Program Manager

Relative Dynamics Inc. is seeking to hire a?Program Manager?as the primary customer interface and technical manager on various engineering services contracts.

Job Summary:

As a Program Manager, you serve as the primary point of contact for the customer and lead the team dedicated to supporting the mission. You are accountable for the performance of your team, ensuring high-quality deliverables that meet both schedule and budget requirements. You oversee all aspects of the program, ensuring that cost, schedule, and performance commitments are met.

In addition, you coordinate efforts across centralized functions such as engineering, supply chain, finance, trade compliance, and legal to ensure all program requirements are fulfilled. You also collaborate with the business development team to support customer requests, proposal efforts, and growth strategies aimed at winning new business and expanding existing programs.

Your role extends beyond program management to include contributions to general business needs, such as marketing, outreach, employee development, and morale-building activities, all of which align with the company’s mission and values.

What You'll Get to Do:

• Manage and direct the overall effort on all contract tasks to meet the performance, safety, technical, cost, schedule and quality requirements of the contract.

• Serve as primary point of contact for assigned contracts, interfacing with Prime partners or Government personnel, for fulfillment of contract requirements.

• Develop necessary management plans to assure the timeliness and accuracy of technical, cost, and schedule information provided to government.

• Manage all requirements regarding contract personnel including hiring, discipline, personnel performance and compensation

• Review and approve technical, financial and forecast reports, and other contractual reports as required.

• Review risk and develop risk mitigation activities as needed

• Prepare program status reviews and other formal reviews to be presented to the Relative Dynamics Operations Director, COO, CEO, Prime or Government customers as required.

• Ensure the timely recruitment and training of program staff - both direct and indirect.

• Support the business development and strategic growth initiatives as required

What You'll Need:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM or Related field or equivalent experience

• 15 years experience as a project manager or equivalent delivering high-complexity systems

• Positive attitude and resiliency

• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills

• Excellent teamwork and communications skills

• Proven ability to deliver on-time, on-budget services

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or related field

• Experience working with US Government customers

• Experience with aerospace environments other than traditional large prime contractors

• Strong understanding of contract negotiation, SOW development, and compliance documentation.

• Experience developing work breakdown structures, integrated master plans, and integrated master schedules.

• Experience managing programs with dynamic and multi-project interdependencies.

• Experience managing cross functional and decentralized teams.

• Experience with proposal activities such as volume author, color team reviewer, technical solutioning, developing BOEs, etc.

• Ability to obtain a Security Clearance if required for the duties of the position

What You Won't Do:

• Feel stuck as we offer great opportunities to advance and learn
• Feel like a number as we're a close-knit bunch and always have each other’s backs

Who You Are:

• A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
• A quick learner who is always ready to gain depth of knowledge
• A reliable worker who knows the importance of showing up when it counts
• Accept assignments with open cooperative positive and team-oriented attitudes
• Able to plan and execute plans across teams
• Effective communicator both written and verbal

What You'll Enjoy:

• Competitive wage and benefits package
• Medical, dental, vision and life/disability insurance
• Vacation and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Great 401k with company match
• Employee referral program
• Community involvement investing and giving back to the community

Relative Dynamics conducts a comprehensive background check that includes drug testing. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.