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Technical Program Manager

Serco North America
Chesapeake, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 20 Apr 2025

About the role

Position Description

If you love high profile and challenging projects supporting the US Navy and Commercial Customers - Serco has a great opportunity for you! 

 

Serco is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Program Manager with a strong background in financial management and contract oversight to lead and coordinate complex software development initiatives. This role bridges the gap between technical execution and strategic business planning, ensuring programs are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with financial goals and contractual obligations. The MEO team leverages its corporate knowledge to conceive, design, construct, support and evaluate high-performance maritime systems for a variety of customers. You will be part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team that works closely with the customer and other Serco teams in an integrated design environment to deliver high quality designs to schedule.

 

In this role, you will:

  • Lead and guide a team to successfully execute a program from a financial and strategic business planning standpoint.
  • Strategize and analyze how to best bridge the gap between technical execution and strategic business planning.
  • Become the face of the project by working with various technical warrant holders and higher-level government personnel within NAVSEA
  • Ensure consistent terminology is used across NAVSEA and other shipboard systems technical documentation
  • Assist in ensuring the on time delivery of products in addition to confirming those products are within scope and aligned with financial goals and contractual obligations.
  • Aid in resolving conflicts between systems and disciplines
  • Be capable of assisting various personnel and analyst from a variety of specialties to clearly and concisely expressing their system needs, in a manner that staff from other areas of expertise can understand

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • 8+ years of experience with DOD sector
  • 2+ years of financial management experience
  • US Citizen with ability to obtain secret clearance post-employment.
  • 10% travel required.
  • Broad knowledge of financials, and basic interactions of those systems
  • Ability to communicate across specialties including Financial, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Structural Engineering
  • Solid writing skills for communicating technical and financial materials with accuracy, and precise word usage
  • Strong organizational and management skills

 

Preferred qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Management or related field
  • Experience writing or editing technical requirements
  • Ability to write financial reports using software
  • Direct experience with NAVSEA and financial management

Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact towards our military and safety of our sailors.

Company Overview

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

To review Serco benefits please visit: https://www.serco.com/na/careers/benefits-of-choosing-serco. If you require an accommodation with the application process please email: careers@serco-na.com or call the HR Service Desk at 800-628-6458, option 1. Please note, due to EEOC/OFCCP compliance, Serco is unable to accept resumes by email.

Candidates may be asked to present proof of identify during the selection process. If requested, this will require presentation of a government-issued I.D. (with photo) with name and address that match the information entered on the application. Serco will not take possession of or retain/store the information provided as proof of identity. For more information on how Serco uses your information, please see our Applicant Privacy Policy and Notice.

Serco does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staff

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