Senior EVM & Program Control Lead

AeroVironment, Inc.; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 107,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

401K matching

9/80 work schedule

Holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. in Albuquerque, NM seeks an experienced Program Control Manager to lead program controls and EVM for a large defense program. The role partners with the Program Manager to manage financial performance, forecasting, EVM reporting, and baseline integrity.

The ideal candidate has deep EVM experience, can translate cost and schedule data into actionable insights, and will drive program profitability and risk mitigation across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related field.
• Significant program control or program finance experience in government contracting, aerospace, or defense.
• Deep working knowledge of Earned Value Management and EIA-748 guidelines.
• Experience with Integrated Baseline Reviews, baseline change control, variance analysis, and EAC development.
• Ability to analyze cost, schedule, and technical performance and communicate business implications.
• Strong Excel, analytical, leadership, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial reporting, and EAC development.
• Serve as the program's EVM subject‑matter expert.
• Maintain alignment of scope, schedule, budget, and forecast.
• Lead monthly EVM analysis with cost/schedule performance and corrective actions.
• Support IPMDAR submissions, IV&V reviews, and customer reporting.
• Collaborate with PMs, CAMs, scheduling, contracts, and accounting teams to address risks.
• Monitor revenue, margin, cash flow, backlog, and profitability.
• Train and mentor program control analysts and schedulers.
• Present performance and risks to leadership.

Skills

Earned Value Management

Cost/schedule analysis

Forecasting

Leadership

Communication

Excel

Variance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or related field

Tools

Deltek Cobra

Open Plan

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Unanet

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. in Albuquerque, NM seeks an experienced Program Control Manager to lead program controls and EVM for a large defense program. The role partners with the Program Manager to manage financial performance, forecasting, EVM reporting, and baseline integrity.

The ideal candidate has deep EVM experience, can translate cost and schedule data into actionable insights, and will drive program profitability and risk mitigation across the lifecycle.