Delivery Director, FAA New ATC System

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Job Description:

Our Federal Engineered Systems Global Business Unit is a world-class leader in delivering Engineering and Technology enhancing solutions to Federal DoD and Civilian clients. 

 

The FAA has a once in a generation opportunity to transform U.S. air traffic control by 2028. Success requires proven FAA integration expertise, program delivery management, technical leadership, and a single point of accountability who stakes its reputation on delivery.

 

Our Vision is to replace the FAA's unsustainable legacy systems with a unified, integrated mission environment that creates the foundation for integrating advanced air mobility, unmanned aircraft, and next-generation technologies.

 

Parsons is seeking a Delivery Director to integrate and achieve operational capability for the systems and services required as part of the FAA/DOT/Administration’s brand new Air Traffic Control System. 

 

Preference is for candidates located in the National Capital Region (NCR). Parsons will consider remote/hybrid employees with the expectation of 75% travel to the NCR.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Plans, directs, supervises, and controls the execution of all business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned project.
• Assigns responsibility for executing project plans in delivering systems and services to key subordinates.
• Mobilizes company resources, through liaison with support departments, other offices, or subsidiaries, to create project teams capable of completing effective, quality work.
• Works with other managers, project engineers, and discipline leads to develop budgets, schedules, and plans for the various elements of the program delivery.
• Works with the key project individual to devise and execute actions plans to rectify potential cost overruns or delays, or to accommodate significant changes to the scope of work; advises the client and company management of any such changes.
• Promotes technical and commercial excellence on the project through application of Quality Assurance processes.
• Monitors and reports to management on the progress of all program delivery activity.
• Acts as the Company representative with the client and selected subcontractors during the program execution.
• Establishes weekly meeting to review program delivery status, capture risks and formulate action plans to mitigate.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Must hold a bachelor’s of science degree or equivalent work experience.
• 25+ years relevant experience
• Must have experience at senior management level as well as having extensive experience in client or stakeholder facing roles.
• Experience in technical deployment, installation and checkout plans for complex delivery of multiple products, systems and services into an operational environment 
• Knowledge and skills in testing and evaluation of new technologies for delivery into existing operations, with critical equipment within an 24/7 operational environment with minimal systems or services interruption or degradation of safety
•  Skills and experience in requirements validation, design, development, and delivery of new technologies while working across multiple companies who specialize in different technologies
• Knowledge skills and experience in identifying and mitigating risks in development and delivery of new systems and services into other legacy systems and environments
• Knowledge of the FAA or other ANSPs mission essential or mission critical
• US Person

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Has good background in strategy and engineering experience on mega projects.
• Minimum 20 years of experience in management of projects.

Security Clearance Requirement:

None

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.