Defense Programs Lead – Planning & Delivery (Hybrid)

Leonardo DRS, Inc.; Melbourne (FL); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA contribution

Telemedicine

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Legal insurance

401(k) plan

Wellness programs

Flexible 9/80 program

Vacation

Parental leave

Community service hours

Job summary

Leonardo DRS, Inc. in Melbourne, FL seeks a Senior Program Manager to plan, execute, and monitor production programs from award to closeout. You will coordinate with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and Contracts to meet cost, schedule, quality, and delivery goals.

The role supports IPT meetings, tracks actions, and analyzes budgets, forecasts, and cost-to-complete while ensuring contractual compliance and customer communication. U.S.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevent experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain or Business degree may be preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience depending upon the job discipline.
• Knowledge of program management tools and procedures.
• Solid leadership and management skills.
• Exposure to program lifecycle from development through sustainment to include: proposal development, requirements decomposition, generation of system and subsystem statements of work and subcontracts, risk management, and continuous improvement efforts including implementation cost reduction and performance improvement efforts.
• Exposure to earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis.
• Exposure to finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management.
• Strong customer interface skills.
• Solid problem solving skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Exposure to managing manpower planning, project reviews, scheduling and budget control.
• Ability to manage aerospace/defense programs as a prime or subcontractor to a domestic or foreign military organization
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Program Management certification preferred (i.e. PMP or DAU)

Responsibilities

• Support daily execution of contract requirements, tracking progress against cost, schedule, quality, and delivery commitments.
• Develop and maintain assigned program plans, schedules, milestones, and action items aligned with production requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities to address material availability, manufacturing capacity, technical issues, and production readiness.
• Support Integrated Product Team (IPT) and program meetings; lead assigned discussions and track actions through completion.
• Monitor program financial performance and assist with budgets, forecasts, estimates to complete, and variance analysis.
• Identify and track program risks, opportunities, and execution issues; coordinate mitigation actions and elevate concerns to the Senior Program Manager.
• Prepare program status reports, customer updates, and leadership review materials.
• Support internal and external customer communications in coordination with the Senior Program Manager.
• Assist with bid and proposal activities, including cost inputs, production schedules, and risk assessments.
• Manage assigned deliverables and closeout activities, ensuring completion in accordance with contractual requirements and program direction.
• Ensure a timely closeout of completed programs to ensure that all obligations are satisfied and program documentation is properly recorded.
• Understand and develop leading verses lagging indicators
• Develop and execute program corrective action strategies
• May partner with various stakeholders on planning process and system improvements
• Develop and understand principles of program planning. Broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields
• Develop and understand cash flow management principles
• Develop and understand principles of process improvement (i.e. Lean Six Sigma)
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Communication

Problem solving

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Earned value management

Job description

Leonardo DRS, Inc. in Melbourne, FL seeks a Senior Program Manager to plan, execute, and monitor production programs from award to closeout. You will coordinate with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and Contracts to meet cost, schedule, quality, and delivery goals.

The role supports IPT meetings, tracks actions, and analyzes budgets, forecasts, and cost-to-complete while ensuring contractual compliance and customer communication. U.S.