Job Title:Specialist Program Management
Job ID: 21773
Job Location: Mason OH
Job Schedule: 9/80; Every other Friday off
Job Description:
Directs all phases of programs from inception through completion. Drives program in order to achieve key business and financial objectives for orders revenue recognition operating income and free cash flow for new continuing or current programs. Responsible for the cost schedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs. Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes. Coordinates the preparation of proposals business plans performance Statement of Work (SOW) and specifications operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract. Acts as primary customer contact for program activities leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost schedule and technical performance. Establishes design concepts criteria and engineering efforts for product research development integration and test. Expands the product line with the customer. Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules identifies program problems and obtains solutions such as allocating resources or changing contractual specifications. Directs the work of employees assigned to the program from technical manufacturing and administrative areas.
Essential Functions:
- Serve as primary customer contact for program activities leading program reviews and reporting of cost schedule and technical performance.
- Participates in the negotiations of contracts and contract changes. Participates in the preparation of proposals business plans statements of work specifications budgets and financial terms/conditions of contracts.
- Manages Development efforts for product development integration and test.
- Expands existing product lines with customer.
- Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules.
- Identifies program problems and risks and obtains solutions such as resource allocation and contract specification changes.
- Monitor and assess performance; identify problems and institute corrective actions as required. Identify and manage risk.
- Record and communicate lessons learned from each program.
- Manage and evaluate financial and technical tradeoff analyses required for scope changes in a program.
- Responsible for the direction oversight and outcome of assigned programs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree and minimum 4years of prior relevant experience OR Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree minimum of 8years of prior related experience.
- Experience with program planning earned value managementsupply chain risk management quality control production control and product costing tools.
- Must be a United States Citizen andMust be eligible for security clearance.
- Must be PMPcertified or attainment within 2 years of hire.
- Ability to travel up to 20
Preferred Skills:
- Experience in demonstrating a keen understanding of basic business operations and the organizationallevers (systems processes departments functions) that drive profitablegrowth. The individual will work without appreciable direction and exercise considerable latitude to determine and develop approaches to solutions.
- Experience at a proficient or higher level with Microsoft Office (Word Outlook Excel and PowerPoint) and MS Project.
Required Experience:
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