Senior Program Manager-Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Albany International Corp.; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany International Corp. seeks a senior Program Manager to lead a cross-functional team across sites, ensuring delivery of complex aerospace programs on time and within budget.

You will drive strategy, proposals, and customer alignment while coordinating with functional managers to allocate resources and manage risk. The role involves maintaining program plans, schedules, and milestones, handling escalations, and delivering robust financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
• MBA preferred
• 7+ years of program management experience in aerospace or engineered products
• Strong program management skills focusing on quality, cost, schedule and risk mitigation
• Ability to manage both big-picture strategy and detailed execution
• Financial and business acumen including cost drivers and revenue recognition
• Ability to build and maintain strategic customer relationships and manage difficult situations
• Strong communication across multiple levels and functions
• Technical background with aerospace deliverables; composites or advanced textiles preferred

Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop a team of Program Managers with objectives and reviews.
• Lead pre-award strategy development and proposal activities; translate requirements into specs and budgets.
• Act as primary program interface with customers to align expectations with contracts and internal capabilities.
• Lead all program phases from inception to completion; ensure on-time, within-budget delivery.
• Develop and maintain the master project plan and program roadmap; drive milestones and schedules.
• Manage escalations related to capacity, resources, or schedule risks; escalate to senior leadership as needed.
• Define and communicate program scope and changes to maintain margins and performance.
• Create monthly financial close reporting tools for development programs and align with customer budgets.
• Drive new business development and program extensions within assigned customers and technology areas.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

MBA preferred

Tools

Secret clearance

Job description

• Supervise and develop a team of Program Managers, including setting annual objectives, tracking progress, conducting periodic performance reviews, and providing ongoing leadership, coaching, and coordination across sites.
• Serve as a key participant in pre‑award strategy development and proposal activities. Support the creation of proposals, business plans, and statements of work. Translate customer requirements into clear product and service specifications and aligned budgets.
• Act as the primary program interface with customers, ensuring expectations remain aligned with contractual obligations and internal capabilities. Lead coordination and direction of program review sessions with the customer and internal teams.
• Direct all phases of customer programs from inception through completion. Responsible for delivering assigned programs on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with technical and contractual requirements. Coordinate with functional managers to ensure timely resource allocation and strong cross‑functional alignment.
• Lead the development and maintenance of the master project plan and program roadmap. Drive achievement of key milestones and schedules. Influence line functions and customers to deliver required outputs to meet program commitments.
• Manage escalations involving capacity constraints, resource conflicts, or schedule risks. Issue timely escalations to senior leadership when required to maintain program momentum.
• Ensure program scope, obligations, and changes are clearly defined and communicated to the program team. Lead management of scope changes to maintain program margins and overall business performance.
• Lead the creation of monthly financial close reporting tools for development programs. Ensure accuracy of remaining cost forecasts, compliance with internal audit standards, and alignment with customer budget frameworks.
• Drive new business development and program extension activities within assigned customers and technology areas.

Qualifications/Characteristics:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. MBA preferred.
• Minimum 7+ years of program management experience, including work in aerospace, engineered products, new product introduction, operational leadership, or project engineering/program leadership requiring significant development and engineering integration.
• Strong program management skills with emphasis on quality, cost, schedule, and risk mitigation. Ability to manage both big‑picture program strategy and detailed execution elements.
• Financial and business acumen, including understanding cost drivers, revenue recognition, capital requirements, and development accounting practices.
• Ability to build and maintain strategic customer relationships, manage difficult customer situations, and represent company competence and confidence.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex issues and present cohesive, structured content to internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated customer communication experience across multiple levels and functions.
• Technical background with complex aerospace deliverables. Experience with composites or advanced textiles preferred.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance to support assigned programs.

Working Conditions:

Office environment with moderate noise levels and comfortable temperatures. Regular movement between office and production areas is required for meetings, reviews, and trainings.

Physical requirements:

Occasionally positions self to move office items over 10 lbs.

Frequently moves throughout production and office areas.

Able to remain in a stationary position up to 75% of the time.

Frequently operates a computer, enters data, and verifies information.