Program Manager

Position Summary:  The Program Manager leads the planning and execution of programs from initiation through completion. This role coordinates engineering, maintenance, operations, supply chain, and customer teams to meet program requirements, schedules, budgets, and quality standards. The Program Manager serves as the primary customer contact, manages risks and changes, and ensures work is completed in accordance with contractual and applicable regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:         

• Provides daily leadership on assigned projects and personnel
• Proactively manages all project roles, identification of resource requirements, definition of project deliverables and delivery of exceptional customer service
• Works cooperatively with customers to develop project scope of work documents and project plans
• Identifies the technical approach to be used on a given project and manages the system development process
• Ensures effective communications and relationships between customers and project team members
• Assigns, schedules, trains, reviews and monitors project work to ensure that progress is within expected guidelines and is completed on time and within budget
• Works cooperatively with customers to meet training requirements, identify roles and responsibilities for project team members, and create an appropriate reporting structure for project personnel
• Identifies, tracks, monitors and communicates project-related issues, scope changes, and variances that may arise during the implementation of projects
• Facilitates appropriate solutions with the appropriate customer(s)
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field of study
• Willingness and aptitude to learn, build consensus, and demonstrated experience with ‘informal leadership’ (leading teams whose members are not direct-reports)
• Experience with or exposure to earned value metrics (EVM) application in a project environment
• Demonstrated successful experience coordinating at least 10 employees in a project environment
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated experience handling operational, customer and personnel issues
• Experienced user of Microsoft Office products, notably Excel and Project
• Able to build trust with internal and external customers through a disciplined and responsible approach
• Able to effectively motivate personnel within a team environment
• Demonstrated experience with accepted industry standards for inspections, audits, assets and performance objectives

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer 5+ years of experience in the aviation or Government contracting industries

• Experience liaising with FAA and DoD aviation organizations
• Familiarity with business financial metrics
• Knowledge and familiarity with commercial Large Language Model (LLM) tools

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel as required, less than 10%
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Security clearance
• Ability to produce work authorization documentation to work in the US

Working Conditions

• 8 am – 5 pm; flexible based on business needs
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Frequent use of hands and fingers for typing, writing, and operating office equipment
• Ability to view computer screens for extended periods, with close vision and the ability to adjust focus
• Occasional standing, walking, bending, or reaching within the office environment
• Ability to lift and move items up to approximately 10–20 pounds (e.g., files, office supplies)
• Ability to maintain focus and perform repetitive tasks with attention to detail
• Regularly works in office environment

Pay Band: $78,100-$105,000. Starting pay is determined by experience, qualifications, and internal equity, and typically falls between the minimum and midpoint of the pay range.