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About the Role

Responsible for the successful technical, schedule, and cost performance of programs in accordance with contract requirements and company policies. Acquires follow-on business and supports new business development by leading proposals. Works closely with Engineering to manage development programs or projects, potentially interceding with Engineering Management to accomplish objectives. Work outcomes may encompass product development, services, or both. Manages and ensures the timely completion of specific, defined technical programs or projects, potentially overseeing a team or portion of a program to plan, track, and execute project plans.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct the daily execution of contract requirements to assure that cost, schedules and performance goals are met.
• Oversee the planning, execution and delivery of programs/projects to ensure high-quality deliverables that align with the organization’s objectives.
• Actively seek new business opportunities in coordination with Business Development.
• Lead or support all meetings and the integrated product and/or project team from kick-off through project close.
• Provide interface, communication and coordination with internal and external customers and cross-functional teams on matters pertaining to existing contracts and ensuring seamless execution of project tasks.
• Participate as a team member or leader on bid and proposal activities, ensuring that the requirements of the request for proposal are met in the preparation and documentation of bids and proposals for existing customers.
• Prepare for and participate in contract/subcontract negotiations, assuring adherence to all government regulatory guidance while representing Company’s interests.
• Develop and implement plans and schedules to execute contracts/subcontracts, allocating and controlling contract budgets for labor, material, travel and purchased services, and regularly reporting program status to senior management.
• Formally identify, assess, monitor and mitigate risk throughout the program life cycle, obtaining management approval prior to making decisions that will cause deterioration of established program, cost and schedule objectives.
• Ensure the overall execution of material on schedule and on budget for a business area or program.
• Collaborate with various project teams, and execute various project and/or engineering changes.
• Notify and seek senior management assistance in resolving schedule and budget problems as they arise, developing and implementing 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).
• May serve as the primary interface with the customer on all matters involving contract execution.
• Coordinate with Contracts team on issues pertaining to contract requirements, changes, and interpretations.
• Assure the contract requirements are executed in accordance with appropriate regulations and Company policies and procedures (i.e. federal acquisition regulations).
• May provide leadership to program or project team, assuring communication and cooperation among team members and resolving areas of conflict.
• Ensure a timely closeout of completed programs to ensure that all obligations are satisfied and program documentation is properly recorded.
• Understand and develop leading verses lagging indicators.
• May represent management at program reviews, meetings, seminars, etc.
• May partner with various stakeholders on planning process and system improvements.
• Develop and understand principles of program planning, with broad application of principles, theories, and concepts in applicable discipline, plus working knowledge of other related fields.
• Develop and understand cash flow management principles.
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization.

Requirements

• 5+ years of program management work experience.
• Experience throughout the program lifecycle or components of 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 managing manpower planning, project reviews, scheduling and budget control.
• Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis.
• Knowledge of program management tools and procedures.
• Solid leadership and management skills.
• Experience in finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management.
• Strong customer interface skills.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills.
• Strong oral/written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage aerospace/defense programs as a prime or subcontractor to a domestic or foreign military organization.
• Knowledge of DoD FAR procurement regulations.
• Knowledge of MRP/ERP with a solid understanding of electro-mechanical assembly operations, bills of material, demand material planning, and the supply chain purchasing process preferred.

Skills

• Program management
• Proposal development
• Requirements decomposition
• System and subsystem statements of work
• Subcontracts
• Risk management
• Cost reduction
• Performance improvement
• Manpower planning
• Project reviews
• Scheduling
• Budget control
• Earned value cost accounting
• Earned value reporting
• Metrics for assessing and reporting program progress
• Productivity
• Variance analysis
• Program management tools
• Program management procedures
• Leadership
• Management
• Finance
• Contracting
• Export regulations
• Engineering
• Logistics
• Manufacturing
• Supply chain management
• Customer interface
• Problem solving
• Oral communication
• Written communication
• Presentation skills
• Aerospace/defense program management
• DoD FAR procurement regulations
• MRP/ERP
• Electro-mechanical assembly operations
• Bills of material
• Demand material planning
• Supply chain purchasing process

Location

• Great River, NY

Work Type

• Hybrid telework eligible
• 9/80 Work Schedule

Experience Level

• Manager I/II

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, finance, supply chain or business degree highly preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Program Management certification preferred (i.e. PMP or DAU).

Salary/Compensations

• $135,000-$180,000 USD

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Yearly Incentive Compensation Plan
• Medical insurance for self and eligible family members
• Generous 401(k) program - up to 7% company contribution and 100% immediate vesting
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid maternity, paternity, and parental leave

About the Company

• Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary Thales Defense & Security Inc., is a technical leader in the fields of sonar systems, sonar signal processing, acoustic training systems, and open architecture system and software integration.
• The venture focuses on emerging areas in the undersea warfare domain where the customer has identified mission-critical needs.

Equal Opportunity

• Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC is committed to non-discrimination as applicable under federal and state laws.
• AAC is an E-Verify employer.