Strategic Program Manager — Delivery, Budget & Risk

Frequentis; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Accounts

401(k) with company match

Life Insurance & AD&D

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Generous holidays (Dec 25–Jan 1)

PTO & Sick Leave

Team-building activities

Bonus Plan

Job summary

Frequentis USA Inc. is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead customer‑facing programs in a safety‑critical environment. You will oversee requirements, build execution plans, schedules, and budgets, and ensure on‑time delivery while escalating issues when needed.

You will lead diverse teams, communicate progress to stakeholders, and manage economic and contractual risk to maximize profitability. FAA, NASA, and DoD programs are within scope, with opportunities to support proposals and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer, IT or business
• 3+ years’ experience in program or task management
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of management and staff and customer management
• Demonstrated leadership abilities

Responsibilities

• Understand and comprehend customer requirements / needs
• Develop program execution strategies and plans to meet delivery requirements
• Create and maintain project work plans, schedules, and revisions as appropriate to meet customer’s changing needs and requirements
• Lead, direct and be responsible for day‑to‑day aspects, on‑time delivery, and risk management of programs
• Hold team members and functions accountable for on‑time execution of project deliverables escalating issues when necessary to provide core team members with needed support
• Effectively communicate project information to superiors, resolving and/or escalating issues in a timely manner
• Tactfully communicate difficult/sensitive information internally and to the customer
• Manage and actively control project budget and costs, track and report program expenses
• Understand and manage the economic and contractual impact throughout the course of the project and control associated risks
• Continually work to increase program profitability
• Support proposal efforts including project scoping and Level of Effort assessments

Skills

Strong verbal and writtencommunication

Independent work

Effective progress reporting

Leadership abilities

Customer and staff communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer, IT or business

Job description

Frequentis USA Inc. is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead customer‑facing programs in a safety‑critical environment. You will oversee requirements, build execution plans, schedules, and budgets, and ensure on‑time delivery while escalating issues when needed.

You will lead diverse teams, communicate progress to stakeholders, and manage economic and contractual risk to maximize profitability. FAA, NASA, and DoD programs are within scope, with opportunities to support proposals and