Junior/Mid-Level Program Manager

FREQUENTIS Deutschland GmbH; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Health Savings Accounts

Competitive 401(k) with company match

Life Insurance & AD&D

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Generous holidays incl. full week off

Job summary

Frequentis USA, Inc. in Maryland is expanding its program management team to deliver mission-critical communication systems for FAA, DoD, NASA and other customers.

The role oversees program planning, execution, risk management, and budget control, with a focus on on‑time delivery and strong customer communication.

Candidates should have a bachelor's in engineering, IT, or business and at least 3 years of project management or task management experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with relevant discipline.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in program or project management.
• Proven ability to communicate with customer and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer requirements and develop execution strategies.
• Create and maintain project plans, schedules, and revisions.
• Lead day‑to‑day program delivery and manage risk and budget.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Leadership

Independent work

Cross-functional coordination

Progress reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, IT, computer science, or business

Job description

Maryland, Columbia FREQUENTIS USA, Inc. From now on

Frequentis USA Inc. is dedicated to creating a safer world. With over 75 years of experience, Frequentis understands controllers in safety critical situations encounter new challenges daily. Our mission is to develop and market highly reliable, optimized, custom‑tailored, and user‑centric communication and information systems for mission critical solutions. As an industry leader in voice communication data information systems, we create a safer world through integration, digitalization, and automation while maintaining world class safety standards. We proudly serve many U.S. government agencies including the FAA, DoD, and NASA. Safety as our number one priority pushes us to constantly learn about the ever‑changing needs in safety critical environments to deliver innovative solutions.

Key Tasks

• Understand and comprehend customer requirements / needs
• Develop program execution strategies and plans to meet delivery requirements
• Create and maintain project work plans, schedules, and revisions as appropriate to meet customer’s changing needs and requirements
• Lead, direct and be responsible for day‑to‑day aspects, on‑time delivery, and risk management of programs
• Hold team members and functions accountable for on‑time execution of project deliverables, escalating issues when necessary to provide core team members with needed support
• Effectively communicate project information to superiors, resolving and/or escalating issues in a timely manner
• Tactfully communicate difficult/sensitive information internally and to the customer
• Manage and actively control project budget and costs, track and report program expenses
• Understand and manage the economic and contractual impact throughout the course of the project and control associated risks
• Continually work to increase program profitability
• Support proposal efforts including project scoping and Level of Effort assessments

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer, IT or Business and minimum 3 years’ experience preferably in program management or task management role
• Ability to work independently and effectively communicate progress/problems to customer and internal personnel
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to interact and communicate effectually in a variety of roles with a wide variety of technical and non‑technical management and staff as well as customer management and staff
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• Experience with FAA and/or NASA a plus

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts
• Competitive 401(k) Plan with company match and immediate vesting
• Employee Life Insurance & AD&D
• Company‑paid Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous holidays, including a full week off from December 25 to January 1
• PTO that scales with tenure and sick leave
• Company‑sponsored team‑building activities to boost morale and productivity
• Bonus Plan

Frequentis USA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.