The Program Manager I (PgM1 is the first step in a career path in program management at Elbit America. The incumbent has onetothree years
of relevant program management experience or has demonstrated the knowledge skills and abilities to
manage all facets of oneormore design and development production and/or passthrough.
programs. The Program Manager I reports directly to the Director or Programs.
Responsibilities and Tasks in order of priority to be successful:
- Read and understand the company policies and procedures that apply to performing program
- management at the ESA.
- Develop an awareness of the Organizational Process Assets (OPAs) i.e. procedures templates
- Apply best practices in project management to ensure projects: 1 are completed on time and
- within budget and scope 2 produce a quality product and 3 result in customer satisfaction.
- Participate in the proposal process if and when needed to do so and also participate in makeor buy
- decisions as needed.
- Develop an indepth understanding of program documentation requirements expectations and
- deliverables i.e. the RFP proposal contract SOW assumptions constraints and CDRLs.
- Plan execute monitor control and close assigned program/program phases as needed.
- Implement best practices in team building and provide the leadership needed to produce
- successful program results.
- Conduct program kick off meetings (KoM).
- Create and maintain a Program Management Plan (PMP) for each assigned program.
- Ensure Work Breakdown Structures are created and maintained for each assigned program.
- Ensure program schedules are created monitored and have weekly status updates.
- Identify all relevant program stakeholders and actively engage them in planning and
- control of the program.
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with customers; both internal and external.
- Prepare and present program management reviews as scheduled for internal management and
- external customers.
- Conduct regularlyscheduled productive team meetings using best practices in meeting
- facilitation.
- Ensure the program team documents lessons learned on a regular basis throughout the life of the
- program to include program phase completion and program closure.
- Ensure meeting minutes for team and customer meetings are created made available and filed
- appropriately in project/program folders on the EFW server.
- Adhere to applicable ITAR TINA FAR Export Compliance EMD Safety and Security
- requirements.
- Apply risk management (risk identification and monitoring) and decision analysis and resolution
- (DAR) techniques throughout the duration of the program.
- Engage in continuous process improvement and submit Document Improvement Suggestion
- (DIS) forms to promote positive changes within the company.
- Implement Integrated Change Control (ICC) on all programs to manage/reduce scopecreep and
- goldplating.
- Apply a work authorization system to ensure the right work is being done at the right time by the
- right people.
- Monitor performance to ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
- Monitor product quality design and technology to ensure consistency with contractual
- requirements.
- Review deliverables prepared by the team for completeness accuracy and quality before
- submitting them to the customer.
- Ensure program and product documents are complete current and stored appropriately.
- Manage program budgets & schedules; track and report cost and team hours on a regular basis.
- Create maintain and present Program Scorecards as needed.
- Create and maintain a program action item log as well as track all action items to completion.
- Plan for transition to production activities at least six months before transition (if applicable).
- Perform other jobrelated tasks as assigned by manager.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree is required. 510 years functional experience may substitute
- 13 years of functional (using skill set) experience is required
- 13 years of management experience is required
- 13 years of industry experience is required
- Training Prerequisites (Within One Year of Taking Position):
- ESD
- Safety Training as dictated by Safety Department
Skills and Abilities
- Good knowledge of program management methods and Earned Value Management.
- Good knowledge of ESA business structure and relationship with ESL.
- Good knowledge of MRP systems purchase orders and sales order routers.
- Good knowledge of contracts: fixed price cost plus and time and materials.
- Good skills in time management meeting facilitation and problemsolving.
- Good skills in the use of MS Office Visio Outlook and Project applications.
- Good ability to clearly communicate ideas verbally and in writing.
- Good ability to create and give program management review presentations.
- Good ability to negotiate and apply tact and diplomacy with internal/external customers and
- foreign personnel.
- Good ability to work independently in building and then leading an integrated product team.
- Demonstrated ability to complete programs successfully; within scope on time within budget and
- delivering a quality product to the customers satisfaction; at the PgM1 level.
Travel/Physical Requirements
Matrix organizational structure
Fastpaced
Deliverablesoriented
May require national and international travel and passport
Additional Information :
Here Are Some of the Great Benefits We Offer:
- Most locations offer a 9/80 schedule providing every other Friday off
- Competitive compensation & 401k program to plan for your future
- Robust medical dental vision & disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts
- Basic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available
- Flexible Vacation & PTO
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous Employee Referral Program
- Voluntary Benefits Available: Longer Term Care Legal Identify Theft Pet Insurance and many more options
- Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retirees
It has been and will continue to be the policy of Elbit Systems of America to recruit hire train and promote into all job levels based solely upon jobrelated qualifications without regard to race color religion creed age sex national origin gender identity or expression sexual orientation disability marital status veteran or military status genetics or citizenship status.
EEO STATEMENT:
Elbit Systems of America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. Your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ACCESSIBILITY:
Elbit Systems of America is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment please email .
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime