Senior B-52 Program Manager – Aerospace Delivery

Southwest Research Institute; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Research Institute in Oklahoma City seeks a seasoned Program Manager to lead a complex B-52 aerospace program, overseeing cost, schedule, scope, risks, and stakeholder engagement. The role interfaces with Government customers, program offices, and leadership to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery.

You will drive schedule performance, manage earned value, plan customer meetings, and shape follow-on work through ROMs and proposals, while coordinating cross-functional teams for

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related engineering degree field.
• 8+ years: Progressive program or project management experience on complex aerospace/defense programs with leadership responsibility.
• 8 years: Direct B-52 program experience with knowledge of government program offices and stakeholder community.
• 8 years: Managing cost, schedule, scope, risk, staffing, milestones, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• 5+ years: Supporting capture and business development activities including ROMs, proposals, pricing, and negotiations.
• A valid/clear driver’s license is required.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day program execution, including cost, schedule, scope, risks, staffing, deliverables, customer actions, subcontractor coordination, and internal reporting.
• Develop and maintain detailed Microsoft Project schedules, milestones, dependencies, critical paths, resource plans, and recovery actions.
• Use schedule performance to actively drive program execution.
• Manage program earned value, budgets, forecasts, ETC/EAC, variances, and performance metrics.
• Communicate program health clearly to technical leadership and Government customers.
• Plan and lead customer meetings, technical reviews, milestone reviews, program updates, and executive briefings.
• Communicate complex technical, schedule, cost, and risk information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Support Department growth by identifying customer needs, developing ROMs and proposals, shaping follow-on scope, presenting solutions, and building strategic relationships.

Skills

Program management

Earned value management

Leadership

Customer engagement

Cost/schedule/risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Southwest Research Institute in Oklahoma City seeks a seasoned Program Manager to lead a complex B-52 aerospace program, overseeing cost, schedule, scope, risks, and stakeholder engagement. The role interfaces with Government customers, program offices, and leadership to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery.

You will drive schedule performance, manage earned value, plan customer meetings, and shape follow-on work through ROMs and proposals, while coordinating cross-functional teams for