Senior Program Manager

Company Overview

ARA is a leading C5ISR company that designs, manufactures, tests and installs innovative technologies that provide the national security community with unparalleled situational awareness, threat detection, and communications capabilities.

Our disruptive, integrated solutions, assemblies and subsystems rise to the challenging demands of discerning, mission-critical customers.

We leverage our capabilities to meet and exceed the requirements of our customers and empower them to remain ahead of evolving threats and complexities in a dynamic security landscape.

Job Summary

ARA is looking for a Sr. Program Manager that is responsible for planning and overseeing one or more programs to ensure they meet quality, cost, and schedule. Sr. Program managers plan and designate program resources, prepare budgets, monitor progress, and provide customer updates throughout each program’s period of performance to deliver quality products or services on-time.

ARA Sr. Program Managers lead the development and production of a wide range of existing and developing RF components, subsystems and systems. The ideal candidate will leverage their leadership skills to ensure quality and performance throughout the product lifecycle. 

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Support and/or lead capture, bid and proposal activities.
• Manage and direct the daily execution of multiple programs or large- scale programs within contract requirements to assure that cost, schedules, and performance goals are met.
• Lead all meetings and the integrated product team (proposal kick-off through program close).
• Provide interface, communication, and coordination with internal and external customers on matters pertaining to existing contracts and bid and proposal activities.
• Represent management at program reviews, meetings, seminars, etc.
• Develop and implement plans and schedules to execute contracts/subcontracts. Allocate and control contract budgets for labor, material, travel and purchased services. Report program status to senior management monthly.
• Formally identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risk throughout the program lifecycle. Obtains management approval prior to making decisions that will cause deterioration of established program cost and schedule objectives.
• Perform variance analysis of schedule and cost on a formal and informal basis and present them to senior management (i.e., earned value management system)
• Assure that conduct of contractual requirements is executed in accordance with appropriate regulatory and Company policies and procedures (i.e., federal acquisition regulations).
• Proven ability to manage changing priorities and aggressive timelines 
• May lead company's programs reviews due to knowledge and experience.

Position Qualifications

Competency Statement (s)

• Adaptability - Adapts to change, open to new ideas and responsibilities
• Communication – Ability to communicate thoughts clearly, both oral and written in a honest, open and timely manner
• Job Knowledge - Understands facets of job, aware of duties and responsibilities, keeps job knowledge current
• Technical Skill - Possesses the knowledge and skills needed to perform a job or role effectively
• Dependability - Meets deadlines, works independently or in a team environment, is accountable, maintains focus, good attendance record
• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve products
• Ethics - Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality
• Initiative/Take Ownership – Takes action, seeks new opportunities, strives to see projects to completion, meaning own your job and see it through
• Decision Making - Problem solve and critical thinking skills, be able to reach a decision, takes thoughtful approach when considering options, seeks input from others, makes difficult decisions
• Customer Focus - Understands and can meet the needs in a customer-centric (Internal and External) environment and build strong relationships.  Promotes a positive image of the company and strives to solve issues raised by customers

Experience and Skills

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

• 10-15 years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience 
• Active (within the last 2 years) SECRET Security clearance.  TOP SECRET or above clearance a significant plus 
• Proficiency in using all Microsoft Office tools including Project
• Experience with Earned Value Management
• Experience with firm fixed price and cost-type contracts.
• Experience with commercial and military customers.
• Experience with Radio Frequency products, subsystems and systems.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related technical field required
• PMP Certification is a plus

Antenna Research Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran