PROGRAM MANAGER
Direct Hire
Pontiac, MI
$100-145k
**Must have experience with Aerospace, Defense or Military
**Must be ITAR compliant
Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Program Manager to join their team. The Program Manager will direct and coordinate functional departments of the company to meet the requirements of specific assigned programs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepares contract proposals that comply with company policies and procedures. Supports review with management and other functions.
- Negotiates assigned contracts of medium to major contracts, to include terms and conditions. Provides recommendations to management on negotiation objectives and proposed strategies.
- Prepares recommended budged distributions based on contract value and prepares master program schedules for approval.
- Prepares corporate directives, work authorizations, and billing instructions and coordinates authorization documents for approval signatures.
- Identifies and reports all major cost, schedule technical problems and variances to pre-determined program objectives.
- Prepares amendments to corporate directives and supports negotiation of changes if program goals cannot be met.
- Ensures contract documents are maintained, including annotating contracts; tracking, submittal, and filing/storage of data items; tracking contract funding and payments; and filing/storage of contract correspondence and cost and pricing data.
- Coordinates preparation of required customer reports for submittal.
- Assists in identifying and recommends thresholds for variance reports.
- Supports in the overall direction, coordination, planning and reporting of assigned programs.
- Reports cost status of programs with recommendations or corrective action. Prepares cost status for submittal to customers.
- Prepares/coordinates program reviews and status reviews with customer and/or senior management.
- Serves as focal point for internal and external communications for assigned programs.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain or Engineering.
- Work involves practical job knowledge and skill gained with 8-12 years of prior experience in contract administration, program management, and/or estimating and pricing.
- Excellent writing, presentation and verbal communication techniques are necessary.
- Program, project or US Government contract management experience will be very useful.
- Must be capable of working in a fast paced and pressure filled environment and have the ability to function effectively in a team setting.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
- PMP Certification is desired.
- Must be willing and able to work onsite and travel up to 5-10% of the time. Trave may be required on short notice (less than 1 day).
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance, if needed. Candidates selected may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. For more information on Security Clearances, please visit: U. S. Department of State.
