Manager Program Manager
Norfolk, Virginia
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Job Title: Manager, Program Manager
Job Code: 16692
Job Location: Norfolk, VA
Job Schedule: 9/80 Off every other Friday
Job Description:
Program manager for Battleforce Tactical Trainer program who will be responsible for the schedule, budget and scope compliance of a $30M annual execution budget with coordination responsibility for roughly 100 program team members. Program manager will be the point of customer contact for reporting status, maintaining scope control and negotiation.
Overall Summary
Leads and directs experienced professionals, lower-level supervisors, or associate managers. Communicates within and outside of organization to explain and influence changes to policies, practices, or approaches. Makes significant improvements in processes, systems, or products. Establishes short-term operational plans with measurable contribution to function or business area results. Requires management and leadership knowledge in job area and comprehensive knowledge within professional discipline.
Nature of Supervision
Manages individual(s) typically consisting of experienced professionals or lower-level supervisors or associate managers. Leads, directs and reviews the work of direct report(s) who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments. Has hiring, firing, promotion and compensation authority within own organization, in accordance with management review and approval. Reports to Senior Manager or higher
Communication & Influence
Communicates with parties within and outside of the organization which includes customers or vendors. Works to influence others to accept individual or team’s views or practices and changes to concepts, practices, and approaches. Requires ability to communicate with leadership regarding matters of importance to the function or business area. May conduct briefings with senior leaders
Innovation & Complexity
Work consists of making significant improvements of processes, systems, solutions, or products to enhance performance of job area. May develop new concepts or standards. Opportunities for problem solving and innovation are undefined, where information is difficult to obtain. Conducts extensive investigation to understand root cause of problems. Problems span a wide range of difficult and unique issues across the function and/or business area.
Organization Impact
Manages a team with focus on policy and strategy implementation. Establishes operational plans with measurable contribution towards the achievement of results of the job function. Focus is on short-term operational plans (e.g. less than 1 year). Provides measurable input of new products, processes or standards in operational plans that will have some impact on the achievement of overall functional results. Typically, does not have budget or Profit & Loss (P&L) accountability, but may manage certain processes or projects within a defined budget set by management.
Education & Experience
- Master’s degree in management, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or other related scientific OR technical discipline related field (or equivalent)
- 15 years program management experience. Experience includes increasing management responsibility with 6 years in a supervisory role. Relevant experience should be with DoD Program(s)
- Shall possess a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Conceptual knowledge of U.S. Navy Integrated Training Systems
- Experience with cost, schedule and performance as it relates to program execution
- Program and Personnel Management
- Financial Management
- Risk Management Policies and Assessment
- Program Management experience running a large support services contract with multiple subcontractors.
- Secret clearance required.
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.
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