Senior Program Manager

Overview

i3 is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Senior Program Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the defense industry with experience in  managing complex programs and leading teams. This position is located in Huntsville, AL.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise on respective requirements and standards.
• Instill best practices, ensure designs meet requirements, and responsible for delivering high-quality services.
• Directly oversee project management, managing of technical teams, and interfacing/briefing Corporate Executives and DoD customers.
• Lead program change management and the resulting cost and schedule modifications appropriately with internal and external stakeholders.
• Responsible for the overall development life cycle for the environment and the ability to manage complex projects on schedule and within budget.
• Work with customers, senior officials, and engineers to develop a strategy and road map that provides compelling and value-add innovations and new capabilities.
• Instill best practices, ensure designs meet requirements, and responsible for delivering high-quality services.
• Formulate and enforce work standards, assign contractor schedules, review work discrepancies, supervise contractor personnel and communicate policies, purposes, and goals to the organization.
• Organize, direct and coordinate planning and implementation of all contract support activities.
• Responsible for all staffing decisions, skill mix, and assessments.
• Align with strategic goals and objectives of the Portfolio.
• Responsible for growth, development, and nurturing of people, programs, capabilities, and execution activities.
• Be responsible for the business development within current customer base and/or for new customers.
• Be an advocate within the team for maintaining the i3 culture and embodying i3 core values.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• 20+ years of experience surrounding the defense industry is required.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex programs that include multiple subcontractors, material vendors, and demanding customers throughout their lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to manage costs on a multimillion-dollar design and development program to include ETCs, EACs, and other cost accounting methods.
• Demonstrated ability leading and developing cross functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience with risk management.
• An active DoD Security Clearance and the ability to maintain a clearance is required.
• DoD Proposals experience is preferred.
• High school diploma or GED required at minimum.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Knowledge/Skills

• Knowledge of office administration and procedures.
• Exceptional judgment capabilities and relationship management skills.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and client service skills; ability to clearly communicate in discussions and written documents, and to deliver feedback clearly and tactfully.
• Interact with a diverse array of customers and staff in a professional and courteous manner.
• Work independently with accountability for accurate and complete results.
• Be extremely organized and exceptionally detail oriented.
• Work well both independently and in a team environment.
• Be energized by a fast-paced work environment.
• Communicate well:  listening, verbal, and written.
• Analyze information and respond appropriately.
• Manage time wisely and prioritize tasks.
• Provide superior customer service. 
• Multi-task in a pleasant manner.
• Work well under pressure.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

About i3

i3 is a technically diverse, 100% team member owned business, headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama specializing in missile and aviation systems engineering and logistic services, electronic warfare and electromagnetic effects analysis, UAS system integr