Program Manager, FDS

Job Summary

• Serves as a liaison between project management and the project team, planning, engineering, line management, and the customer on issues such as configuration and scheduling concerns.
• Manage all phases of aircraft, GCS, GATES and payload procurement program(s) for the Capital Fleet from conceptualization through completion, including acquisition and integration, planning, and managing technical performance to ensure quality, business, and financial objectives are attained.
• Mentor and develop subordinate staff members.
• Manager goal setting and performance review process for team members.
• Assesses project issues and develops solutions to meet production, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• May accomplish tasks through subordinate staff and/or management.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project management, line management, and the customer.
• Responsible for decisions which have an impact on outcomes and where failure to complete assignments will typically result in serious delays and expenditure of additional resources.
• Develop and enforce tools and procedures related to management of fleet operations.
• Create project plan(s) and manage resources to ensure project schedule, budget, quality, and specification goals are attained.
• Oversee and monitor project schedule, timelines, and milestones from initiation to delivery to meet delivery goals.
• Coordinate departmental and/or cross-functional teams to assign and prioritize tasks focused on delivering new or upgrading existing products and/or services.
• Assign and monitor work of project management staff, providing technical support and direction when necessary.
• Interpret and administer policies, processes and procedures that impact project(s).
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Collaborate across management and project team to expand services and potential business opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with environmental and other regulations.
• Identify and assess project issues and develop solutions to meet productivity, quality and customer satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Provide leadership, direction, and guidance to employees working on assigned project.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely fashion.
• May be required to interpret and administer policies and procedures that impact project(s).
• May participate in, lead segments of or provide overall management for the request for proposal (RFP) process to generate new business.
• Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Responsible for ensuring all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations are observed wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.
• Responsible for ensuring work is accomplished in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.

Job Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelors, Masters or PhD in engineering, science or a related technical field as well as eleven or more years of progressively complex program administration experience. May substitute equivalent experience in lieu of education.
• Demonstrates technical expertise and application of program management principles, concepts, and practice as well as program management and leadership skills including organizing, planning, scheduling, and coordinating workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones.
• Must be able to develop solutions to problems that require coordination of technologies across program requirements. Strong communication, leadership, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required to enable an effective interface with other departments, all levels of management, professional and support staff, customers, potential customers, and government representatives.
• Familiarity with unmanned aviation systems, payloads and sensors.
• Familiarity with capital fleet operations and capital leasing services. 
• Customer focused, must be able to work on a self-initiated basis and in a team environment, and able to work extended hours and travel as required.
• Prior Supervisory experience preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance is required.

• Internal Title: Program Manager III
• Experience Level: Senior (8+ years)
• Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time Salary
• Workstyle: Hybrid
• Pay Range Low: 118,500
• Pay Range High: 207,750
• Job Category: Program/Project Management
• Travel Percentage Required: 0% - 25%
• Relocation Assistance Provided?: No
• Clearance Required?: Desired
• US Citizenship Required?: Yes
• Clearance Level: Secret
• Employee Referral Bonus Amount: 1000.00