Program Manager III

Job Summary:

Summary of Responsibilities:

The Program Manager III possesses strong leadership skills and has responsibility for the company's planning and performance of major business programs throughout all phases of the program lifecycle.

The Program Manager III is responsible for the cost, schedule, quality, customer satisfaction and technical performance of company programs and for using that successful execution to drive future growth.

The Program Manager III understands the customer's perspective, proactively responds to the customer, and gains customer trust by continually meeting commitments and quality standards.

Helps to develop and communicate succinct competitive analysis during proposal activities.

This position will be required to forecast sales, new business, and gross profit on their programs, and to meet the strategic and operational goals of the business unit.

The Program Manager III will direct and influence to achieve excellence in program execution through the use of Earned Value and other techniques to identify program issues and monitor program performance.

Manages programs that typically have combined contract values of over $50M and will include an established development program for a major component or small system and managing multiple programs (depending on size, impact and risk).

Programs are based on established technologies that require the application of critical thinking and advanced principals/concepts.

Responsibilities and Tasks:


* Partners and indirectly leads Integrated Product Teams to achieve successful program execution


* Understands and communicates program requirements to the team


* Relates how the program accomplishes the strategic plans of the Company and Business Unit and fosters and recognizes strategic thinking and collaboration


* Develops prioritized plans and executes the program to that plan


* Assures customer satisfaction in terms of product performance, delivery, cost and contracted scope as the primary point of contact for the customer


* Provides sufficient details of program performance, risk assessments, and identification of opportunities for improvement


* Builds, develops, and maintains close customer relationships, anticipates customer needs, creatively addresses customer issues, and continually pursues open communications to strategically expand the business


* Implements continuous improvement efforts to meet customer requirements by fostering an entrepreneurial and collaborative workforce


* Coordinates with marketing personnel and assists in the preparation and implementation of marketing plans


* Helps in leading the capture of new business, by coordination of proposal philosophy and preparation, robust estimation of material, labor, and other direct costs, and developing sub-tier statements of work and specifications


* Conducts periodic internal and external program reviews to monitor program execution, keep management infor...