Program Manager

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 required at time of hire. Once hired, it is expected that Applicants will apply for a Top Secret security clearance, if they don’t already have one.  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 Program Manager managing the development and sustainment programs for SERF Tester Refresh in addition to Sustainment & Integration responsibilities for SERF and the SSBN/SSGN platforms. The position provides an opportunity to enhance the performance and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nation’s 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.

 

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, and 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 tenants so they can build on their own essential skills and traits.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

• Develops a cohesive project plan, authorizes the work, and manages cost, schedule and technical performance of projects (products or services)
• Organizes interdepartmental activities to ensure that projects are completed on schedule and within budget
• Leads department or cross-functional project teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives
• Identifies issues, tracks progress, and follows through on corrective actions
• Creates product configurations and data sheets
• Supports customers on technical questions regarding project/products
• Leads team in forecasting project cost and schedule completion as required based on performance trends
• Prepares and presents project status to leadership
• Leads team to identify and quantify risks and opportunities; leads risk mitigation / opportunity capture activities
• Develops and executes proposal plans and strategies for assigned projects
• Develops negotiation plans
• Leads customer negotiations for projects

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Technical understanding of product(s)
• Very solid knowledge of work estimating, allocation, scheduling, and authorization
• Very solid ability to generate cohesive project plans
• Very solid ability to track work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet schedules
• Very solid ability to identify issues, track progress, and follow through on effective corrective actions based on data analysis and trends
• Very solid ability to understand and analyze project financial data
• Very solid understanding of the fundamentals of risk and opportunity management and ability to apply them to projects General Dynamics Proprietary Information
• Very solid ability to lead teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives
• Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbal
• Ability to make sound, proactive decisions
• Ability to develop and execute proposal plans and strategies
• Negotiation skills
• Very solid knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• May be required to travel

 

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!

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