Program Manager

Description

Primary Function:
This leadership position requires a candidate who consistently demonstrates sound judgment, accountability, and Long Wave leadership behaviors. The successful candidate will excel in a fast-paced environment, managing diverse assignments while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams and routinely interacting with customers, functional leadership, and executive management to ensure successful program execution.

Essential Responsibilities:
• Lead all phases of assigned programs, ensuring successful execution in accordance with approved scope, schedule, budget, quality, and contractual requirements.
• Serve as the primary program lead, accountable for technical, cost, schedule, and quality performance while maintaining compliance with company policies and customer expectations.
• Develop and execute integrated Program Management Plans (PMPs) and program schedules, identifying risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies to achieve program objectives.
• Monitor program financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, Estimates at Completion (EACs), Annual Operating Plan (AOP) commitments, and Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics, implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Execute program growth initiatives by identifying Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), contract modifications, follow-on opportunities, and supporting business development, capture, and proposal activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with prime contractors, U.S. Government representatives, subcontractors, and industry partners to ensure successful program execution and support future business opportunities.
• Lead Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and coordinate cross-functional execution across Engineering, Operations, Contracts, Finance, Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing, and other functional organizations.
• Identify and resolve program risks, issues, and execution challenges by developing and implementing effective mitigation and recovery plans.
• Conduct Program Management Reviews (PMRs), financial reviews, customer status meetings, executive briefings, and gate reviews, delivering clear and actionable program updates.
• Collaborate with functional leadership to ensure appropriate staffing, resource allocation, workforce planning, contract startup, and successful program execution.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment while demonstrating sound judgment, accountability, and Long Wave leadership behaviors.
• Travel approximately 25% as required to support customer engagements and program execution.

Work Conditions:
Employee will be working within an office environment. Employee may be expected to travel on occasion to locations where specific PPE or attire is necessary.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience in Program Management, leading teams managing cost, schedule and technical performance
• Demonstrated experience in Earned Value Management and Profit & Loss management.
• Knowledge of all phases of DoD programs including engineering and manufacturing development (EMD), integration and test, production, and sustainment
• Expertise with the U.S. DoD acquisition process and organizations
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience managing U.S. Government prime contracts, including program execution, customer engagement, and contract performance.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective relationships with government customers, prime contractors, subcontractors, and cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing program cost, schedule, and technical performance using Earned Value Management (EVMS), Estimates at Completion (EACs), forecasting, and other program Management best practices.
• Experience leading engineering development, production, sustainment, or modernization programs involving hardware, software, or integrated systems.
• Experience supporting business development, capture, proposal activities, and identifying program growth opportunities through Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) or follow-on efforts.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and presentation skills, including experience briefing customers and executive leadership.
• Program Management certification (PMP, DAWIA, or equivalent) preferred.
• Experience supporting classified U.S. Department of Defense programs, preferably within Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), STRATCOM, E-4B, E-6B, or related strategic mission systems.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability