Program Manager and Operations Lead

The PST Group is seeking a Program Manager (PM) with a technical or engineering background to oversee efforts across a portfolio of research and development programs, and to serve as the Group’s liaison on internal operations matters, such as staffing, financial planning, contracting and security.

The PM will manage multi-disciplinary teams of researchers, scientists, and engineers across geographically separated sites. Projects will cross all levels of maturity, requiring the PM to actively participate in all phases of acquisition including marketing, proposal development, contraction initiation, execution, program close-out, and transition. Responsibilities as the Operations Lead will require organization of supporting activities, and coordination of these functions across staff in other STR divisions, sectors, and groups.

A successful candidate will have demonstrated significant management experience within several of the following areas: naval aviation, electronic warfare, radar systems, modeling and simulation, advanced processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, signal processing, test & evaluation, and resource management. Candidates should have significant experience collaborating on complex matters to reach mutually beneficial ends among diverse stakeholders. Strong interpersonal, communication, mentorship, and peer-leadership skills are essential for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing all aspect of multiple technical programs, ensuring cost, schedule and progress metrics are completed and tracked within plan
• Engaging with project stakeholders to communicate status and plan future efforts
• Organizing efforts of multi-functional teams to meet program objectives
• Monitoring progress against goals: anticipate risks, resolve issues, and initiate corrective actions as appropriate
• Providing regular program updates for internal and external audiences
• Developing and leading proposal efforts for new initiatives
• Managing and tracking subcontractor efforts to ensure proper execution
• Creating and maintaining an environment that fosters collaboration with clear direction and constructive feedback
• Coordinating on staff planning with project leaders and finance staff
• Identifying resources required for program execution and coordinating on processes to obtain and sustain those resources

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship with Active Security Clearance at the Secret or Top-Secret level, and eligible to support special access programs
• 10-years’ experience managing technical programs withing research & development or systems acquisition for defense-related programs
• Experience managing projects larger than $10M
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Experience in leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong presentation and organizational skills,

Desired Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or closely related fields
• Experience managing complex technical projects for Defense Department Science and Technology (S&T) and Research & Development (R&D) programs
• Experience with U.S. Naval Aviation platform and systems, especially in operations, training, and tactics development
• Experience in defense systems acquisition, particularly in development of advanced sensor systems and their associated capabilities
• Experience in defense applications of RF technologies, particularly in radar and electronic warfare specialties
• Experience with advanced processing, such as emerging computer architecture, artificial intelligence, and machine learning disciplines
• Experience in Testing and Evaluation (T&E)
• Experience in Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
• Experience in Proposal Management, such as technical writing, project planning, and cost estimation
• Direct work experience with government, FFRDC, and/or defense industry companies & sponsors
• Experience in Accounting and/or Financial Management for technical work
• Experience in Risk and Opportunity Management
• Proficiency managing concurrent efforts of technically diverse teams working on interrelated projects
• PMP and/or DAWIA PM Certification

Education:

• Undergraduate degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or closely related field

Benefits

STR is a rapidly growing technology company with locations north of Boston, MA, Arlington, VA and near Dayton, OH. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security, trying to understand how to protect our society: from stopping malicio