Title:  Senior Specialist, Program Management

Job Title: Senior Specialist Program Management

Job Code: 46744

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

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

Job Description:

The Senior Specialist, Program Management is responsible for supporting the execution of moderate to large size, risk, and complexity programs under the direction of the Senior Manager, Program Management. This role partners with cross-functional teams to coordinate program activities, monitor performance to plan, and help ensure contractual objectives are achieved. The Senior Specialist drives day-to-day program execution, assists in managing scope, schedule, cost, and risk, and contributes to successful customer and internal stakeholder communication.

Essential Functions:

• Supports overall program direction, coordination, and execution of development and/or production programs under the leadership of the Senior Manager, Program Management.
• Assists with management of assigned program activities, including understanding program scope, tracking schedules, monitoring budgets, and ensuring execution aligns with contractual requirements
• Coordinates with functional organizations to help ensure contract performance responsibilities are properly communicated and executed by the performing teams.
• Assists in the preparation of program forecasts and Estimates at Complete (EAC)
• Tracks program performance metrics and helps identify, escalate, and resolve schedule, cost, and technical issues affecting execution.
• Provides day-to-day guidance and coordination across program team members to support established schedules and resolve routine to moderately complex operational issues.
• Works effectively with functional organizations including engineering, production, quality, test, production support, procurement, contracts, and finance to support program execution.
• Supports customer communications and internal program reviews; may serve as an interface with customer representatives and internal leadership
• Prepares program status reports, risk/opportunity updates, action item trackers, and other documentation required to support program management reviews.
• Assists with risk and opportunity management activities, including identification, documentation, mitigation planning, and status tracking.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum six (6) years of prior relevant program management experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of four (4) years of prior related program management experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of ten (10) years of prior related program management experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience managing complex development programs.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with customers and executive management.
• Experience with schedule development, critical path management, risk management, and Earn Value Management.
• Understanding and experience with Maestro and AR’s Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning is desirable.
• Experience with manufacturing and/or manufacturing coordination/planning/schedule is desired.