Overview:

Program Manager

Be the Difference

Astrion offers comprehensive services that boost preparedness, optimize performance, and ensure success across various domains, from Cyber to Digital, Mission and Systems, servicing our nation's Civilian, Defense and Space communities. We support customers with Centers of Excellence in Washington DC, Huntsville, AL and Burlington, MA with an additional 36 locations across the U.S.

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Program Manager to be a key player in the Navy Divisions growth and execution strategy. This PM will partner with the Division General Manager and Business Development lead to identify, capture, then lead and grow Navy contracts.

WORK LOCATION: 100% remote, with WashDC Metro area or San Diego preferred.

JOB STATUS: Full-time; salaried

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee the execution and timely and successful first-pass delivery of contract obligations to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Lead and manage program teams, ensuring effective collaboration and performance.
• Staff and manage open positions within the program team promptly.
• Monitor and manage project finances, ensuring adherence to revenue and margin goals.
• Maintain a business rhythm to ensure regular communication with external and internal clients.
• Serve as the Astrion Point of Contact for the customer, ensuring expectations are managed and met.
• Foster a positive and productive work environment within the team.
• Identify and successfully execute opportunities for on-contract growth
• Successfully manage all team members to include subcontract or supplier teammates
• Play a key role in the capture process for Navy opportunities.
• Ensure successful contract execution for the program and analyze overall program health to maintain cost, schedule and performance objectives.
• Support and develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management.
• Ensure implementation of best practice Program Management principles to achieve substantial continuous process improvements, efficiencies, and potential cost avoidance
• Support risk and opportunity assessments for strategies based on evaluation of the customers needs, schedule, technical risks as well as programmatic, funding and cost realism

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Secret level clearance

Education: Bachelors degree in a technical, Management, or a related field

Years experience: 7+ years of directly related experience, five of which must be with the US Navy

Travel: Must be available to travel CONUS locations approximately 20%

• Significant experience capturing and executing contracts with the US Navy
• Proven ability to win, manage complex projects.
• Proven ability to manage geographically dispersed / remote teams.
• Strong financial acumen and experience managing project budgets; to include meeting revenue and margin goals.
• Demonstrated ability to grow current contracts from within the contract.
• Excellent leadership skills and experience staffing, developing and leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• Possesses the ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated Risk and Opportunity management skills.
• Proven ability to meet/exceed customer expectations; build robust and meaningful customer relationships.

PREFERED QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters degree in a technical, Management, or related field.
• Prior experience as a capture manager or related role for government contracts
• Knowledge and experience using the Shipley business acquisition model
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or equivalent.
• Demonstrated success in managing government contracts with a focus on meeting revenue and margin goals.

Who We Are

At Astrion, we innovate, elevate, and shape the world of tomorrow. At our core is our purpose to Be the Difference. This means we encourage our employees to take action and be the driving force for positive change. We foster an environment where innovative solutions flourish and our company continuously evolves.

We have a culture of care, empathy, and making a tangible difference within our organization and communities. We embrace continuous learning, growth, and innovation, and pushing the boundaries of whats possible. We promote collaboration and empowering our teams is at the core of our success.

Join Astrion and Be the Difference in your career and the world!

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