Program Manager

Description

• Provide proactive leadership and direction for Project Team members
• Attend/Chair meetings as required to resolve issues and provide status updates
• Ensures project alignment between customer requirements and company objectives to maximize benefit realization
• Responsible for progress reporting
• Provides consultation on proposal development as required
• Oversee program’s budget performance
• Responsible for program commercial and contract management
• Handle multiple projects simultaneously within a program
• Develops and manages Program Management Plans
• Effectively work within a multi-organizational/divisional project environment.
• Contract validation, program scheduling management, change order administration and negotiations management
• Lead and or participate in continuous improvement initiatives
• Drive positive customer experience during project execution
• Develop and implement training to assigned staff and indirect project team members
• The key point of contact for all communications between the customer and Powell
• Maintaining body equilibrium and agility to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, ascending, or descending stairs
• Resolve all program/project-related issues
• Regularly required to use hands to touch, hold, handle, or feel
• Focus on P/L driven commercial and contractual obligations

Requirements

• Ability to coach and develop direct reports
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence a matrix-organized team through the lifecycle of a project
• Be a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or have a management level certification from the Association of Project Management (APM) Previous Project Management experience with P/L responsibilities desirable
• or BS/BA Degree with MBA, MS plus six years minimum relevant, progressive work experience
• Strong focus on customer satisfaction
• Experience utilizing Projects related software (i.e., Primavera, Microsoft Projects, Excel and Oracle) with the ability to learn new software programs
• Leadership (Inclusiveness, Critical Thinking)
• Frequently required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear
• Business Acumen (Business Strategy, Contract Management)
• Technically astute
• Established ability to negotiate with and influence customers, subcontractors and other key stakeholders
• BS/BA Degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 65 pounds
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions based on limited information
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all stakeholders
• This position is expected to travel approximately 5-10% of the time and must be able to travel with short notice and/or for extended periods
• Previous Project Management managerial or supervisory experience desirable
• Technical Project Management (Professional Execution within a formal framework)

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance