Senior Program Manager Jobs

Summary The primary objective of the PM will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The individual will help lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.

Program Managers are responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities are the management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or subsystems and include, but are not limited to

• Measuring and reporting program performance and presenting the data in monthly program management reviews (PMR)
• Creation, review and finalization of the program Statement of Work
• Managing suppliers to meet program objectives
• Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
• Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
• Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
• Support the business development process in all phases (opportunity, pursuit, capture and transition).
• Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
• Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements
• When requested, support the organization and operation of the Innoveering office to include general tasks such as hosting customer meetings, collaborating with team members, ordering supplies, and receiving deliveries.
• Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
• Demonstrate creative innovative approaches to support business objectives
• Development and adherence to master plans and schedules
• Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management System (EVMS) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools when required by the customer
• Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines
• Cultivating customer relationships to develop further opportunities within the customer community
• Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
• Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
• Develop and continuously update risk registers and risk mitigation plans

Requirements

• Capture Management: Insight into customer technical and business (financial, political, cultural) requirements and the ability to shape customer expectations with a solution that satisfies their needs and is advantageous to the company.
• 8 years of demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal
• Planning, Scheduling & Earned Value: The ability to initiate, develop, integrate, execute, direct and control program plans and cost and schedule baselines that meet both program contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations.
• Risk & Opportunity: The ability to address program uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities, determines appropriate handling plans, and manages, controls, and communicates risks and opportunities throughout the lifecycle of the program.
• Issue & Problem Resolution: The ability to identify and address program impacts through a systematic, proactive, approach to issue and problem resolution that identifies, communicates, monitors, and promptly resolves conflicts across all levels of the program.
• Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years, or master’s and 8 years' experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries.
• Customer intimacy: Consistently makes time to seek and incorporate input from customers and understand their expectations. Demonstrates commitment and energy to meet customer needs. Builds strong relationships with strategic partners and key suppliers. Guides program team and support functions on how to take action to satisfy customer expectations.
• Business Acumen: The ability to apply knowledge, insights and understanding of business and financial concepts, tools and processes to the benefit of program decisions, actions, and performance.
• Proposal Management: The ability to define proposal strategy, lead proposal teams, analyze and shape RFPs, produce and deliver winning proposals, effectively track and incorporate Review Team comments and findings, and manage post-proposal submittals (orals, finding responses).
• Communications: The ability to manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program and stakeholder needs.
• U.S Citizen - Must either possess or be able to obtain a security clearance.
• 8 - 10 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing an R&D portfolio.
• PMP Certification
• Active Secret Clearance.

This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

Additional Information

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes