The Level 3 Program Manager (PM) is responsible for the following: - Allocate resources (staffing, facilities, and budgets) on the contract - Review and approve all earned value, Estimate To Complete, Funds and Man-hour Expenditure Report, or other financial reports as appropriate - Review and allocate management reserve within contractual limits - Ensure cross-discipline integration within the contract to meet customer needs - Work with the higher level program manager, if applicable, to provide effective and efficient management of the contractor's effort - Review and propose the Integrated Program Baseline (or resource loaded schedule) - Review risk and risk mitigation activities and allocate budgets for the same - Prepare program status reviews and other formal reviews to be presented to the customer- Ensure the timely recruitment and training of program staff - both direct and indirect - Review all financial and technical reports before release - Communicate issues and solutions in a timely and transparent manner - Ensure compliance with all regulatory and administrative requirements imposed by the contract in coordination with the Contractor's contracts staff - Assist the client by providing input to statutory acquisition reports and responses to Congressional Questions for the Record (QFRs) - Coordinate the preparation of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and value engineering proposals - Provide Contractor input to the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan reviews or Award Fee reviews, as appropriate. Directly contributes to program efforts in several areas, including cost management/avoidance, schedule estimation and tracking, contract staffing and performance management, risk management, requirements analysis, and quality assurance activities.