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Director, Program Manager (Maritime)

Palm Bay, Florida; Anaheim, California; Camden, New Jersey; Greenville, Texas; Plano, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah

Job ID 15444
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L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Title: Director, Program Management (Maritime)

Job Code: 15444

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL OR Anaheim, CA OR Salt Lake City, UT, OR Northampton, Mass, OR Camden, NJ, OR Greenville, TX

Job Description:

The successful candidate should be an experienced Program Manager, Proposal Manager or Scheduler who is well-versed in People, Process, and Tools best practices within the Aerospace & Defense industry.  This role will implement numerous Repeatable Program Excellence (RPX) improvement projects, and the successful candidate will also serve as the single point of functional program management issues for the Maritime sector president and their staff.  The candidate will work effectively with the other members of the IMS PMX staff, functional partners and the sector program teams.

The candidate will play a pivotal role in the support on other corporate, segment and sector initiatives, such as LHX Next and MissionOne.

Essential Functions:

  • Repeatable Program Excellence (RPX) implimentation:
  • Support to Sector / Programs:
  • Performance Analysis / Reporting:
  • Ability to Travel – up to 25%
  • Program Leadership Team (PLT) Certification program
  • Readiness for Program Management (RPM) rotational program
  • Common Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS)
  • Common Data Matrix (CDM)
  • Cobra Standardization
  • Risk Tracker
  • Schedule Metrics Analysis & Reporting Tool (SMART)
  • Program Health Dashboard (PHD) & Automated Program Review Template (PRT)
  • Various sector, division, and proposal/program reviews
  • Ensuring scheduling support to proposals/programs
  • Enforcement of Program Management policy and process requirements
  • Continuous improvement projects
  • Coordination of training requirements and training instruction for program teams
  • Coordination in support of internal and customer audits
  • Coordination and adjudication of PMX support prioritiesSchedule performance analysisEarned value management and EAC metrics
  • Training metrics 

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience
  • Prior program management, proposal management and EVMS experience.
  • Experience presenting to executives/management on important topics.
  • Ability to obtain Department of Defense (DoD) Security Clearance 

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance.
  • Prior experience providing instructional training to program team(s).
  • Knowledge of Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, etc.
  • Knowledge of the Business Acquisition Process (BAP).
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently, identify problems and propose solutions.
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally, across geographically-disbursed teams.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your résumé for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your résumé, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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