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Sierra Nevada Corporation · 2 days ago

Program Manager I

Lone Tree, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$108K/yr - $149K/yr

5+ years exp

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is a leader in aerospace and national security, seeking a Program Manager I to support business objectives. The role involves managing multiple projects, focusing on customer relationships, technical planning, and ensuring overall program performance objectives are achieved.

AerospaceCyber SecurityHardwareNavigationProduct DesignSecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support the business objectives at SNC

Responsible for all programmatic aspects of multiple assigned projects with specifically focused responsibility for customer relationship, cost, schedule and technical planning, tracking and reporting, technical execution, and ensuring overall program performance objectives are achieved

Manage programs of up to $20M or less with varying development scope, with moderate to medium complexity and requiring medium to high customer interaction

Supervise the work of program and project staff and be the primary POC for customers

Participate in business resource planning/tracking in coordination with other corporate entities and responsible to formulate a team that can fulfill program requirements

Ensure program issues and problems are identified, tracked, and resolved; and for program risk and opportunity management and ensuring risks and opportunities are identified, mitigated, tracked, and managed

Interface on project/program status, developing proposals, researching/fact-finding, coordinating audits, and negotiating with project/program stakeholders to ensure enterprise initiatives meet cost, budget, and schedule constraints

Support the Program Director and Business Operations in fulfilling their responsibilities for the Business Area

Qualification

Program ManagementFinancial AcumenLeadershipProject Management Professional (PMP)Contract NegotiationsProposal EvaluationTeam BuildingEarned Value ManagementAgile MethodologiesCMMIISO ComplianceFAR/DFARS UnderstandingTime ManagementConflict ResolutionCommunicationStrategic ThinkingPresentation SkillsAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Project Management, Management, Engineering or related field

Typically 5+ years of progressive experience in project or program management

Minimum 1+ year experience leading teams made up of 3+ cross functional team members

Experience with the evaluation of requests for proposals and/or quotes. Experience with preparing, reviewing, and submitting proposals and/or quotes

Experience with contract negotiations, and the difference in contract types

Experience with managing multiple projects and/or a small program

Experience with being the primary focal for a customer

Demonstrated financial acumen to ensure decisions are fiscally sound and responsible

Ability to execute coordination of all elements of a program, i.e., Program integration management. Perform task coordination, resource development, stakeholder identification, etc. Capability to manage program lifecycle conflicts, prioritize competing priorities/requests, and evaluate available resources

Leadership abilities inclusive of successful change management, mentoring, career development, training, succession planning, holding people accountable, and conducting yearly reviews

Requires ability to manage complex situations, delegate authority, lead and inspire your team, drive innovative thinking, instill collaboration, drive for success, challenge status quo, and demonstrate the ability to adapt to dynamic situations

Requires skills in team building, time management, conflict resolution, communication, briefing, presentation, strategic thinking, marketing, and literacy in the program management disciplines

Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

Preferred

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (will not be considered in lieu of required experience)

Advanced degree in Business, Management, Engineering or related field (may be considered in lieu of 1 year of required project/program management experience)

Understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS)

Working knowledge of Program Management Institute Program Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)

Managing projects using Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), agile, and or spiral development models

Familiarity with projects requiring Earned Value Management

Understanding with application tools and data architectures

Ability to reinforce the usage & application of Corporate PM tools

Experience with ensuring compliance with approved Corporate and ISO 9001:2000 Policies and Processes