What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Engineering Program Manager - Security Clearance Required position at Applied Research Associates (ARA)?
The Capital Area Division (CAD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Program Manager for a multi-discipline team of other scientists and engineers. This person will be responsible for elucidating and tracking requirements from government customers and developing viable and successful R&D programs with their project team. He / She will also be responsible for developing high quality deliverables. The right candidate will be responsible for project budget management, tracking, and reporting. This person will have business development responsibilities with marketing and business development goals. The righ tcandidate will have staff supervision responsibilities including professional development plans and annual performance reviews.
Essential Functions :
The primary responsibility of this position is to manage and grow the team and project and includes full responsibility for high quality project execution. The Seniro Engineering Program Manager will oversee a team of engineers and scientists focused on operational planning and functional defeat of hard targets, underground facilities, and WMD facilities. The team performs research and development of new tools and methodologies to understand and reverse engineer processes and support systems at remote WMD-related facilities.
The Senior Engineering Program Manager is the face of the project to the government and is the technical point of contact for the government with all project matters, responsible for identifying and tracking requirements, thought leadership, tracking deliverables, developing and executing a project plan, and cost and project status reporting. As a Group Leader in ARA, this person is also responsible for marketing, recruitment, and group growth. Selection will be based on demonstrated leadership; marketing performance compatible with a % growth goal; supervision and interpersonal skills; capability to develop new initiatives; and quality of prior work in primary technical field.
- Project Performance
Responsible for technical quality, budget, and schedule performance on the projects in the group
Growth goal of 15%
Processing and timely approval of timecards, vouchers, and expense reports
Supervise staff
Responsible for meeting group profit goals
Oversee project security management activities of the project, including classified processing and materials, physical security, and insider threat awareness program
Develop working relationships with other Group Leaders and Division Managers to ensure company-wide cooperation and coordination
Effectively respond to a wide range of problems on an undefined schedule
Required Qualifications :
5M annual revenue)
Preferred Qualifications :
COMPANY INFORMATION :
Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 2000 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.
At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership fosters greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com .
Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the Senior Engineering Program Manager position.
ExperienceRequired
EducationRequired
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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