Program Manager

Responsibilities for this Position

Program Manager

ID: 2026-75262

US-MN-Bloomington

Required Clearance: Secret, obtainable within reasonable time based on requirements

Posted Date: 11/2/2026

Category: Program/Project Management

Employment Type: Full Time

Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience is required, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree, plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience to meet managerial expectations.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Department of Defense secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a D5LE2 Common Parts Program Manager. This position provides an opportunity to enhance the performance and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nations fundamental defense services. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.

This Program Manager will be responsible for creating and executing the Common Parts Program in support of the Navy Strategic Systems Program (SSP) Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 program. This manager will work with SSP, Prime Contractors, NSWCC, GDMS functional teams, and suppliers, to:

Put in place appropriate contracting vehicles

Create efficient processes and procedures

Develop supplier relationships

Ensure Common Parts are procured to the timeline required to support program timeline

As aspiring leaders, General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) believes there are several enabling behaviors which will influence your success. These behaviors will also serve as leading indicators of likely success (or difficulty) and will be used by your manager in evaluating your performance and growth as a leader. Additionally, they will serve to build trust from your teams, your customer, and the organization. These behaviors are:

• Develop yourself
• Develop others
• Be a team player
• Communicate effectively
• Develop and sustain the relationships you need to be successful
• Shape culture and positively impact the morale, motivation, and engagement of those around you
• Operate at the right level and deliver on your commitments
• Think and act strategically
• Confront reality
• Take reasonable, managed risks

It is expected the successful candidate will utilize these tenets so they can build on their own essential skills and traits.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

Uses proposal plans and strategies to lead team in developing, defining, and implementing cohesive, integrated program/product, subcontractor, and material plans, and business plans that achieve overall current and long-term objectives of the program/product, business unit, and division

Identifies needed resources for projects, defines and assigns major program roles

Leads the establishment of and sets integrated WBS-based budget and schedule baselines including management reserve for programs/products that are complex in nature, high value, with a new customer, or in a new market area

Monitors work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet program/product schedules

Balances program risks and opportunities with executable strategies to meet technical requirements and budgets

Manages people who lead cross-functional program teams in matrix organization that are focused on the delivery of a product or computer-based system from design to release for customers

Creates an environment that fosters professional growth for team members

Delegates assignments to others for developing solutions

Conducts reviews to drill down into issues on products/programs, identify issues, develop corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts and corrective actions to program teams

Responsible for maximizing profit and cash flow of products/programs

Leads team to identify and quantify risks and opportunities and risk mitigation / opportunity capture activities

Decouples risk items from mainstream program to the greatest extent possible

Prepares and presents program/product status to leadership and external customers

Interfaces with customers on technical matters regarding program/products

Identifies potential subcontractors for program elements

Identifies scope changes and develops product/program positions for equitable cost and schedule adjustments

Develops and executes proposal plans and strategies

Develops customer relationships and develops new business within the market/program

Follows processes and operational policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions

Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect immediate organization(s)

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Strong knowledge of products and technologies including current and potential applications

Strong knowledge of target customer markets

Skilled in the development and implementation of product/program strategy and tactics

Ability to generate cohesive program plans

Must be able to establish and assure adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements

Ability to develop and implement a product oriented WBS and WBS Dictionary

Ability to track work accomplished to baseline plans and identify issues, track progress, and follow through on effective corrective actions based on data analysis and trends

Skilled in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions on programs to internal and external representatives

Ability to understand and analyze program financial data

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to evaluate quality of work product to ensure satisfaction of customer requirements

Strong understanding of advanced of risk and opportunity management techniques and ability to apply them to programs

Ability to lead teams in matrix organization

Strong knowledge of government contracting practices and regulations regarding acquisition

Outstanding relationship management and marketing skills

Ability to execute company policies that affect immediate operations

Ability to develop and execute proposal plans and strategies

Ability to lead program in customer negotiations and negotiate win-win solutions

Will interact frequently with internal personnel and outside representatives at various levels

Working Knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Travel required

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $156,444.00 - USD $169,277.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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