Program Director

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Job description

Position would require the candidate to be a W2 employee of Donatech.

US Citizenship Required.

Active Secret Clearance Required.

Our client is seeking a Program Director to lead a team dedicated to the execution and growth of one

of our high-fidelity training product lines. Our customer committed to use high-fidelity simulation in

their upcoming projects and as a result this product line will grow significantly over the next five+

years. This position will also be the primary customer interface regularly reporting on program

performance and status.

Projects generally span multiple years and range from design and development to production and

sustainment. Success in this role requires extensive knowledge and expertise in largescale project

management, scheduling, earned value management, hardware engineering, subcontract and material

management as well as cross functional leadership. Further, the successful candidate will be

responsible for leading cost and schedule execution for a geographically dispersed team with multiple

partner companies (large and small), as well as managing a customer with extremely high expectations

and requirements.

Elements of the product line and role include but are not limited to facility design, engineering,

construction and integration; large scale training device design, production, and testing/integration;

logistics, shipping and site installation/integration. Additional responsibilities include proposal and

business development activities as required to support growth.

Major functions:

• Direct all phases of a very large and complex DoD program from initial program planning and

proposal development through all phases of engineering development and production to

successful product delivery and timely closeout of completed programs to ensure that all

obligations are satisfied, and program documentation is properly recorded.

• Responsible to meet program execution cost, technical and schedule requirements as well as

company financial targets.

• Partner with supply chain management to lead/coordinate a team with multiple industrial

partners, sub-contractors and large supplier base.

• Communicate program status, issues, risks, opportunities, and plans to internal executive

management.

• Lead the development and maintenance of the program integrated master schedule to include

the internal and external milestones and phases as established by the respective program

teams.

• Ensure advanced integrated scheduling across multiple business partners provides a persistent

view of the critical path. This includes developing and implementing plans and schedules to

execute contracts/subcontracts. Allocate and control contract budgets for labor, material,

travel, and purchased services. Report program status to executive management as required.

• Establish and monitor adherence to program master plans and schedules, identify program

problems, obtain solutions, direct allocation of resources.

• Develop and implement corrective action plans when deviations from budgets and/or schedule

are evident. Seek senior management assistance in resolving schedule and budget problems as

they arise.

• Formally identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risk throughout the program life cycle. Obtain

approvals based on thresholds prior to making decisions that will cause deterioration of

established program, cost, and schedule objectives.

• Maintain program financial forecasts, report progress to financial objectives using DOD

approved earned value management and reporting system.

• Serve as the primary interface with the customer on all matters involving contract execution.

Coordinate with other departments on resolution of contractual problems with customer.

Coordinate with contracts manager on issues pertaining to contract requirements, changes,

and interpretations

• Ensure coordination across multiple programs and/or projects and with other product line, and

functional leads. Support program bid and proposal activities. Ensure that requirements of the

request for proposal are met in the preparation and documentation of bids and proposals.

• Actively seek new business and growth opportunities in coordination with business

development.

Technical Functional skills:

• Experience working DoD projects in a Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense

Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) environment. Understanding of requirements

associated with approved Government systems, (accounting, estimating, procurement,

material management and accounting, property).

• Successful track record in managing large complex aerospace/defense programs as a prime or

subcontractor with multiple industrial partners, sub-contractors, and suppliers.

• Must be a dynamic and energetic leader that involves other team members in the decision

making and change process.

• High-energy and self-driven individual that can "make things happen" without a large support

organization to depend on daily and is a time management expert.

• A personality style that is team oriented and has the success of the customer, program,

organization, and business as his/her main objective.

• Ability to establish and clearly communicate overall program objectives, mission, vision and

strategy.

• Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for

assessing and reporting program progress, productivity, and variance analysis.

• Experience coordinating and working with cross-functional teams.

• Strong communication skills to advise team members and senior management on status and/or

actions.

• Understanding of Defense Procurement Process, supporting Capture and Proposal writing

activities.

• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software, JIRA/Windchill preferred.

• Experience with Enterprise Resource Management systems integrated with demand planning.

• Experience Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) or Integrated Program

Management Reporting (IPMR).

• Experience applying critical path analysis methodology (BEI, CPLI, SPI).

• Requirement to obtain and retain required security clearances. DoD Secret clearance issuance

within a reasonable time after commencement of employment is required - Active Secret

security clearance preferred.

• PMI Certification preferred.

Education/Experience/Licenses etc.:

• Minimum 15 years program management experience or general management of large-scale

maritime construction projects with P&L responsibility.

• Bachelor's degree in Business or STEM. Master's degree preferred.

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