Senior Defense Programs Lead

Leonardo DRS; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 127,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo DRS is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead multiple defense programs from kickoff through closeout in Germantown, MD. You will coordinate with engineering, contracts, and business development to ensure schedule, cost, and performance goals are met while maintaining government compliance and strong customer interfaces.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive DoD program experience, and expertise in program planning, risk management and EVMS.

Qualifications

• 7+ years 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.
• Experience throughout the 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.
• Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis.
• Experience in finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management.
• Solid problem solving skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Experience with 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

• Manage and direct the daily execution of multiple programs within contract requirements to assure that cost, schedules and performance goals are met.
• Lead all meetings and the integrated product and/or project team (kick-off through project close).
• Provide interface, communication and coordination with internal and external customers on matters pertaining to existing contracts.
• Lead and or support bid and proposal activities.
• Responsibilities are conducted under the guidance of senior level management (Director of Programs, or LOB Lead).
• Works closely with Engineering to manage a development program or a project.
• May need to intercede with Engineering Management to accomplish objectives.
• Oversee a team or portion of a program to plan, track and execute project plans from start to completion using specific technical knowledge.
• Provides resolution to a diverse range of complex problems.
• Uses judgement within defined policies and practices.
• Participate as a team member or leader on bid and proposal activities.
• Ensure that the requirements of the request for proposal are met in the preparation and documentation of bids and proposals for existing customers
• Actively seek new business opportunities in coordination with Business Development
• Represent management at program reviews, meetings, seminars, etc.
• Prepare for and participate in contract/subcontract negotiations.
• While representing Company’s interests, assure that all government regulatory guidance is adhered to
• Allocate and control contract budgets for labor, material, travel and purchased services.
• Regularly report program status to senior management
• Formally identify, assess, monitor and mitigate risk throughout the program life cycle.
• Obtains management approval prior to making decisions that will cause deterioration of established program, cost and schedule objectives.
• May be required to ensure the overall execution of material on schedule and on budget for a business area
• May be required to collaborate on various tasks with various project teams
• May be required to various tasks/team/project/Engineering changes
• Notify and seek senior management assistance in resolving schedule and budget problems as they arise.
• Develop and implement corrective action plans when deviations from budgets and/or schedules are evident
• Perform variance analysis of schedule and cost on a formal and informal basis and present them to senior management (i.e. earned value management system)
• Serve as the primary interface with the customer on all matters involving contract execution.
• Coordinate with other departments on resolution of contractual problems with the customer
• Coordinate with Contracts Administration on issues pertaining to contract requirements, changes, and interpretations.
• Assure the contract requirements are executed in accordance with appropriate regulations and Company policies and procedures (i.e. federal acquisition regulations)

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Budget management

Scheduling

Risk management

Earned value management

Communication

DoD regulations

Proposal development

PM certification

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

MRP/ERP

Cost accounting systems

Job description

Leonardo DRS is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead multiple defense programs from kickoff through closeout in Germantown, MD. You will coordinate with engineering, contracts, and business development to ensure schedule, cost, and performance goals are met while maintaining government compliance and strong customer interfaces.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive DoD program experience, and expertise in program planning, risk management and EVMS.