Senior Project Manager

Senior Project ManagerGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Senior Project Manager. The position provides an opportunity to enhance the performance and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nation's fundamental defense services. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.Duties will be focused on maintaining execution and growing the Surface Ship Systems Integration and Test portfolio within the Maritime and Strategic Systems Line of Business. Desired skills include: Navy vessel production experience, earned value management, technical requirements analysis, work load forecasting, managing risk and opportunities, financial reporting, contract geometry knowledge, proposal development, market research, and confidence with industry and Government customer coordination.As aspiring leaders, General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) believes there are several enabling behaviors which will influence your success. These behaviors will also serve as leading indicators of likely success (or difficulty), and will be used by your manager in evaluating your performance and growth as a leader, and will serve to build trust from your teams, your customer, and the organization. These behaviors are:Develop yourselfDevelop othersBe a team playerCommunicate effectivelyDevelop and sustain the relationships you need to be successfulShape culture and positively impact the morale, motivation, and engagement of those around youOperate at the right level and deliver on your commitmentsThink and act strategicallyConfront realityTake reasonable, managed risksIt is expected the successful candidate will utilize these tenets so they can build on their own essential skills and traits.Representative duties and tasks include:Develops & implements product strategies and roadmaps for a specific target productAnalyzes markets and drives/maintains product acceptance in the market by integrating the work of research and development, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and service functions to solve market problems to meet corporate business objectives relating to revenue, margin, quality, and time-to-marketInterfaces with customer to gain and maintain market specific knowledge and understanding of product use in the field to formulate their requirements in a Market / Product Requirements DocumentWorks with marketing team in activities related to the products including competitive analysis and pricing, product requirements, development of marketing materials, and analysis of market trendsProvides guidance and assistance to sales in selling the productResponsible for product configurations and data sheetsUses proposal plans and strategies to develop, define, and implement cohesive, integrated program, subcontractor, and material plans that achieve overall current and long term objectives of the program, business unit, and divisionDevelops WBS and WBS dictionary as baseline for scope definition and effective integrated cost/schedule management of the projectAuthorizes the work, organizes interdepartmental activities, and tracks work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet schedulesConducts reviews to drill down into issues on products/projects, identify risks, develop corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts and corrective actions to project teamsWorks with the engineering and operations team to ensure appropriate alignment of resources to attain product/project goalsForecasts product/project completion as required based on performance trendsSupports customers on technical questions regarding the project/product(s)Leads team to identify and quantify risks and opportunities; leads risk mitigation / opportunity capture activitiesBalances product/project plans, risks, and opportunities with executable strategies to meet technical requirements and budgetsIdentifies scope changes and develops product/project positions for equitable cost and schedule adjustmentsResponsible for the profit and loss of products/projectsDevelops and executes proposal plans and strategiesDevelops customer relationships and develops new business within the market/projectDevelops negotiation plansLeads customer negotiations for products/projectsKnowledge, skills, and abilities include:Ability to negotiate win-win solutionsProficient knowledge of company products, competitive products and servicesProficient knowledge of target customer marketsOutstanding relationship management and marketing skillsAbility to perform product demonstrations and training for salesAbility to develop marketing material for the productTechnical understanding of product(s)Proficient knowledge of work estimating, allocation, scheduling, and authorizationAbility to use proposal plans and strategies to implement executable, cohesive program plansAbility to develop and implement a product oriented WBS and WBS DictionaryProficient understanding of basic philosophy of program schedules, risk areas, slack time, and critical pathProficient ability to generate cohesive project plansProficient ability to track work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet schedulesProficient ability to identify issues, track progress, and follow through on effective corrective actions based on data analysis and trendsProficient ability to understand and analyze project financial dataAbility to evaluate quality of work product to ensure satisfaction of customer requirementsProficient understanding of the fundamentals of risk and opportunity management and ability to apply them to projectsProficient ability to lead teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectivesAbility to communicate clearly, both written and verbalAbility to make sound, proactive decisionsAbility to develop and execute proposal plans and strategiesProficient understanding of value propositions and ability to make effective trades within project trade spacesSkilled in the development and implementation of product/project strategy and tacticsProficient in MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPointMay be required to travelSalary NoteThis estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.Combined Salary RangeUSD $112,924.00 - USD $122,187.00 /Yr.Company OverviewGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans