Senior Program Manager

Franklin, MA

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Job Description

Senior Program Manager
Franklin MA (Hybrid – Onsite)
We are seeking to hire an experienced Senior Program Manager to support the development and production of the company's Next Generation Advanced Bomb Suit (NGABS) program in Franklin, MA.
The NGABS Senior Program Manager role is a senior leadership position responsible for overseeing the development, execution, and management of the NGABS program, ensuring it meets mission requirements, budget, and schedule goals.
Role Overview
The Program Manager for the NGABS program leads the acquisition and operational management of the Next Generation Advanced Bomb Suit, a modular, mission tailorable protective system for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) soldiers. The position ensures the suit's design, integration of advanced technologies, and field deployment align with the U.S. Army's mission to protect EOD personnel from blast, fragmentation, heat, flame, and other threats
This will be an on-site position focused on the following areas:
Key Responsibilities

Program Leadership: Direct the NGABS program from development completion, First Article Testing (FAT), and production, in coordination with the Program Acquisition Executive Maneuver Ground and other stakeholders.Act as primary customer interface for all program aspects and lead program reviews to discuss technical, cost and schedule activities.
Stakeholder Coordination: Liaise with military users, industry partners, and government agencies to align technical and operational requirements.
Budget & Schedule Management: Manage the program budget, timelines, and resource allocation to deliver on schedule and within cost constraints.Create program plans including the development of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for management of scope to ensure alignment with contract requirements, budgets, and internal commitments.
Team management: Understand the role and responsibility of each program team member, and through expert communication and leadership skills, establish a common understanding among team members on scope, schedule, and financial objectives. Work with functional managers to develop program resource plans. Direct assigned program resources.
Risk & Compliance: Identify potential program risks, implement mitigation strategies, and ensure compliance with acquisition regulations and safety standards.
Testing & Evaluation: Oversee trials, evaluations, and feedback loops to refine the NGABS before full adoption.
Experience: Proven leadership in complex defense or technology acquisition programs, with a track record in managing high risk, high cost initiatives. Recent experience successfully managing a product development and/or production program.
Management Skills: Strong project management, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
Regulatory Compliance: Familiarity with U.S. Army acquisition processes and defense procurement rules.
Monitor and assess program performance against plan (schedule and financial), identify risk and scope changes, develop and implement corrective action when necessary to initiate program changes. Maintain MS Schedule regularly.
Control expenditures per the project budget and report monthly on project budget to actual performance via the Estimate to Complete (ETC) process.

Requirements:

Minimum of 8 years of Project/Program Management experience leading development and/or production programs in support of the US Federal Government.
B.S./B.A. in Engineering, Science, Mathematics, Business, or equivalent
Advanced working knowledge of FAR, DFAR, SOW's, Performance Specifications, Performance Documents (PD), and similarly related contract documents.
Proven track record of managing programs with challenging technical, schedule, and cost requirements as well as complex customer and subcontractor relationships.
Possess excellent people and leadership skills – must be capable of leading a team of technical and non-technical personnel from different functions and foster collaboration and excel at conflict resolution.
Strong customer management skills - must be capable of managing a customer to assure the customer's needs are met without incurring scope growth.
Ability to perform scope/requirements analysis – must be capable of working with a customer to firmly translate and document customer requirements and acceptance criteria.
Estimating – must be capable of working with subject matter experts to develop estimates for duration and cost.
Develop and maintain schedule/budgets – must know how to develop a WBS and translating that to a Microsoft Project schedule and identify budgets for all work packages in the WBS.
Hands-on project experience in design, development, test, installation, and/or repair of hardware is highly desirable
Familiar with DOD/MIL standards and the military equipment acquisition and qualification process.
Excellent computer skills with a strong proficiency in Windows platform, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio), Microsoft Project, knowledge of Deltek Costpoint or similar MRP/ERP software systems, Jira, Windchill.
Excellent analytical, project management and organizational skills with a keen attention to detail.
Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills. Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively to promote collaboration among the program team.
Exceptional leadership and decision-making skills.
Must be willing and able to travel up to 15%
Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret or higher-level clearance as required.

Preferred:

Technical Knowledge: General understanding protective equipment, ballistics, and modular system design.
Master's degree in engineering, Business or equivalent
Experience managing with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)
Program Management Professional (PMP) certification
Familiar with Agile methodology

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Marathon TS is committed to the development of a creative, diverse and inclusive work environment. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Marathon TS will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Marathon TS does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status").

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Location

Franklin, MA

Skills

Acquisition Regulationsunmatched
Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Atlassian JIRAunmatched
Budget Managementunmatched
Budget Reportingunmatched
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Calendar Managementunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
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Contract Requirementsunmatched
Corrective Actionunmatched
Customer Relationsunmatched
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR)unmatched
Deltek Costpointunmatched
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Federal Governmentunmatched
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IP Multimedia System (IMS)unmatched
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Product Developmentunmatched
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Production Supportunmatched
Program Evaluationunmatched
Program Management Professional (PgMP)unmatched
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Project Controlunmatched
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Risk Analysisunmatched
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Windchill PLM Softwareunmatched
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)unmatched
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