Program Business Manager - Secret

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• Secret Clearence required
• 6+ years of relevant project management experience driving developmental builds forward within cost and schedule
• Experience overseeing an entire Aircraft build process, and understanding of how to complete the project within cost and schedule
• Strong experience presenting data analysis and communicating effectively to external customers and management
• Earned Value Management and reporting experience
• Microsoft office suite

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• MS Project skills, including creating, updating, and analyzing complex project schedules - to help BMAs troubleshoot
• Familiarity with Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development and maintenance.
• Knowledge of scheduling best practices in aerospace or defense programs.
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Strong analytical problem solving skills and ability to implement sound critical thinking skills
• Experience working in a SAP (Special Access Program) environment ERP experience - Cost Point

Job Description

• Work closely with Contracts department, during contract award, to fully understand the contracted scope of work to be performed.
• Develop an earned value reporting process in order to meet program requirements
• Develop and maintain production schedules for complex aerospace systems
• Ensure alignment between manufacturing capacity and program timelines
• Support proposals and bids by providing accurate cost estimates
• Track actual costs vs. planned costs and identify variances
• Forecast labor, material, and equipment needs based on program requirements
• Develop strategies to mitigate bottlenecks and ensure on-time delivery
• Collaborate with the Project Engineer and shop lead to generate and maintain a schedule, with clearly defined milestones; adjust the budget and schedule to reflect any contractual changes
• Support the Project Engineer in monitoring and negotiating the engineering and shop staffing with regard to the right skills and number of people assigned to the project
• Provide the Project Engineer and Management with a health visibility report at established intervals as required or requested
• Verify (check and balance system) that the technical requirements of the contract are being fulfilled, and if not discuss with the Project Engineer and Management as required
• Advise and assist the Program Business Analysts as needed
• Manage resources for the implementation of project-related activities
• Excellent planning skills to include the ability to anticipate and prepare for challenges and obstacles
• Improvise and re-baseline as needed
• Track all expenditures, materials, subcontracts, etc., as requested by Management or required by the contract

Salary range: 90-160k