Description

Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives. Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer.

At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world's most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets.

Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities? Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement? Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment? One that values YOU. Consider CAES.

The most important thing we build is TRUST

CAES Mission Systems, Lancaster PA is seeking a Program Manager to lead and direct all phases of multiple, customer focused projects from inception through completion for their assigned portfolio. This role reports directly to the site's Program Management Lead and is responsible for the preparation of proposals, negotiation of contract requirements, management of multifunctional program teams to achieve contractual requirements, engaging as the primary customer contact for program activities, and the developing and execution of business plans for their assigned portfolio. Additionally, the successful candidate will lead program review sessions with customers and CAES management to manage and resolve cost, schedule, and technical issues.

If you have experience as a Program Manager we want to hear from you. Join us!

Responsibilities
YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Establish executable plans and associate risk mitigations to achieve/exceed the annual business plan associated with Orders, Revenue, Profitability and Cash

Define the objectives and strategies of the program, to include strategic and company objectives consistent with customer and contractual requirements

Develop and implement effective customer communication plans to provide timely communications, represent the Voice of Customer, build customer relationships, define customer objectives, and manage customer satisfaction

Control the timely start and completion of program tasks to assure fulfillment of program cost and schedule objectives

Coordinate the creation of action plans with IPTs to achieve contractual obligations

Coordinate program activities with cognizant support functions

Assure the optimum utilization of manpower and program resources

Assure effective management of subcontracts and execution of the program material plan

Conduct regular reviews of program performance, evaluating the current and projected status against the approved plan

Implement a proactive risk management process

Assures regular team identification, mitigation planning and review of program risks, both during the program-planning phase and regularly during program execution

Measure and improve program performance through the investigation of improved processes, tools, staff training, facilities and team dynamics

Perform regular reviews of task estimates, challenging the team to eliminate wasteful approaches

Establish a management reserve to provide resources for unexpected program challenges

Implement an effective issues resolution process

Assure regular team identification, action planning, closure and review of program issues

Qualifications
YOU MUST HAVE

You combine a solid program management background in DoD programs. To join us you'll need:

Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET security clearance.

WE VALUE

Bachelor's degree and minimum of five (5)+ years' experience in Program Management within defense industry

Master's degree and minimum of five (5)+ years' experience in PM within Defense industry.

Proven ability to build and maintain relevant internal and external relationships; established strong customer rapport.

Experience in successfully driving program performance against business and customer goals.

Strong financial acumen associated with proposal pricing, contract negotiations and estimate costs at completion.

Experienced Program Manager on RF/Microwave programs with the DoD industry.

Multi-discipline experience in Program Management, Operations Management, Business Development, or Engineering.

Experience in managing new component or small product/system development programs.

PMI Certification.

Active DoD SECRET clearance.

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status