Program Manager

Program Manager

Torrance, CA

Direct Hire/ Permanent Placement

$100k – $150k, Bonus, Full benefits

OVERVIEW

The Program Manager will run the show between the Aircraft/ VTOL client and the U.S. Military program. The ideal Candidate will incorporate cost, schedule, and performance and serve as the main point of coordination between client, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, customer success, and the field team in Alabama. This consists of program management, defense contracting, and the leadership presence to represent the client with all the parties involved while making sure that you are on-time, on-budget, and deliver this mission-critical fleet.

ROLE/ RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Leadership & Execution

• Cost, schedule, and technical performance for the program

• Develop master schedule, program plans, and performance baselines

• Lead program reviews, milestone gates, and executive status briefings

Contract & Financial Management

• Program budget, financial forecasting

• Compliance with contract requirements, deliverables, and applicable federal regulations

• Coordinate contract modifications with the contracting prime

• Oversee subcontract and supplier performance in support of program objectives

Stakeholder & Customer Engagement

• Primary program point of contact for the contracting prime and Army stakeholders

• Coordinate closely with the Business Development Director and Site Manager on field execution

• Represent the program to Client executive leadership

• Build and maintain relationships with military, government, and contractor partners

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Direct and integrate Client’s engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and customer success teams

• Ensure field, technical, and account support resources are aligned to program requirements

• Drive process improvements that reduce cost of operation and improve customer satisfaction

• Support deployment, fielding, and sustainment activities across all locations

Documentation & Reporting

• Prepare program status reports, executive briefings, and performance dashboards

• Maintain program documentation, records, and configuration management compliance

• Track, monitor, and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) established by Client

REQUIRED/ HIGHLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, program management, or related

• 7+ years of program or project management experience, including defense or aerospace programs

• Experience managing cost, schedule, and performance on government or DoD contracts.

• PMP certification or similar (preferred)

• Experience with VTOL, or rotary-wing platforms (preferred)

• Microsoft Office Suite, MS Project, ERP (i.e. Epicor, SAP, or similar) and Atlassian Jira or similar

• U.S. Citizenship required.