Senior Program Manager

i3; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

i3 is seeking a Senior Program Manager with an extensive DoD background to support multiple Army Project Offices located on Redstone Arsenal, AL. You will manage the environment development lifecycle, ensure on-time, on-budget delivery, and guide strategy with stakeholders across senior leadership, engineers, and customers.

The role requires a Secret clearance and a commitment to delivering high-quality services while upholding i3 values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 20+ years in the Defense Industry.
• Experience with AMD systems, project offices, test & evaluation, and systems integration.
• Extensive background leading large software development teams and projects.
• Strong business and technical vision; agile software development knowledge.
• Ability to manage P&L across multiple contracts and funding sources.
• Excellent customer relationship skills to uncover requirements and drive solutions.
• Self-motivated with strong problem-solving abilities and teamwork.
• Exceptional organizational skills and strong written/oral communication.
• Experience managing programs with multiple subcontractors and vendors.
• Experience with cost controls and EAC methodology; security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full development lifecycle for the environment and manage complex projects on schedule and within budget.
• Work with customers, senior officials, and engineers to develop strategy and a roadmap for value-added innovations.
• Make staffing decisions, assess skill mix, and oversee personnel assignments.
• Instill best practices for tactical software development and ensure designs meet requirements.
• Advocate for i3 culture and core values within the team.
• Coordinate planning and implementation of all contract support activities.
• Drive business development within current customers or pursue new opportunities.

Skills

AMD systems

Project offices

Test & Evaluation

Systems Integration

Software development leadership

Agile framework

P&L management

Customer relationships

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Oral & written communications

Program management

Cost management

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 20 years of Defense Industry Experience

Job description

Overview i3is seeking a Senior Program Manager with an extensive DoD background to support multiple Army Project Offices located on Redstone Arsenal, AL.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall development life cycle for the environment and the ability to manage complex projects on schedule and within budget.
• Work with customers, senior officials, and engineers to develop a strategy and road map that provides compelling and value-add innovations and new capabilities.
• Responsible for all staffing decisions, skill mix, and assessments.
• Instill best practices for tactical software development and corresponding documentation, ensure designs meet requirements, and responsible for delivering high-quality services.
• Be an advocate within the team for maintaining the i3 culture and embodying i3 core values.
• Formulate and enforce work standards, assign contractor schedules, review work discrepancies, supervise contractor personnel and communicate policies, purposes, and goals to the organization.
• Organize, direct and coordinate planning and implementation of all contract support activities.
• Be responsible for the business development within current customer base and/or for new customers.

Regular i3 hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, however, additional hours may be required on occasion. Regular and punctual attendance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 20 years of Defense Industry Experience.
• Mast Experience with Air and Missile Defense (AMD) systems, Project Offices, Test & Evaluation, and Systems Integration
• Extensive experience leading complex software development teams & projects
• Strong business and technical vision.
• Deep understanding of software development teams and Agile framework.
• Ability to independently manage P&L across multiple contract types & funding sources.
• Exceptional customer relationship skills to include the ability to uncover true requirements, recommend alternative solutions and approaches, and lead engineering efforts that meet aggressive timelines.
• Self-motivated and comfortable with independent and team problem solving.
• Excellent organization skills.
• Excellent with Oral and Written Communications.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex programs that include multiple subcontractors, material vendors, and demanding customers.
• Demonstrated ability to manage costs on a multimillion-dollar design and development program to include estimates at complete (EAC) and other project control methods.
• Active Secret Clearance required.

Knowledge/Skills

• Knowledge of office administration and procedures.
• Exceptional judgment capabilities and relationship management skills.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and client service skills; ability to clearly communicate in discussions and written documents, and to deliver feedback clearly and tactfully.
• Interact with a diverse array of customers and staff in a professional and courteous manner.
• Work independently with accountability for accurate and complete results.
• Be extremely organized and exceptionally detail oriented.
• Work well both independently and in a team environment.
• Be energized by a fast-paced work environment.
• Must be able to communicate with others effectively.
• Analyze information and respond appropriately.
• Manage time wisely and prioritize tasks.
• Provide superior customer service.
• Multi-task in a pleasant manner.
• Work well under pressure.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

About i3

About i3 Founded in 2007, Integration Innovation, Inc. (i3) is headquartered in Huntsville, AL, with additional offices in Orlando, FL, and the National Capital Region. We are a 100% team member-owned mid-tier integrator with over 800 employee-owners, and our culture speaks for itself: we've earned ten Best Places to Work® awards, driven by strong employee engagement, transparent leadership, and a genuine commitment to communication.i3 team members operate at the leading edge of national defense across a broad range of technical disciplines, from systems and software engineering to modeling, simulation, and training solutions to cybersecurity, digital engineering, and enterprise IT. We also take products from prototype through production, bringing that same engineering rigor to manufacturing and delivering hardware at scale. For candidates, that means a rare opportunity: the innovation and mission focus of an engineering services company paired with the hands-on impact of building and delivering real solutions that benefit the Warfighter, all inside an employee-owned company where your contributions directly shape both the mission and your ownership stake in the business.