Job Description
ONSITE Sr. Program Manager (Capital Programs/Value Streaming) || Aerospace/DoD || greater Santa Claritia Valley, CA
***MUST have a U.S. Citizenship (to qualify for a future Secret DoD security clearance)***
- Competitive W2 pay rate (DOE) + PERKS!
- 12 mos+ project
PROJECT SCOPE:
- Need people who have experience on Programs for the DoD/Military.
- These are more functional "business" Program Manger vs. technical .
- The ones selected will be responsible for the creation of the program from start to finish from business side: Examples include managing "risk"
- Determining cost and revenue, understand and be held to P&L's, forecast and ATC's and ETC's, work w/ IPT team to address issues related to schedules and cost overruns, knowing all Value Streams, work hand in hand with Purchasing and planning, as well as military personnel and vendors.
- In essence, this role is like a business General Manager of a company that handles programs in the $5-10 million range and other portfolios.
- Great communication is "essential" in this role. People for this role should have at least 5+ yrs as a Program Manager working in this capacity.
- Senior level of experience required for our Program Manager. This role requires program set up, risk management and proactive management all along the way.
- Think of a mini general manager for a portfolio of business.
- We need someone who can set up a program from cradle to grave, manage risks, deal with technical and resource problems and own the cost of their programs.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Will work with Engineering and support organizations to analyze proposals with respect to cost/risk/quality, lead source selections and negotiation teams, and monitor subcontract costs, schedules, and technical performance.
- Ownership of the schedule and cost management on programs managed
- Holds program and proposal Kick-off Meetings , establishing baselines for planned cost, design configuration and schedule
- Establishes and tracks metrics to monitor performance and progress.
- Establish program status reporting to anticipate and take corrective action in problem areas before they occur, with appropriate line organization.
- Must be familiar with the architecture and implementation of complex integrated systems for Defense and Aerospace; the hardware development process; the integration and test requirements and methodologies to support these complex systems integration activities
- Lead multi-disciplinary teams within a matrixed organization
- Act as a central authority for the Company in its relationship with internal and external customers.
- Takes a proactive stance by developing contingency plans in potential risk areas and identifying contingency plan deployment criteria to resolve potential problems. Reports potential problems to upper management.
- Ensure pertinent written records are maintained that document all agreements / commitments related to the project.
REQUIREMENTS:
- MSCS/BSCS, MSEE/BSEE or related 4-year degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering preferred (or equivalent).
- Must be a US citizen and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Security clearance
- 5+ years’ experience as a fun ctional Program Manager with business General Manager experience managing capital budgets from $5-10 million.
- A minimum of 10+ years related experience in the Defense and Aerospace
- Experience in working with the Defense and Aerospace customer community and in serving as a principal point of contact to key military and commercial customers
- Should have experience with customer communications, negotiations and proposal management\
- Contribute to weekly and monthly strategic planning, plan execution and technology roadmap updates and must be able to keep team members focused on schedule milestones and objectives and must motivate team members to develop cost effective, customer-oriented solutions and approaches.
HIGHLY DESIRED:
- Any certifications: PMP, CSM, or MBA
- Any active DoD clearances (preferred – but not required)
Bob A. Russ, MBA
Director IT Recruiting | SME
Software | Systems | CyberSecurity | Data Science | IoT
(DoD | Aerospace | Medical Devices)
M: 818.568.6948
E: Bob.Russ@Entegee.com
AKKODIS / Entegee
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