Senior Program Manager - Distribution

Join our Menomonee Falls, WI team as aProgram Manager. We are looking for an self-motivated leader to manage large development programs. You will manage the timely completion of specific, defined technical programs and oversee a team to plan, track, and execute project plans from start to finish according to customer expectations. You will manage and direct the daily execution of contract requirements to assure that cost, schedules, and performance goals are met.

• Provide leadership to a development program while assuring communication and cooperation among team members and resolving areas of conflct
• Lead all meetings and the integrated product team from kick-off through project close; regularly report program status to senior leaders
• Formally identify, assess, monitor and mitigate risk throughout the program life cycle
• Provide interface, communication, and coordination with internal and external customers on matters pertaining to existing contracts
• Participate as a team member or leader on bid and proposal activities to ensure that the requirements of the request for proposal are met in the preparation and documentation of bids and proposals for existing customers
• Actively seek new business opportunities in coordination with Business Development
• Prepare for and participate in contract/subcontract negotiations while representing Company's interests and assure that all government regulatory guidance is adhered to
• Develop and implement plans and schedules to execute contracts/subcontracts; allocate and control contract budgets for labor, material, travel and purchased services
• Notify and seek senior management assistance in resolving schedule and budget problems as they arise; develop and implement corrective action plans when deviations from budgets and/or schedules are evident
• Perform variance analysis of schedule and cost on a formal and informal basis and present them to senior management (i.e. Earned Value Management 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 the customer
• Assure the contract requirements are executed in accordance with appropriate regulations and Company policies and procedures (i.e. federal acquisition regulations)

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience + at least 7 years of experience in a program or project management role preferably in defense
• Knowledge of program management tools and procedures
• Solid leadership and management skills
• Experience throughout the program lifecycle from development through sustainment to include: proposal development, requirements decomposition, generation of system and subsystem statements of work and subcontracts, risk management, and continuous improvement efforts including implementation cost reduction and performance improvement efforts
• Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis
• Varied experience in finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management
• Experience with manpower planning, project reviews, scheduling, and budget control
• Ability to manage aerospace/defense programs as a prime or subcontractor to a domestic or foreign military organization
• Program Management certification preferred (i.e. PMP or DAU)
• Candidates must be a US citizen and meet DRS security standards as imposed by DoD, including the issuance of any necessary security clearance by the US government within a reasonable time after commencement of employment