sector and division reviews
• Ensure appropriate PMO staffing for program proposals, baseline activities, and execution
• Ability to travel ~25%