Job Title: Principal, Program Management Excellence

Job Code: 19277

Job Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Job Schedule: 9/80 - Onsite

Job Description:
The Broadband Communications Sector (BCS) is looking to fill its Sector Program Management Excellence (PMX) role.  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 execution for the BCS Sector.  The candidate will work effectively with the other members of the Broadband Communications PM staff, functional partners and the sector program teams. 

Essential Functions:

• Implement Repeatable Program Excellence (RPX) projects
• Drive predictable performance across Division Programs
• Own Program Performance Analysis / Reporting for the Division
• Manage Division PM training
  • Program Leadership Team (PLT) Certification program
  • Program Management (RPM) rotational program
  • Coordination of training requirements and training instruction for program teams
  • Training metrics

• Organize Gate and Independent Reviews for the Division
• Own implementation of tools across the Division
  • Common Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS)
  • Common Data Matrix (CDM)
  • Cobra Standardization
  • Opportunity & Risk Register
  • Schedule Metrics Analysis & Reporting Tool (SMART)
  • Program Health Dashboard (PHD) & Automated Program Review Template (PRT)
• Support various sector and division reviews
• Ensure appropriate PMO staffing for program proposals, baseline activities, and execution
• Enforce Program Management policy and process requirements
• Continuous improvement projects
• Coordinates support of internal and customer audits
• Coordinates and adjudicates PMX support priorities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• 10+ years of prior program management, proposal management and EVMS experience
• Active Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret Clearance
• Prior experience managing Profit & Loss (P&L)
• Prior experience managing direct reports
• 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)
• Ability to Travel – up to 50%