Program Management Manager

The Program Management Manager plans organizes coordinates and manages the overall activities of a programmatic team consisting of program managers engineers and other support individuals. This role will directly support programmatic business and technical activities with multiple weapons product/service or reimbursable programs for the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE). The Program Management Manager will develop plan and lead the execution of programs through customer relationships transformation and integration and growth strategies aligned with the customer needs and requirements.

• Represents the company to resolve programmatic and customer issues pertinent to program viability.
• Provides project/program management leadership and oversight to achieve metrics quality delivery and cost objectives.
• Directly supervises employees and performs other managerial responsibilities including interviewing hiring and training; planning assigning and directing work; appraising performance and provides development for staff; providing recognition and discipline as appropriate; addressing complaints; and resolving problems.
• Develops and implements staffing plans budget proposals expense budgets and equipment requirements consistent with anticipated workloads.
• Serves as liaison between external customer and internal organizations to ensure effective communication and adequate support.
• Encourages and facilitates teamwork with operations finance quality and engineering.
• Partners with management and other functional areas to formulate and implement strategies necessary to meet a broad range of company-wide objectives.
• Supports the development and implementation of strategies for the NSE that position the KCNSC to be more responsive and flexible focusing on future year implementation.
• Participates as a member of technical advisory committees and represents management as directed in meetings or appropriate functions.
• Collaborates with current and future customers to understand customer needs and their impact on future KCNSC planning and strategies.
• May lead teams at other sites or be assigned to interface at customer locations.
• Analyzes interprets information and articulates observations and recommendations for technical and programmatic impact.

• Bachelors degree in business engineering scientific or other related field
• 7 or more years of experience in business engineering manufacturing sciences managing projects and/or programs or related activities
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
• Ability to work on-site as directed by management and as determined by the needs of the business
• United States Citizenship
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this job
• Ability to obtain and maintain if required for position a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance (some positions require additional DOE designations)

• Technical understanding of Defense Program weapon systems and components along with an understanding of the NSE weapons acquisition and product realization process preferred.
• Demonstrated history of successfully managing large projects or programs requiring direct customer management executive leadership communication and overall customer requirements management preferred.
• Experience in development and production of weapon systems and components. Successful history of working with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) as well as NSE laboratories and production facilities.