L3Harris

Job Title: Lead, Program Manager

Job ID: 9403

Job Location: Huntsville, AL, On-Site

Job Schedule: 9/80 - 9 hour days, Monday-Thursday, 8 hours every other Friday

The Aerojet Rocketdyne Segment of L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Lead,Senior-level Deputy Program Manager at our Missile Solutions Headquarters located in Huntsville, AL.

This is an opportunity to support the THAAD Boost Motor Program. We are looking for a dynamic leader to drive program success. This position will help to lead an evolving development program, interface directly with customers, and ensure effective program execution.  This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team on a high profile program critical to the defense of our nation and our allies.

Candidate needs to be customer-focused and provide the best, most cost-effective systems or capabilities, within contract bounds, along with being innovative, while striving for optimal solutions.  Needs to be able to think or seek better ways to manage those projects and be candid about project status, including risks, along with providing potential solutions.  Candidate must be experienced in earned value management (EVM) with demonstrated performance having successfully executed a project; attained cost objectives; and managed budget resources, funding, schedule, and scope of work.  The candidate must also have the ability to direct a technical effort, making clear the objectives of the project at the same time as providing clear assignments & deliverables for each team member.  An ability to gauge the overall effort and re-direct questions towards the team is essential to providing the quick iterations of the project needed for successful completion with all actions resolved.  The ability to estimate and manage cost and schedule performance is imperative for this position and working knowledge of EVMS tools is a requirement.  Lastly, the candidate must have the ability to effectively communicate progress and issues to higher-level management, functional discipline leaders (COE’s), the program Integrated Product Team leads, and supporting team members.

Essential Functions:

70% - Manage integrated product team (IPT) and lead team activities while interacting with the Director of Programs, Lead PM or Deputy Program Managers, functional managers, and customers to achieve program objectives (cost, schedule, quality). Candidate must be capable of working within an EVMS environment to control the project scope and team efforts (including occasional evening and weekend work).

10% - Lead planning and proposals of key elements of a Program under general direction of the Director of Programs and Business Development.

5% - Prepare presentations and lead teams in presentations to peers, customers, and managers.

5% - Travel to customers and suppliers to support program objectives.

5% - Develop business case and oversee discretionary projects within the framework of the overall program.

5% - Perform other related duties as assigned by management.

Required Qualifications:

Requires comprehensive level knowledge of job area. May have in-depth knowledge of project management. Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.

• Candidate must also have demonstrated successful achievement of technical, cost and schedule goals, and extensive working knowledge of earned value management (EVM).

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Existing SECRET level security clearance desired
• Master's degree in an appropriate discipline
• Aerospace or defense development experience with solid or liquid propulsion experience
• PMP certification or Project Management certificate
• Extensive knowledge of project management within the framework of the Project Management Institute including Project Planning, Project Control (Earned Value), Project Execution, Communication, Procurement, and Quality
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of Risk and Opportunity Management
• Demonstrated ability in team building and leadership skills to achieve project objectives
• Demonstrated trustworthiness in accomplishing agreed upon objectives
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and coordinate various activities simultaneously
• Ability to independently propose, plan, and then execute a project
• Proficient in the use of all the basic MS Office tools and therefore be proficient in computer operating systems, MS Outlook, MS Excel (entering formulas, graphing, developing spreadsheets), MS PowerPoint (presentations, storyboard development, logic diagrams), MS Visio (business diagrams and sketches), and MS Word (tables, program plans).
• Proficiency to also include setting up Integrated Master Schedules using knowledge of MS Project or similar scheduling tool to create extensive project files for large-size projects