Program Manager

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal contractor representative responsible for the management, coordination, and execution of program requirements.
• Plan, organize, and oversee contract activities to ensure technical, schedule, cost, quality, and performance objectives are achieved.
• Conduct feasibility studies and cost-benefit analyses using Government-approved Systems of Record data for applicable robotic systems and subsystems.
• Analyze program data and provide findings, recommendations, and courses of action to Government stakeholders.
• Provide input into draft programmatic and acquisition documentation in accordance with applicable Department of Defense acquisition policies, including DoD 5000-series guidance.
• Support the development, coordination, and maintenance of acquisition and milestone documentation, including:
• Acquisition Strategies
• Acquisition Plans
• Test and Evaluation Master Plans
• Integrated Master Schedules
• Systems Engineering Plans
• Lifecycle Sustainment Plans
• Provide recommendations concerning the acquisition, modification, modernization, or upgrade of robotic systems and associated subsystems.
• Evaluate proposed system changes with consideration for:
• Long-range program planning
• Operational effectiveness
• Safety and risk
• Cost effectiveness
• Environmental impacts
• Integrated Logistics Support
• Lifecycle sustainment
• Coordinate program management activities across engineering, logistics, testing, acquisition, operations, and sustainment functional areas.
• Support the planning and execution of test and evaluation activities, technical reviews, program reviews, and other key functional events.
• Provide administrative and coordination support for:
• Test and evaluation meetings
• Program management reviews
• Integrated Product Team meetings
• Technical working groups
• Government and contractor teleconferences
• Quality and performance-related reviews
• Develop meeting agendas, briefing materials, decision papers, action-item trackers, meeting minutes, and follow-up documentation.
• Maintain and monitor the Integrated Master Schedule, program milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, dependencies, and corrective actions.
• Identify programmatic, technical, schedule, cost, and sustainment risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Ensure contract deliverables are accurate, complete, timely, and compliant with Government requirements.
• Provide routine program status updates, reports, briefings, and recommendations to Government and Threat Tec leadership.
• Coordinate personnel, resources, subcontractors, and technical activities necessary to successfully execute contract requirements.
• Ensure effective communication and collaboration among Government customers, contractor personnel, vendors, and other program stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, program management, engineering, logistics, acquisition management, systems management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience supporting Department of Defense programs, acquisition activities, logistics programs, engineering programs, or complex technical contracts.
• Demonstrated experience managing Government contracts or major task orders involving multiple technical and functional disciplines.
• Experience supporting DoD acquisition lifecycle activities and milestone documentation.
• Working knowledge of DoD 5000-series acquisition policies and processes.
• Experience developing or contributing to acquisition strategies, acquisition plans, test and evaluation plans, integrated master schedules, systems engineering plans, or lifecycle sustainment plans.
• Experience conducting feasibility studies, business-case analyses, cost-benefit analyses, or programmatic assessments.
• Knowledge of Integrated Logistics Support and product-support planning principles.
• Experience coordinating Integrated Product Teams, technical reviews, test events, program management reviews, and senior-level meetings.
• Ability to analyze complex technical and programmatic information and communicate clear recommendations to Government leadership.
• Strong organizational, leadership, analytical, written communication, and briefing skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active Secret clearance required for the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional certification.
• Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act, Defense Acquisition University, or equivalent acquisition-management training.
• Experience supporting military robotic systems, unmanned ground systems, autonomous systems, tactical vehicles, or related technologies.
• Experience supporting Army, Marine Corps, Special Operations, or other Department of Defense robotics programs.
• Familiarity with Systems of Record, configuration management, systems engineering, test and evaluation, and lifecycle sustainment processes.
• Experience managing cost, schedule, performance, risk, personnel, and deliverables under a performance-based Government contract.
• Prior military, Government civilian, or defense-contracting experience.

Core Competencies

• Program and contract management
• DoD acquisition support
• Robotic systems lifecycle management
• Integrated logistics support
• Cost-benefit and feasibility analysis
• Risk and issue management
• Integrated master scheduling
• Test and evaluation coordination
• Systems engineering support
• Executive-level communication
• Team leadership and stakeholder coordination