Senior Program Manager

GENERAL JOB SUMMARY:

To ensure programs meet the customer’s scope requirements, schedule, and budgeted profit. This position will manage one or more priority programs.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Performs final job review and resolves ongoing technical contractual job requirements (schedule, technical requirements, and budget.)
• Responsible for program budget, schedule, monitoring, and completion of goals and milestones in accordance with approved plans.
• Establishes Program organization and structure and priorities (resource management, scheduling, staff)
• Maintains on-going communication with customer to accomplish program goals.
• Reviews and approves waivers, deviations prior to submittal to customer.
• Reviews PDR/CDR presentations.
• Creates sub-contract work breakdown structure.
• Creates master milestone schedule.
• Communicates program status to rest of organization.
  
  

Other Job Functions

• Act as a team leader on large or complex projects.
• Other duties may be assigned
  
  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Ability to maintain sensitive and confidential information as required by government standards.
• Ability to interact effectively with peers and supervisors.
• Ability to interact appropriately with the public when necessary.
• Ability to adhere to workplace rules.
• Ability to solve program problems based on analysis and evaluation by developing new concepts, approves, and techniques.
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EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• BA/BS in a Business, Engineering or related discipline
• 5 years of related experience
• Experience in a leadership role on a Department of Defense program, either in an Engineering or Program Management capacity preferred
• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and how to apply it to contracts as a Program Manager.
  
  

WORK ENVIROMENT / PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Office environment
• Ability to stand and sit for long periods of time
• Ability to perform repetitive motion (keyboarding, 10-key, phones)
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds
• Ability to follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

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