Senior Engineering Program Manager

The Capital Area Division (CAD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc.

(ARA) is seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Program Manager for a multi-discipline team of other scientists and engineers.

This person will be responsible for elucidating and tracking requirements from government customers and developing viable and successful R&D programs with their project team.

He/She will also be responsible for developing high quality deliverables.

The right candidate will be responsible for project budget management, tracking, and reporting.

This person will have business development responsibilities with marketing and business development goals.

The righ tcandidate will have staff supervision responsibilities including professional development plans and annual performance reviews.

Essential Functions:

The primary responsibility of this position is to manage and grow the team and project and includes full responsibility for high quality project execution.

The Seniro Engineering Program Manager will oversee a team of engineers and scientists focused on operational planning and functional defeat of hard targets, underground facilities, and WMD facilities.

The team performs research and development of new tools and methodologies to understand and reverse engineer processes and support systems at remote WMD-related facilities.

The Senior Engineering Program Manager is the face of the project to the government and is the technical point of contact for the government with all project matters, responsible for identifying and tracking requirements, thought leadership, tracking deliverables, developing and executing a project plan, and cost and project status reporting.

As a Group Leader in ARA, this person is also responsible for marketing, recruitment, and group growth.

Selection will be based on demonstrated leadership; marketing performance compatible with a % growth goal; supervision and interpersonal skills; capability to develop new initiatives; and quality of prior work in primary technical field.


* Project Performance
+ Responsible for technical quality, budget, and schedule performance on the projects in the group
+ Oversee adherence to ARA’s quality plan, including project management reviews, project quality reviews, and holding their-self accountable for high technical, budget, and schedule performance
+ Develop project execution budgets, forecasting burnouts and future funding needs
+ Track deliverables progress, discover issues before they become significant
+ Identify and track R&D requirements for the project
+ Work closely with government PMs to develop project plans consistent with their goals



* Marketing
+ Growth goal of 15%
+ Emphasize technical excellence as the foundation for customer satisfaction, follow-on work, and marketing
+ Develop and implement group marketing plans; oversee marketing with current clients and development of...