Title:  Lead, Program Manager

Job Title: Lead, Program Manager

Job Code: 32858

Job Location: Camden, AR
Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Job Description:

The Missile Solutions Segment of L3Harris is currently seeking an experienced Lead, Program Manager, this role will be located out of our Camden, AR facility. The Program Manager will assist in leading all phases of programs: planning, execution, strategy, and management. Drives program action to achieve business and financial objectives for orders, revenue, profit, and cash flow for an existing program. Responsible for cost, schedule, and technical performance for designated project areas working with a program lead or manager to achieve results. Acts as customer contact for program activities, leading review sessions with customers for assigned aspects of proposal development, negotiations, and execution. Assists in coordinating program support, production, and supply chain teams to ensure on time and on budget deliveries.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for management and contract performance of a program or elements of a program.
• Responsible for complex programs.
• Manages and directs assigned program, which includes defining and understanding program scope, managing overall schedules and budget in accordance with applicable contractual and Aerojet Rocketdyne policies.
• Assures through the assigned program team that contract performance responsibility is properly delegated to performing organizations and outside suppliers.
• Perform risk, opportunity, and issue assessments, ensuring satisfactory program performance.
• Develops and implements plans for follow-on production programs including proposal development, submittal, negotiation, and definitization.
• Provides guidance and assistance to the project team in meeting established schedules or to resolve complex technical or operations problems.
• Responsible for effectively utilizing functional organizations to integrate research and development, production, quality assurance, test, production support, procurement, contractual and financial data.
• Drive innovative solutions for program challenges including cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Review potential contract scope changes and advise management and customers of impacts.
• Engage with and influence engineering, manufacturing, and management personnel.
• Up to 10% business travel to other L3Harris and customer sites.
• Ability to obtain U.S. Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 9 years of relevant program management experience, Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of related program management experience, or 13 years of prior related program management experience in lieu of a degree.

• 3+ years experience with the Earned Value Management (EVM).

• 2+ years experience preparing proposals. 

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification.
• Demonstrated managerial level of leadership.
• Extensive knowledge of manpower planning, forecasting, bids and proposals, milestone scheduling, PM tools, and financial management.
• Experience with DoD contract execution.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word), utilizing to developing plans, schedules, financial/manpower analyses, and review packages for customer and L3Harris leadership.  

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