Program Manager – Technical

Freedom Real Estate; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP participation

401(k) match

medical

dental

vision

life insurance

short-term disability

long-term disability

flexible spending accounts

Health Saving Accounts

Health Reimbursement Accounts

EAP

education assistance

paid time off

holidays

Job summary

Torch Technologies in Huntsville, AL is seeking a high-performing Program Manager – Technical to guide the Technology Development Business Unit's division strategy and execution. The role integrates technical, cost, schedule, and resource planning while engaging customers and senior leaders in a fast-paced defense environment.

The ideal candidate has strong technical program management experience, a track record with integrated master schedules, EVM, and proposals. U.S.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of engineering project or program management experience.
• Experience developing integrated master schedules, estimates, pricing, and executing projects within budget and schedule.
• Experience managing engineering-intensive projects within a structured quality management environment.
• Experience supporting proposals, contract execution, and defense-related programs.
• Strong understanding of cost, schedule, risk, and technical performance management.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership and customers.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Active Secret Security Clearance or eligibility to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead inputs across technical teams for integrated planning and program execution.
• Integrate cost, schedule, resources, and technical requirements to support successful program execution.
• Develop and maintain schedules, forecasts, budgets, and program performance metrics.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM), Estimates at Completion (EACs), and cost/schedule variance analysis.
• Prepare executive-level briefings, reports, white papers, and other program documentation.
• Support risk management activities, including schedule mitigation and avoidance actions.
• Provide regular communication to senior leadership and customers on technical, financial, and schedule performance.
• Support customer engagement, technical strategy, and business development activities.
• Support proposal development, pricing, and execution of defense-related programs.
• Collaborate with program managers, technical leads, and senior leadership to support resource planning and forecasting.
• Support the development and execution of IR&D initiatives and new programs.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, program performance, and organizational growth.

Skills

Communication skills

Program management

Defense/DoD programs

Budgeting & scheduling

Risk & performance management

Proposal support

Leadership to senior leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or business

Job description

Torch Technologies Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee-owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL. Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nation’s top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. Our corporate mission sums up the pride our employee-owners take in the work we do: "Lighting the Pathway of Freedom". And, as a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we have made the commitment to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years! Come grow with us! Torch Technologies is seeking a high-performing Program Manager – Technical to support the Technology Development Business Unit (TDBU), Mechanical Division. This position will provide direct support to the Division Senior Manager in managing the overall strategy, operations, performance, and growth of the division. The Program Manager – Technical will integrate technical, cost, schedule, and resource requirements while supporting program execution, customer engagement, risk management, and business development activities. This role requires strong technical program management experience and the ability to work effectively with senior leadership, program managers, technical leads, and customers in a fast-paced defense environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate inputs across technical teams to support integrated business planning and program execution.
• Integrate cost, schedule, resources, and technical requirements to support successful program execution.
• Develop and maintain schedules, forecasts, budgets, and program performance metrics.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM), Estimates at Completion (EACs), and cost/schedule variance analysis.
• Prepare executive-level briefings, reports, white papers, and other program documentation.
• Support risk management activities, including schedule mitigation and avoidance actions.
• Provide regular communication to senior leadership and customers on technical, financial, and schedule performance.
• Support customer engagement, technical strategy, and business development activities.
• Support proposal development, pricing, and execution of defense-related programs.
• Collaborate with program managers, technical leads, and senior leadership to support resource planning and forecasting.
• Support the development and execution of IR&D initiatives and new programs.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, program performance, and organizational growth.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, or a related technical discipline from an accredited university.
• 8+ years of engineering project or program management experience.
• Experience developing integrated master schedules, estimates, pricing, and executing projects within budget and schedule.
• Experience managing engineering-intensive projects within a structured quality management environment.
• Experience supporting proposals, contract execution, and defense-related programs.
• Strong understanding of cost, schedule, risk, and technical performance management.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership and customers.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Active Secret Security Clearance or eligibility to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Security Clearance.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience developing and executing IR&D programs.
• Experience creating and sustaining new projects, programs, or product lines.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) and Estimates at Completion (EACs).
• Experience supporting business development, capture, and proposal activities.
• Experience working with DoD or defense-related organizations.
• Graduate degree in engineering, science, business, management, or a related discipline.

Schedule: M-F; 8-5 Work Location: Onsite, Huntsville, Alabama Travel: Yes, 0-10% Relocation Assistance Available: No Position Contingent Upon Award of Contract: Yes #LI-DK1

Benefits

Torch Technologies is proud to offer a stable and professional work environment, a competitive salary, and an excellent, comprehensive benefit package including:

• ESOP participation
• 401(k) match
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• Health Saving Accounts
• Health Reimbursement Accounts
• EAP
• education assistance
• paid time off
• holidays

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, citizenship, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Employment at Torch Technologies is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check.

Torch Technologies, Inc. participates in E-Verify. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Careers Link as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to [e-mail].

Thank you for your interest in Torch Technologies. Torch Technologies is dedicated to providing superior research, development, and engineering services to the Department of Defense. As defense contractors, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country.

From the CEO's desk... When Bill Roark and Don Holder founded Torch in 2002, they knew that employees were the company's greatest asset. They believed that offering employees a stake in the outcome, by making them all owners, was critical to building a successful organization. I share that feeling.

Bill and Don's original intent was fully achieved in 2011 when Torch converted to a 100 percent S-Corp ESOP. Since that time, the company has grown over ten-fold and gained national recognition for the success we have demonstrated as an employee-owned company.

Today, Torch continues to respect the individual contributions of our employee-owners and to share the rewards of our success. In addition, we continue to foster an environment of employee recognition, respect, development, and comradery while striving to achieve a healthy work-life balance.

We recognize that core to our company is a culture of trust with our employees, customers, business partners, and community. Our management team is committed to continue to earn that trust. This past year, Torch proudly announced that we were Certified Evergreen. A timely achievement for Torch employee-owners as they will celebrate Torch's 20th anniversary this October, becoming Certified Evergreen signifies that while Torch employee-owners can look back on Torch's past with pride, Torch is also looking forward.

Becoming Certified Evergreen means that Torch has committed to finding ways to make 100 percent employee ownership sustainable so that Torch will remain a private company forever. Going forward, Torch will continue to evolve to address market and technology changes in order to become a major provider of cost-effective technical services and solutions to the Warfighter.

We are making significant investments into facilities, equipment, business systems, and research to enable us to provide innovations and timely business services to our clients. We feel that always looking to improve our service is key to sustaining customer trust in the future. Likewise, we believe that continuing to share ownership is one of the ways we maintain employee trust and an unparalleled commitment to succeed.

Combined, these timeless principles form the basis of the Torch culture. A culture that we are committed to continue and strive to pass on to the next generation of employee-owners as an Evergreen Company.