Sunday, August 16, 2015

[JIMSJOBS] Sr. Program Manager - Defense Industry - Chelmsford, MA Area - Up to $120K+

 

Know anyone for this role? – Any referrals would be greatly appreciated.

 

Position Title: WRMSPMD082015

 

Sr. Program Manager – Defense Industry – Chelmsford, MA Area - Up to $120K+

 

Excellent Compensation - Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits

Candidates Local to Mass. Only Please

Must be a US Citizen – Secret Level Clearance Required

 

Company:

 

My client, a public company, $230M+ in revenue with a strong cash position, is a best of breed provider of commercially developed, open sensor and Bid Data processing systems, software & services for critical commercial, defense, & intelligence applications. Excellent culture – Team Oriented – Committed – Customer Focused – Success Oriented – Stimulating Environment.

 

Position Summary:

 

Manages the development and implementation process of a customer-focused program’s products and services. Leads departmental or cross-functional teams, focused on delivering new or upgrading existing products. Monitors the program from initiation through delivery, including planning and directing schedules, and monitoring budget/spending. Organizes cross-functional activities, ensuring completion of the program.

 

Keys to this Role:

 

1)    Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or related field; Master’s Degree preferred

2)    12 years of technical experience with at least 7 years of direct program management experience

3)    Relevant experience as a program manager servicing DoD industry

4)    Experience in managing $5M + projects/programs

5)    Secret Level Clearance

6)    Must be a US Citizen

 

Position Responsibilities:

 

·         Develop a statement of work and plan for the program

·         Define technical scope, capability and details of program requirements, customer needs and organizations deliverables

·          Surface and track all required customer deliverables within organizations cross functional teams

·          Obtain and manage the necessary cross functional resources required to complete the program. Drive to maximize corporate resource utilization.

·         Handle requests from senior management, sales, pre and post-sales support, manufacturing, or customers to ensure the program's progress and success

·         Oversee the requirements of the account to ensure meeting customer commitments for schedules and deliverables

·          Identify and resolve critical issues, such as product delivery delays, and changes to customer requirements to ensure customer satisfaction

·          Work with Sales and Capture Leads from various business units to scope and bound a new program. Understand the business needs and market requirements. May take lead role on capture and/or proposal efforts, or serve as contributing team member.

·         Create overall Program Work Breakdown Structure; work with cross functional team to develop program schedule, risk strategies, and costs; work with Product Managers, Contracts, and the Business Unit to create program pricing; manage the same.

·         Identify out of scope activities and, with appropriate review by management, make recommendations and commitments to the customer. Negotiate additional charges, funding, and/or timeline impacts.

·          Manage to quarterly revenue and cash flow goals, and percentage of completion milestones

·          Monitor the on-going lifecycle of the program in support of the Business Unit, meeting its objectives and profitability goals

·          Support the development or continuous improvement of key business processes

·         Support the Director of Programs, as required, in representing the department in key meetings and task force groups

 

Required Skills and Competencies:

 

·          Extensive working knowledge of program management techniques and contract accounting

·          Strong analytical ability

·          Ability to communicate effectively, both written and orally, with customers and at all organization levels

·          Ability to interact with multi-disciplined professionals to understand and make necessary tradeoffs and decisions

·          Intermediate/Advanced knowledge of MS Project or other project scheduling tools

·         Intermediate level of experience with MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint

·         Excellent presentation skills

·          Excellent problem solving skills

·          Participates in the recommendation and/or validation of new business systems to support the organization

·          Business acumen/judgment

·          High level of organization

·         Understanding of the use and reporting of Percentage of Completion Accounting or Earned Value Management

 

Contact Information – Resumes in Word format to:

 

Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB Site – www.wrightassociates.org

 

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