Title:  Senior Specialist, Program Management

Job Title:  Senior Specialist, Program Management 

Job Code: 32571

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

The Senior Specialist, Program Management plays a pivotal role in leading high-impact, cross-functional projects from initial concept through successful delivery. This position is responsible for driving collaboration across teams, managing all phases of program execution, and serving as a key liaison with customers and senior leadership. With a focus on innovation, quality, and efficiency, the Senior Specialist ensures projects are completed on time and within budget, contributing to the continued success and growth of L3Harris in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Essential Functions:

• Lead cross-functional program teams to deliver critical corporate projects from RFP through design, execution, and delivery, including proposal preparation, SOW development, contract negotiation, and oversight of cost, schedule, and quality performance.
• Serve as the Program Manager for a range of projects, managing all phases from initial concept development through full project completion and delivery.
• Act as a primary liaison with customers, users, and senior leadership, providing regular briefings and ensuring frequent, effective communication to support program success.
• Direct the work of functional employees in the execution of assigned projects, establishing and monitoring performance against schedules, plans, and milestones.

• Collaborate with the finance team to support Earned Value Management System (EVMS) requirements, including data collection, reporting, and variance analysis.

• Ability to travel up to 10%, including internationally, as required to support program activities.
• Flexibility to work on short notice, overtime, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Adaptable to meet program challenges and opportunities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant experience, OR graduate degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience, OR in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Strong knowledge of program management; typically viewed as having a specialty within the discipline and may have broad knowledge of project management.
• Interim Secret Security Clearance required, with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in technical or business field
• Demonstrated commitment to the highest ethical standards in all business Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent business acumen and leadership skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Experience in engineering or operations.
• Working knowledge of system-level requirements, design practices, hardware specification, and development.
• Data network systems experience.
• Advanced Battle Management Systems engineering or business experience.