Senior Program Manager

Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience is required, plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience to meet managerial expectations.

 

• →Uses proposal plans and strategies to develop, define, and implement cohesive, integrated program, subcontractor, and material plans that achieve overall current and long term objectives of the program, business unit, and division
• →Manager for several functional project managers.  Provide oversite for their project.
• →Provide leadership and guidance to functional project managers to develop their program and project management skills to help them succeed in their careers.
• →Develops WBS and WBS dictionary as baseline for scope definition and effective integrated cost/schedule management of the project
• →Authorizes the work, organizes interdepartmental activities, and tracks work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet schedule
• →Conducts reviews to drill down into issues on projects, identify risks, develop corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts and corrective actions to project teams
• →Works with the engineering and operations team to ensure appropriate alignment of resources to attain project goals
• →Forecasts project completion as required based on cost and schedule performance trends
• →Supports customers on technical questions regarding the project
• →Leads team to identify and quantify risks and opportunities; leads risk mitigation / opportunity capture activities
• →Prepares and presents program status to leadership and external customers
• →Balances project plans, risks, and opportunities with executable strategies to meet technical requirements and budgets
• →Identifies scope changes and develops project positions for equitable cost and schedule adjustments
• →Responsible for the profit and loss of projects
• →Develops and executes proposal plans and strategies
• →Supports/develops customer relationships and develops new business within the market/project
• →Supports/develops negotiation plans
• →Supports/leads customer negotiations for projects

 

• Ability to negotiate win-win solutions
• Proficient knowledge of company products, competitive products and services
• Proficient knowledge of target customer markets
• Outstanding relationship management
• Technical understanding of product(s)
• Proficient knowledge of work estimating, allocation, scheduling, and authorization
• Required to implement Earned Value Management System (EVMS) for the assigned project
• Ability to use proposal plans and strategies to implement executable, cohesive program plans
• Ability to develop and implement a product-oriented WBS and WBS Dictionary
• Proficient understanding of basic philosophy of program schedules, risk areas, slack time, and critical path
• Proficient ability to generate cohesive project plans
• Proficient ability to track work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet schedules
• Proficient ability to identify issues, track progress, and follow through on effective corrective actions based on data analysis and trends
• Proficient ability to understand and analyze project financial data
• Ability to evaluate quality of work product to ensure satisfaction of customer requirements
• Proficient understanding of the fundamentals of risk and opportunity management and ability to apply them to projects
• Proficient ability to lead teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives
• Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbal
• Ability to make sound, proactive decisions
• Ability to develop and execute proposal plans and strategies
• Proficient understanding of value propositions and ability to make effective trades within project trade spaces
• Skilled in the development and implementation of project strategy and tactics
• Proficient in MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• May be required to travel

 

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.

USD $214,044.00 - USD $226,000.00 /Yr.

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans