Lead System Program Manager

What you will do:

• Management/oversight of program schedule and budget. Navigate through complex program requirements to bring clarity to execution plan
• Work in partnership with program principal investigator on planning, execution, and delivery of program capability
• Identification of risks and development of mitigation plans. Monitor progress against goals and initiate corrective actions as appropriate
• Coordinate across functional capabilities to maximize outcome
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to manage expectations and drive continuous improvements
• Effectively execute multiple programs to ensure cost, schedule, and technical program metrics are being tracked and are within plan
• Provide expertise in proposal development by leading the capture and proposal writing/delivery while ensuring adherence to gated capture process
• Create subcontractor statements of work and manage/track subcontractors to ensure proper execution
• Create and maintain an environment that fosters collaboration by giving clear direction and constructive feedback
• Understand customer/operational need, ensure outcomes meet the need, and identify future opportunities
• Connect across synergistic programs to realize execution efficiencies and to help shape STR strategy
• Who you are:
• Active Security Clearance at the Secret or Top Secret (TS) level, for which U.S citizenship is needed by the U.S government
• Ability to obtain and retain a SCI/SAP Security Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and minimum of 8 years of priori relevant experience in Government contracting or research and development
• Experience managing projects for the Department of Defense
• Skills and experience in the use of tools to aid in program management
• Strong presentation and organization skills with ability to:
• Work with principal investigator on execution plans
• Provide clear and concise priorities
• Connect between programs to maximize benefits to our customer