Program Manager at Russ Hadick & Associates

This is a direct hire position, they will look at Project Managers and Project Engineers who want to get into Program Management

Program Planning

• Establish program guidelines and develop the program plan for the statement of work and specifications, estimation of product/service cost, program tracking metrics and administration of contracts
• Establish milestones and monitor adherence to program master plans and schedules.
• Develop control systems and reports that accurately measure progress, identify potential problems in sufficient time for corrective action to be taken, and ensure the company's contractual commitments are met.
• Interfaces with engineering and business development personnel in preparation of technical and price proposals.

Program Execution & Tracking

• Motivate and inspire enthusiasm in project team members to deliver their best work.
• Realize collaboration and cooperation with project team members and other stakeholders, working towards a common goal.
• Manage program staff and facilitate meetings to the level required by the specific program.
• Sets program direction and makes decisions where customer, technical, cost and schedule tradeoffs are considered.
• Manage program risks to ensure adherence to cost, schedule and technical performance requirements.
• Use Earned Value Management System tools to track schedule and cost performance.

Customer-Facing

• Develop constructive and positive customer relationships
• Acts as primary point of contact for select existing and new customers
• Acts as primary customer contact on status and performance and anticipates and fulfill customer needs to ensure satisfaction and continued business.
• Identifies market requirements for new or improved products and features, translating customer needs into inputs for product development.
• Acts as liaison to other MPG-West Chester departments to resolve customer issues.
• Provides timely responses to customer requests for quotations and product/capabilities information.
• Acts as marketing champion for specific projects.
• Negotiate with customers when necessary.

Knowledge, skills and abilities strongly preferred include:

• Ability to lead in a high-performance cross-functional team environment.
• Acts independently, while being compliant to company policies, procedures and meeting company objectives.
• Ability to make critical decisions which affect the success of the company.
• Tendency to seek challenges and generate new ideas for improving current processes.
• Understanding of contracting language – specifically within the government and/or aerospace fields is a plus
• Understanding of government regulations and military standards is a plus

Requirements Include:

• Must be a US person (US Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder)
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business Administration, preferably Electrical Engineering, from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience is required.
• Equivalent 5 years of program management OR project management experience with a plus if in military, aerospace, medical or other similar high-reliability programs is a plus
• 5+ years experience with DoD and DoD subcontractor electronics-based program management with engineering development environment is a plus
• Past experience with military and/or aerospace programs highly desired and is a plus
• Minimum ability to travel 10% of the time, though travel will vary.

Benefits

• Annual incentive plan (bonus)
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Up to 10 paid holidays/year
• 4 hours voluntary time off to volunteer for your favorite charity
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, subject to applicable premium deductions
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance – 100% company paid
• Other ancillary insurance options available
• 401(k) retirement account with matching contributions & profit sharing (if applicable)
• Profit Sharing Plan - potential up to 3% of base salary
• Educational Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Gym membership reimbursement up to $120 per year