Program Manager

Herrick Technology Laboratories - Germantown, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Germantown, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Program Manager at Herrick Technology Laboratories, Inc. (HTL) is responsible for overseeing the successful execution of complex programs related to Software Defined Radios (SDRs) for the Department of Defense. This role involves managing program requirements, staffing, schedules, and budgets while ensuring compliance with contract obligations. The Program Manager will maintain relationships with contractors and government customers, coordinate with internal teams, and drive cross-functional alignment to achieve performance goals.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct the daily execution of programs within contract requirements to assure that cost, schedule, and performance goals are met.
• Maintain relationships both with prime contractors and government customers.
• Work with internal stakeholders to ensure accurate development and timely delivery of customer deliverables.
• Perform variance analysis of schedule and cost.
• Coordinate with contracts administration on issues pertaining to contract requirements, changes, and interpretations.
• Work with the project engineer and utilize effective strategies for communicating program priorities, task status, risks, and issues within the program team, to senior management, and to customers.
• Work with Engineering group leaders to coordinate program staffing in alignment with business-wide priorities.
• Develop and maintain project schedules for day-to-day management and as inputs to business-wide labor forecast and resource balancing efforts.
• Drive cross-functional alignment efforts to ensure seamless integration across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, and business development teams.
• Collaborate with managers and other technical leads to support capture and relevant business development activities.
• Participate as a team member on bid and proposal activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or comparable training in an engineering, business or finance discipline and 5+ years of practical experience.
• Experience in government contracting.
• Proven customer-facing program management and/or systems engineering experience with multiple large-scale projects.
• Strong customer focus, ability to lead a team, and establish resilient, collaborative working relationships with customers, technical staff, senior managers, and peers.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Experience with managing manpower planning, project reviews, scheduling, and budget control.
• Knowledge of program management tools and procedures.
• Experience with the evaluation of requests for proposal/quote. Experience with preparing, reviewing, and submitting proposals/quotes.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of SIGINT and/or EW.
• Experience working with DoD/Intelligence Community customers.
• Experience with the development and integration of sophisticated hardware and software systems.
• Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, hardware and software development life cycle, challenges, and risks.
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams to successful completion of projects.
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Project for cost, schedule, technical and resource management.
• Experience using Deltek CostPoint and COGNOS Analytics.
• PMP Certification.

Benefits

• Startup Environment
• Competitive Salaries
• Health Insurance
• 401K Matching
• Bonuses for superior performance