Senior Program Manager

Mission-Driven. Honor-Bound. Fairbanks Morse Defense. What's your calling? For the men and women of Fairbanks Morse Defense it's the rapid and effective support of the fleets that entrust us to design, develop, and deliver the best naval power technology on the planet. We're one of the nation's leading marine defense contractors because of the highly trained and dedicated teams that provide reliable power systems, parts, and aftermarket services to the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command, and Canadian Coast Guard. When you join Fairbanks Morse Defense, you join a legacy of commitment that spans 150 years. Fairbanks Morse Defense offers competitive benefits with a wide range of training and development opportunities. Our world-class teams are dedicated to helping every individual achieve their full potential. Discover what it's like to be a part of the Fairbanks Morse Defense team here: https://www.fairbanksmorsedefense.com/careers

Summary

The Sr. Program Manager is responsible for rapid, consistent, and efficient program management through planning, managing, executing, organizing, directing, and controlling all program and/or project deliverables in accordance with program/project objectives, segment goals, initiatives, and strategy. Coordinate efforts of the service and engineering teams to ensure customer goals and timelines are met. Coordinates customer interface support and assures compliance to contract and product specifications from receipt of contract through termination of the program.

This position requires technical and administrative control of the portfolio of projects in accordance with the agreed/authorized objectives, schedule, commercial target, internal/external requirements as well as regulatory body and class society requirements. The Sr. Program Manager may have supervisory responsibility, and as such will supervise, develop, and mentor assigned personnel.

The Sr. Program Manager acts as the "General Contractor" for the duration of each project. The focus is on technical and administrative control. Acts as the point of contact from contract kickoff through the warranty period for the customer, internal organizational disciplines, and organizational leadership.

The Sr. Program Manager is responsible for leading a core execution team to ensure each project's technical and business objectives are achieved. When tasks are delegated either internally or externally, responsibility remains with the Sr. Program Manager. The Sr. Program Manager is responsible for defining contractual requirements, quality, schedules, and financials as well as holding the core execution team members accountable for performance.

Success is measured in terms of meeting or exceeding project financial performance (revenue, cost, and profit margin), customer satisfaction metrics, and contract deliverables.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall program direction. Accountable for achieving well-defined programs/projects, ensuring they meet schedule, specification, cost, and business case requirements expressed as objectives agreed with the Customer, Segment Director and supporting Functions. This includes the application of key program management techniques including integrated planning, work breakdown structure application, the management of customer/contract scope, quality, requirements and deliverables, risk management and financial/schedule management and reporting.
• Coordinates with Sales / Bids & Proposal groups to understand and implement proposal plans/contract budgets, deliverables, schedules to establish accurate scope of contract work to meet contractual requirements. In conjunction with Sales and Bids & Proposals, manages the transition from the proposal phase to the contract phase, effectively communicating the requirements and objectives to all organizational disciplines.
• Coordinates with all functional areas in the establishment and implementation of a project plan. "Negotiates" with all functional disciplines for accomplishment of necessary work within schedule, cost, and performance requirements.
• Proactively monitors risks, opportunities, and program/project performance to ensure project is achieving all business objectives and coordinates development of recovery plans in areas of deficient performance.
• Serves as a leader within the Fairbanks Morse services team. Assures the multi-disciplined team collaborates effectively to develop detailed plans to achieve the contract objectives.
• Manages all communications with the customer. Serves as the customer advocate for all matters pertaining to the program. As the customer advocate, participates in all areas requiring resolution, whether with other departments/functions, organizations, or suppliers.
• Assures adequate cost collection occurs to verify budget accuracy.
• Evaluates all phases of the assigned programs and/or projects including budget, schedule, technical performance, and manufacturing performance, actuals, and variances. Provides periodic reports to management to reflect the status of the program.
• Insures organizational and contractual compliance.
• Assists other Program Managers and Sales to quickly recognize, understand and implement changes in other programs and proposals from "lessons learned".
• May directly manage one or more associates. Administers performance management programs including performance plans and assessments, development plans and recommends staff levels, promotions and salary increases.
• May be required to occasionally travel to customer or supplier locations.
• Support pipeline development and execution with Segment Directors, Sales/Regional Account Managers, Service Centers, Inside Sales, etc.
• Shared responsibility for FMS Segment Revenue, Order Intake and GM%

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, project management, or other related discipline
• MBA with a concentration in Business Administration, Operations Management, or Project Management is preferred
• Project Management certification is required
• 8+ years of demonstrated successful project execution experience inclusive of minimum of 2+ years of program execution experience required
• Demonstrated ability to lead an indirect team of 5+ individuals, including the ability to appropriately balance team and individual workloads and provide feedback to direct managers for performance coaching
• 3+ years of prior supervisory experience preferred
• Must possess demonstrated project management skills including an understanding of cost control and physical progress concepts, project organization, regulatory agency rules, decision making, and processes
• Strong business acumen with solid understanding of financial data related to reporting and decision-making
• Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving ability
• Excellent English language communication skills (oral, written and presentation) to clearly and concisely express and present information (or data) to non-technical associates, peers, and senior management
• Ability to develop creative, sound solutions to commercial problems that balance customer expectations and organizational objectives
• Must demonstrate ability to maintain a high level of customer relations skills.
• Demonstrated resiliency to adjust and thrive in an environment with changing requirements, schedules and priorities for multiple projects or assignments
• Excellent business power user IT skills (MS Office & Office 365, MS Project)
• Experience with Oracle is a plus
• Willingness and flexibility to travel as required
• Technical knowledge of Fairbanks Morse product lines is a plus
• Due to requirements of government contracts, must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires access or potential access to Unclassified Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information, which is Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals (NOFORN). Therefore, to meet NOFORN requirement, you will have to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship and attest you do not have dual citizenship. Acceptable proof of U.S. Citizenship is a U.S. Passport, U.S. Birth Certificate or Naturalization Certificate.

Fairbanks Morse Defense offers a competitive benefits package including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurances, and 401k retirement plan with employer match. In addition, we offer paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and tuition reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled