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Job Title: Principal, Program Management

Job ID: 20847

Job Location: Anaheim, CA

Work Schedule: 4/10; Every Friday off

Job Description:

Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of programs and projects in support of GPS business area. Drives program execution to achieve key business and financial objectives for orders, revenue recognition, operating income, and free cash flow for new, continuing, or current programs. Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs. Participate in the negotiation of contracts, preparation of proposals, preparation of business and program plans, development Statements of Work and be responsible for the profit/loss of assigned programs. Acts as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance. Establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test. Expands the product line with the customer. Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocating resources or changing contractual specifications. Directs the work of employees assigned to the program from technical, manufacturing and administrative areas. Must possess excellent communication/presentation skills and be able to work effectively with diverse personalities and various levels of management. Travel will be required.

Essential Functions:

• Experience as a Program Manager with DoD related programs in a progressively more responsible technical and program leadership positions is required.
• Works under consultative direction against annual goals to manage large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization.
• Develops or champions new systems, concepts, or technologies. Recommends tactics and strategies that directly impact the achievement of overall business or functional results.
• Excellent communications skills, both written and oral, are required.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office tools, including Project Scheduler.
• Ability to construct and manage to a WBS & SOW is required.
• Familiar with the Project Management Institutes PMBOK and Earned Value Management Systems is also required.
• Maintain constant awareness of program objectives, plans, schedules, upcoming events, risks, issues, changes and change-control, and current performance status.
• Maintain constant vigilance in all day-to-day activities to assure proactive management of risk, issues, and changes.
• Assure customer performance commitments are met, and program assets are effectively managed.
• Ability to work extended hours
• Extensively analyzes problems to seek understanding of the root cause of the problem.
• Ensure compliance with internal program procedures and project control system guidelines.
• Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes. Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, performance Statement of Work (SOW) and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract.
• Expands the product line with the customer.
• Establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test.
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocating resources or changing contractual specifications.
• Directs the work of employees assigned to the program from technical, manufacturing and administrative areas.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 12 years of prior relevant experience OR 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.
• Minimum 10 years of prior program management, proposal management and EVMS experience
• Minimum 10 years aerospace and defense industry experience.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience leading development and transition to production programs required.
• Ability to travel 30%.
• US Citizenship is required for this position.
• Secret Security Clearance is required for this position.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Formal training in Project Management, including PMP certification/
• Develop integrated master schedules using IMP, SOW and WBS.
• Perform Critical Path Analysis, Schedule Risk Analysis, and Schedule Metric Analysis
• Create High Level Schedule Charts for monthly Internal Program Reviews
• Advance knowledge of Earned Value Management Systems
• Ability to construct and manage to a WBS & SOW
• Develop integrated master schedules using IMP, SOW and WBS.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment with frequent demanding deadlines
• Work consists of making significant improvements of processes, systems, solutions, or products to enhance performance of job area.
• Recommends tactics and strategies that will directly impact the achievement of overall business or functional results.

• Work to influence others to accept individual or team’s views or practices and changes to concepts, practices, and approaches.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $150,000.00 - $278,000.00 This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.