Program Manager - (Mgr Programs 3) - 22418

About the position

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Mission Technologies (HII-MT) is seeking a qualified candidate for: Program Manager, Systems Development. The ideal candidate has a solid management background with specific strengths in decision-making, customer relationships and coordination, technical requirements definition, and rapid solutions involving multiple groups/organizations. This position will work closely with external organizations and stakeholders to rapidly build up test capabilities. This individual must be able to work with technical experts to define requirements and manage resources efficiently to include subcontractors. HII works within our nation's intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide program management oversight to a single customer requiring coordination of program requirements across planning stages with several subcontractors.
• Direct all phases of programs from inception through completion.
• Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs.
• Act as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Develop new business or expand services with the customer.
• Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules.
• Identify program problems and obtain solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications.
• Direct the work of employees assigned to the program.

Requirements

• 8 years relevant progressive experience with Bachelors in related field; 6 years relevant progressive experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 12 years relevant progressive experience.
• Secret clearance required to start.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Security Clearance, with enhanced security checks.

Nice-to-haves

• Outstanding ability to proactively communicate via telephone and email with stakeholders in remote locations.
• Extensive experience working with technical experts to define requirements in order to advance capability development.
• Successful demonstration of technical and programmatic risk identification and mitigation.
• Proven demonstration of the ability to identify the sufficient level of detail needed to make significant program decisions and quantify and communicate that rationale to stakeholders.
• Tireless focus on the mission and making capabilities development a reality.
• Strong operations, acquisition, and test background: understanding operations vernacular, acquisition process, and test environment and controls to communicate across communities.
• Innovative and strategic mindset to identify future capabilities and requirements that can/should be integrated into near-term solutions.