Senior Program Manager

• 3 Weeks of Paid Time Off
• 10 Paid Company Observed Holidays
• Birthday & Anniversary Incentives
• 401K Employer Match
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Company-paid Short & Long-term Disability
• Continuing Education Reimbursement Program
• Generous Referral Program

Program Planning and Execution

• Lead programs throughout the lifecycle, from proposal development and initiation through execution, delivery, and closeout.
• Establish program objectives, baselines, resources, milestones, and performance expectations.
• Coordinate Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Finance, Contracts, Procurement, and Quality to achieve cost, schedule, scope, and technical objectives.
• Identify performance issues, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement.

Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) Management

• Develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules, including baselines, dependencies, critical paths, milestones, and resource loading.
• Monitor schedule performance, identify variances, assess impacts, and develop recovery plans.
• Coordinate schedule integration across functional teams and manage approved baseline changes.

Budget, Financial Management, and EVMS

• Develop and monitor program budgets, funding profiles, expenditures, cost forecasts, and profitability.
• Apply Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles to evaluate program health using metrics such as CPI, SPI, EAC, and ETC.
• Analyze cost and schedule variances, identify root causes, forecast outcomes, and implement corrective actions.
• Apply cost accounting concepts, including direct and indirect costs, labor and material expenses, overhead, cost allocation, and financial reporting.
• Prepare and deliver accurate, actionable program performance reports and EVMS-based briefings to senior leadership and customers.

Government Program and Contract Management

• Lead government program delivery in accordance with contractual requirements, approved baselines, funding constraints, deliverables, and applicable regulations.
• Maintain effective relationships with government customers, program offices, contracting officers, prime contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Manage contract milestones, scope changes, funding impacts, compliance requirements, and customer commitments.
• Communicate program status and resolve issues affecting contractual performance and delivery.

Risk Management and Mitigation

• Lead formal program risk reviews and maintain risk registers documenting probability, impact, ownership, mitigation actions, and closure criteria.
• Develop and track mitigation plans, assign accountability, and monitor risk burn-down metrics to measure risk reduction and mitigation effectiveness.
• Assess emerging and residual risks across cost, schedule, technical performance, manufacturing, operations, and supply chain.
• Integrate risk management with the IMS, EVMS, budget forecasts, and program change control.
• Escalate significant risks and present mitigation strategies, risk trends, and recovery recommendations to senior leadership and customers.

Customer Leadership and Executive Reporting

• Serve as a primary customer advocate and maintain strong relationships through proactive communication and timely issue resolution.
• Lead program reviews, customer meetings, and executive briefings covering cost, schedule, technical performance, financial forecasts, risks, and corrective actions.
• Translate complex program data into clear recommendations that support decisions, resource allocation, and successful execution.
• Drive cross-functional accountability for milestones, deliverables, risk mitigation, and program commitments.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Program Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible project or program management experience.
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Demonstrated experience managing and delivering government programs, preferably in aerospace, defense, national security, or related industries.
• Experience managing government contracts, contractual deliverables, funding requirements, compliance obligations, and government customer relationships.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules, including critical path analysis, baseline management, and schedule recovery.
• Practical experience using EVM/EVMS to analyze cost and schedule performance, forecast program outcomes, and brief senior leadership.
• Demonstrated experience managing program budgets, expenditures, financial forecasts, cost controls, and profitability.
• Working knowledge of cost accounting including direct and indirect costs, labor and material costs, overhead, and variance analysis.
• Proven experience leading formal risk reviews, maintaining risk registers, implementing mitigation plans, and tracking measurable risk burn-down.
• Strong customer management, executive communication, analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project; familiarity with EVMS, scheduling, financial reporting, and risk management tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with EIA-748 EVMS guidelines, Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs), and formal program performance assessments.
• Experience managing complex aerospace or defense manufacturing programs involving mission-critical products.
• Familiarity with quantitative risk analysis, program dashboards, and integrated cost and schedule reporting.

• Is not a United States citizen
• Is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the U.S.
• Does not have politically protected status (embassy, refugee, or asylum)