Microsoft Office SuiteMicrosoft ProjectAISPI/CPIEarned ValueCost Account Management (CAM)
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Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 13 years of relevant experience.
Clearance Requirements
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
The Deputy Program Manager, Engineering (DPME) is responsible for overseeing engineering projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables, and fostering cross-functional collaboration. The role involves managing engineering resources, resolving technical issues, and maintaining project schedules and budgets. The DPME also plays a key role in risk management, performance feedback, and project change management.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS
Plans, authorizes, and monitors the engineering work (including providing strong leadership to ensure all events occur as planned)
Staffs the project team (along with Director of Engineering) with the appropriate engineering personnel
Fosters cross-functional collaboration and builds project consensus
Oversees performance, cost, scope and schedule for all engineering efforts (including efforts that are subcontracted)
Ensures that total system requirements are validated
Ensures that total system is integrated, tested and verified
Ensures all project deliverables (including documentation) are developed with high quality and delivered on time
Develops and maintains engineering plans as required by the project
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Manages the engineering related risks and opportunities of the project
Develops and manages the project change management process
Ensures that all engineering processes to be used adhere to established engineering practices
Manages engineering resources (e.g. staff assignments, capital equipment, etc.), organizational interfaces, and engineering scope
Identifies, develops, analyzes, and reports engineering project measures
Conducts monthly engineering status reviews and provides material for the monthly program reviews
Implements effective corrective actions as required
Manages the resolution of technical issues, communicates the resolution to all affected parties, and ensures that the resolution is carried out in all of the affected artifacts.
Conducts lessons learned after each major phase of the project
Scope of projects are usually large (>$50M) and or have large engineering teams (>50)
Motivates the engineering team and provides a clear understanding of project goals
Rewards the team members that drive the success of the project
Provides performance feedback and management for the project team
Takes immediate & decisive action in dealing with technical & performance issues
Leads large proposals with identification of cross business unit strengths and technical shortcoming
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Tremendous leadership skills
Proven team building and motivation skills
Proven conflict resolution and negotiation skills
Proven problem solving skills in complex environments
Recognized internally and externally as an expert in project management
Tremendous ability to apply or develop highly advanced technologies, principles, theories and concepts
Tremendous understanding of company policies and practices
Tremendous understanding of engineering processes and practices
Tremendous planning and organization skills
Tremendous knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite of tools and Microsoft Project
Tremendous knowledge of various project life cycles including agile
Tremendous ability to communicate issues, impacts, and corrective actions
Tremendous ability to easily and effectively communicate project topics to a diverse audience
Tremendous ability to clearly report relevant information
Tremendous ability to understand and apply project leadership principles including SPI/CPI, Earned Value, Cost Account Management (CAM), and Statistical Process Controls for large complex programs
Tremendous ability to anticipate technology, process, and skill needs
Demonstrates proactive leadership and has name recognition throughout both the company and customer organizations
Creates an environment in which impact of technology on the business is clearly recognized
Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation
General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
