Lead, Program Management

Waco, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 14 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Lead Program Management

Job Code: 34596

Job Location: Waco TX

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

Senior professional with strong knowledge of job area and broad knowledge of project management and/or project/systems engineering. Manages complex projects or processes with general oversight. Communicates within and outside of own function to gain cooperation on operational processes practices and procedures. Makes moderate to substantial improvements to systems and processes. Contributes to achievement of departmental goals and operating plans with direct impact on the departmental results.

Essential Functions:

Ability to travel as required up to 25% or more based on business needs.
Ability to work extended hours as required to ensure program success.

Program Leadership: Serve as the deputy to the Program Manager offering strategic direction and robust leadership to IPTs to align with overarching program goals.

Milestone Management: Establish and monitor execution milestones to adhere to master schedules and payment timelines.

Oversight and Coordination: Maintain and monitor oversight of critical program elements including material & supply chain subcontracts engineering and operations to ensure seamless integration test and delivery.

Performance Management: Utilize a comprehensive understanding of EVMS to meet or exceed financial schedule and technical performance indicators.

Stakeholder Interaction: Act as the primary point of contact for the end-user and executive leadership facilitating transparent communication and achieving contract milestones.

Risk Assessment: Identify challenges opportunities and risks across the program developing strategies to address them effectively.

Provide oversight and manage the modification integration and test activities; to include schedules internal/external meetings customer presentations and departmental budgets.
Direct the work of functional employees in the execution of the assigned projects while establishing and monitoring performance to schedules plans and milestones.
Respond to the customers needs and be able to respond to quick reaction needs. As required support request/coordination outside of normal business hours.
Brief customer end-user and upper management on all facets of the assigned projects.

Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience.
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related lieu of a degree minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
Requires comprehensive level knowledge of job area.
Demonstrated ability to engage with stakeholders at various levels including senior/executive leadership.
Active DoD Security Clearance is required Top Secret/SCI preferred.
Demonstrated experience in Commercial Department of Defense and/or Military Aviation/Aerospace products development and production.
Demonstrated experience managing aircraft integration efforts.
Demonstrated experience in preparation of business plans proposal work statements and specifications operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contracts.
Demonstrated ability to interface with engineering manufacturing operations and management personnel onsite and offsite.
Demonstrated experience working in an environment that is fast-paced demanding with a focus on problem resolution and process improvement.
Knowledge of manpower planning milestone scheduling PM tools and related financial management.
Demonstrated experience with Earned Value Management System.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Knowledge in SAP or Solumina
Aviation background/knowledge

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Job Title: Lead Program ManagementJob Code: 34596 Job Location: Waco TXSchedule: 9/80Job Description: Senior professional with strong knowledge of job area and broad knowledge of project management and/or project/systems engineering. Manages complex projects or processes with general oversight. Comm...