Program Manager

Basic Qualifications

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: The program manager position requires a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, business or a specialized area (e.g., computer science, mathematics), or the equivalent and demonstrated leadership to meet the leadership and market intimacy expectations. 8+ years of domain experience related to DoD and intelligence agency requirements. Demonstrated functional expertise in two or more areas (3 preferred): program management, mechanical, civil, electrical, software, and systems engineering operations, and business development.CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense and/or Industrial Security Top Secret clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

Job Description:

GDMS has an immediate opening for a Program Manager to join our team in the Intelligence Systems Business Area working in our Analysis, Collection, and Exploitation Segment.

Basic Qualifications:

Candidates must demonstrate a passion for innovation, a sophisticated understanding of markets and buyers and technical acumen to drive technology and features. Position requires an individual who can represent a program in the marketplace with potential customers, a drive to connect with those customers to understand their needs and ensure we are delivering a product that will be successful in the market to further advance General Dynamics Mission Systems' success. Candidates must be willing to work in a fast-paced, market-driven environment, take ownership of meeting tough deadlines and demanding the best from themselves and their teams and demonstrate good judgment across a broad set of disciplines.

Required Skills:

Knowledge of engineering disciplines and the ability to apply technology, planning and cost estimating. Effective written and presentation kills, ability to lead teams, solving challenging business problems, understanding of markets and buyers, flexibility to multitask and reprioritize to meet changing business needs in fast paced environment. Knowledge of the full program lifecycle, to include planning and execution. Familiarity with the full product lifecycle is highly valued.

Responsibilities for this Position:

This position provides an opportunity for a leader to assume the full-time program management of an established ten-year program with the Intelligence Community, with 40 years of continuous support to the customer mission. We seek an individual who is able to lead a cross-functional team consisting of Mechanical, Civil Engineers, Electrical, Software, and Systems Engineering, Technicians, and Logisticians. Central to success will be the ability to direct the two core areas of the program: rapid response mission tasking (in support of an upcoming or ongoing customer field installation) and developments (longer-term engineering activities focused on improving the customer’s ability to perform field installations).

Success will require cross collaboration with Executive Management, Finance, Contracts, Engineering, Resource Management, and Manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities:

Oversee all activities for the program from definition to development, launch, release, upgrades, and sustainment

Represent the program(s) as the expert and champion with knowledge of technical specifications and requirements, market and customer/user needs, and market competition

Create the technical roadmap with recommended features and enhancements and prioritization of market driven requirements to meet market needs, ROI, Sales and growth objectives

Define business/user requirements for IS program(s)/product(s) and upgrades

Recommend the scope of present and future program(s)/product(s) by reviewing and recommending new ideas

Drive program strategies that drive baselines across the portfolio by planning, scheduling, estimating, and conducting reviews for individual milestones

Manage and drive internal gate reviews to execute commitments including staffing coordination with Engineering Resource Management

Formulate and execute long-term plans cost/profit control

Act as Government interface for program development support, compliance and releases approvals and certifications

Manage Configuration Control for program(s)/product(s)

Develops, defines and executes program plans, schedules, budgets and deliverables

Lead the development of strategies for winning development programs and ensure the team is creating compelling proposals based on scientific and technical rigor coupled with a solid understanding of the customers’ needs, desires, and constraints

Serve as the primary point of contact to customer organizations and develop trusted relationships earned through genuine and productive engagements focused on collaborative problem solving

Leads the establishment of and sets integrated WBS-based budget and schedule baselines including management reserve for advanced development programs/products or major subcontracts where the scope is not well defined and there is significant possibility for change

Monitors work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet program/product schedules, develops corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts and corrective actions to program teams

Balances programs, risks and opportunities with executable strategies to meet technical requirements and budgets

Manages people who lead department or cross-functional program teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives

Interfaces with customers on technical matters regarding program/products

Provide reporting and status to Leadership team

Support business leadership in performing:

Market Analysis to identify and quantify market needs and identifies opportunities as well as evaluating competitor offerings

Strategic Planning to capture the approach to maximize return from investment in the market and align with available resources and plans

Program/Product Planning to refine scope, schedule of the complete Program/Product Plan

Risks and Opportunities management, identifying, tracking and mitigating accordingly

Configuration Control of the program/product baselines

Program Life-cycle Management, from initial concept through product end of life

Required Traits: Passion for program management and excellence, user focused and business savvy, sharp decision maker, creativity, agility, intelligence, drive to hit targets and meet plans, strong work ethic, high integrity, and an understanding of the intelligence market to include customers, competitors, products, and technology trends

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Salary Note
This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range
USD $172,563.00 - USD $186,719.00 /Yr.

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