Title:  Senior Associate, Program Management

Job Title: Senior Associate, Program Management

Job Location: Orange, VA -OR- 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 Aerojet Rocketdyne Segment of L3Harris is currently seeking an experienced Senior Associate, Program Manager. This role can be located at our Huntsville, AL (headquarters) or Orange, VA facility. Under supervision, the Senior Associate, Program Manager will assist in leading all phases of programs: planning, execution, strategy, and management. Assists in driving 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. This position will specifically be working as a deputy PM between the D5 LE2 and D5 modernization programs.

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.
• 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 resolving 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.
• Up to 25% business travel to other L3Harris and customer sites.
• Ability to obtain U.S. Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications:

• To be eligible, applicants must be pursuing a Master's degree or have completed their Master's degree within the last 12 months, regardless of age.    

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Project Management Institute (PMI) certification.
• Demonstrated managerial level of leadership.
• Knowledge of financial management and business development practices.
• Experience with DoD contract execution. Experience with Microsoft Office products (Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).