Senior Program Manager — Defense Systems Leader

Wilcox Industries Corporation; Newington (NH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilcox Industries Corporation seeks a Senior Program Manager to oversee and mentor program managers, guiding complex defense programs through development, production transition, and sustainment. The role demands deep knowledge of combat systems and headborne technologies, with a track record of delivering on cost, schedule, and performance goals.

The candidate will coordinate strategy with the Leadership Team, manage budgets and schedules, and ensure alignment with the company roadmap.

Qualifications

• BS in an engineering, computer science, or related technical field, or a BA in a business discipline and 10+ years’ experience leading highly technical projects, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent project management skills, including the ability to develop and execute program plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Proven track record of successfully managing complex technical programs, preferably in the defense industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage a staff of Program Managers, if required, to deliver products and services that meet and often exceed the customer’s expectations.
• Keep the Director of Programs and/or Leadership Team informed of all program progress.
• Set objectives, assign tasks, allocate budgets and agree to timetables for achieving intermediate and overall goals.
• Align the outcome of the projects with the organization’s overall business roadmap and goals.
• Communicate strategy to the project team and ensure that individual project goals align with the strategy.
• Identify and evaluate B2B partnership opportunities.
• Develop and maintain program plans, schedules, and budgets to achieve cost, schedule, and performance targets.
• Plan the Short-Term Forecast for revenue and order tracking.
• Conduct order management to balance internal and external priorities.
• Forecast material requirements to support program production increases.
• Plan programmatic milestones and reviews to meet overall program objectives and work to align resources to accomplish goals.
• Support the Director of Programs and/or Leadership Team in establishing a formal reporting structure to obtain the information needed to coordinate and monitor progress across all projects.
• Plan formal product development and product improvement programs that determine specifications for new products and improvements to existing products to create and/or meet projected market demand.
• Manage subcontractors and suppliers in coordination with Supply Chain Management to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, quality standards and establish working relationships external to Wilcox to leverage in future growth.
• Support internal business development activities, including proposal development and resource planning.
• Develop, execute and deliver quality solution-focused client presentations targeting clients from staff to C-level.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Leadership

Risk management

Microsoft Project

Education

BS in engineering or related technical field

BA in a business discipline

10+ years’ experience leading technical projects

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Wilcox Industries Corporation seeks a Senior Program Manager to oversee and mentor program managers, guiding complex defense programs through development, production transition, and sustainment. The role demands deep knowledge of combat systems and headborne technologies, with a track record of delivering on cost, schedule, and performance goals.

The candidate will coordinate strategy with the Leadership Team, manage budgets and schedules, and ensure alignment with the company roadmap.