Senior Project Manager

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

The Deputy Program Manager of Operations has a strong background in product management, adept at negotiation, and capable of leading cross-functional teams to meet manufacturing objectives. They possess excellent communication, manufacturing and material technical skills, with proficiency in MS Office. Key responsibilities include developing and executing proposal plans, leading project teams to manage risks and opportunities, driving product acceptance, and balancing project plans with executable strategies. They also conduct reviews, develop product strategies, maintain customer relationships, manage product configurations, and oversee profit and loss. The individual collaborates with the program office, engineering, and operations teams, ensuring resource alignment with goals. They are proficient in developing and implementing strategies, tracking progress, and analyzing project financial data. The role requires exceptional communication, relationship management, decision-making, and negotiation skills, with a deep understanding of company products and customer markets. 

Duties and Tasks:

• Develops a cohesive project plan, authorizes the work, and manages cost, schedule and technical performance of projects (products, services and supplier content) 

• Organizes interdepartmental activities to ensure that projects are completed on schedule and within budget 

• Leads department or cross-functional project teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives 

• Identifies issues, tracks progress, and follows through on corrective actions 

• Creates product configurations and data sheets 

• Supports customers and suppliers on technical questions regarding products 

• Leads team in forecasting project cost and schedule completion as required based on performance trends 

• Prepares and presents project status to leadership 

• Leads team to identify and quantify risks and opportunities; leads risk mitigation / opportunity capture activities 

• Develops and executes proposal plans and strategies for assigned projects 

• Develops negotiation plans 

• Leads customer and supplier negotiations for projects

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Technical understanding of product(s) 

• Solid knowledge of work estimating, allocation, scheduling, and authorization 

• Solid ability to generate cohesive project plans 

• Solid ability to track work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet schedules 

• Solid ability to identify issues, track progress, and follow through on effective corrective actions based on data analysis and trends 

• Solid ability to understand and analyze project financial data 

• Solid understanding of the fundamentals of risk and opportunity management and ability to apply them to projects and suppliers

• Solid ability to lead teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives 

• Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbal 

• Ability to make sound, proactive decisions 

• Ability to develop and execute proposal plans and strategies 

• Negotiation skills 

• Solid knowledge of MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint 

• May be required to travel

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans