Program Manager, Senior

About this role

Overview

Program Manager, Senior

LOCATION: Dahlgren, VA

JOB STATUS: Full-time

CLEARANCE: Secret

CERTIFICATION: n/a

TRAVEL: Up to 15%

SALARY RANGE: $137,000 - $206,000

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Program Manager to join our team supporting NSWCDD in Dahlgren, VA. This role leads day-to-day execution for a DoD enterprise software, major strategic, combat, weapon, or fire control systems effort. The Program Manager drives cost, schedule, technical performance, and delivery discipline across a multi-disciplined technical team.

Required Qualifications / Skills

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, business, or technical discipline; or ten (10) years of demonstrated knowledge base and subject matter expertise relevant to the technical disciplines of the SOW. Ten (10) years of professional research, systems engineering, design, and development experience with combat, weapon, and/or fire control systems. Five (5) years of concurrent experience as a Program Manager for a contract comparable in scope and size to this effort. Demonstrated experience managing large projects and acting as the primary point of contact for contractor tasking. Experience establishing and controlling technical milestones, schedules, and costs for day-to-day execution. Experience monitoring work in accordance with EVMS plans and an IMS. Demonstrated ability to direct a multi-disciplined team of technical experts. Ability to obtain and maintain the DoD/Navy clearance required by the final DD254/JPAS.

Preferred Qualifications / Skills

Experience supporting the engineering and development of DoD enterprise software. Experience with major strategic, combat, weapon, or fire control systems programs. Experience supporting NSWCDD, Navy surface or submarine mission systems, SLBM, Aegis, Tomahawk, or comparable Navy programs. Experience coordinating cost, schedule, risk, technical scope, and stakeholder communications across Government and contractor teams.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary point of contact for contractor tasking and day-to-day program execution. Formulate, guide, and direct the technical approach for assigned tasking. Establish and control technical milestones, schedules, and costs. Monitor tasks in accordance with Earned Value Management System (EVMS) plans and the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). Direct a multi-disciplined team of technical experts to produce required products within cost, schedule, and time constraints. Coordinate with Government stakeholders to manage priorities, risks, performance, and delivery expectations. Support capture, transition, and execution activities for engineering and development work tied to DoD enterprise software, major strategic systems, combat systems, weapon systems, or fire control systems.