Title:  Senior Associate, Program Manager

Job Title: Senior Associate, Program Management

Job Code:   34611

Job Location: Fall River, MA.

Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris AUV Systems, is seeking a skilled Senior Associate, Program Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in development and production program management as well as Earned Value Management (EVM) experience. The Senior Associate, Program Manager is responsible for successful completion of assigned programs, which includes management of all assigned resources to ensure contractual requirements are well defined, universally understood, and compliant to achieve program objectives. The program manager is responsible for overall program performance including meeting all delivery dates on time and within budget. This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent leadership, communication, and analytical skills.

Essential Functions

• Oversee and manage all aspects of programs from inception through completion.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure program objectives are met.
• Collaborate with finance and accounting teams to ensure accurate financial forecasts, tracking, and reporting.
• Communicate program status, risks, and opportunities (R/O) to internal and external stakeholders. Facilitate regular program reviews and provide updates to senior management
• Lead proposal efforts for follow-on business for programs/customers assigned.  Review all proposal materials, drive completion of compliance matrices and Basis of Estimates (BOEs), prepare proposal documentation, and chair proposal review with senior management. 
• Prepare program plans for each assigned program to include (as a minimum) the overall Program Schedule, detailed tasking, budgets, deliverables, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and resources and comply with the customer Statement of Work (SOW) to meet all program aspects and special ground rules.
• Prepare bottom’s up Estimates to Complete (ETCs) and Estimates at Completion (EACs) on assigned programs.
• Develop and monitor budgets, forecasts, and financial reports. Drive program performance to achieve operational and financial targets to attain division goals.
• Ensure contractual documents and any subsequent revisions are distributed and any changes clearly defined to the program team members.
• Analysis and validation of program schedules through baseline maintenance including support Critical Path Analysis, Schedule Risk Analysis, and Schedule Metric Analysis such as BEI, CEI, CPLI, SPI, etc.
• Implement and monitor Earned Value Management Systems on programs.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years of prior related experience and practical knowledge of job area.
• 2-6 years’ experience with Microsoft Office applications (Project Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and demonstrated proficiency.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and project management software.
• 2-6 years’ experience in project management.
• Ability to obtain a Security Clearance which requires US citizenship.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Experience managing recurring production programs Experience with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing a profit and loss on a program and Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Experience managing development programs or programs with significant non-recurring engineering (NRE) effort
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Active Security Clearance
• Experience with SAP
• Ability to work with a team and on their own.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado State, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Vermont and New York State is $70K-$130K.  For California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area, the city of Denver, Washington State and New York City, the salary range for this role is $80-$149K.  This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.