Manager, Program Planning

Draper

Manager, Program Planning overseeing planning operations and a team of planners for a large business area at an R&D innovation company.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $117,500 - $307,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a team of Planning professionals supporting one of Draper’s largest business areas
Work with Planning Director to develop functional policies and procedures and flow them down to unit or sub-unit
Support development and maintenance of program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in MS Project, based on requirements and scope provided by the customer
Interacts with customer to address Planning issues and coordinate deliverables
Briefs senior and executive leadership on program status and other schedule details
Detail plan and maintain the IMS throughout the program’s lifecycle that incorporates contractual and programmatic changes into the IMS in order to maintain realistic, current contract schedule baselines
Ensure the IMS is compliant with government customer requirements throughout all program phases
Ensure the IMS is resource-loaded for applicable scope with target budgets and demonstrates thorough cost and schedule integration
Lead and conduct detailed performance capture and analysis of the IMS and supporting documents to ensure quality, completeness and compliance
Support EAC and LRE processes as they relate to the Program IMS
Lead the development and maintenance of the Program Master Phasing Schedule using Milestones Professional Software
Partner with the Program Office to ensure integration of program plans and schedules across company functional groups including finance, engineering, procurement, operations, manufacturing, and quality
Identification and implementation of project management processes, tools, program planning, and control practices for new pursuits and existing programs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field of study
Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in Program Management and/or Program Planning & Scheduling with a Bachelor's Degree; may substitute with a minimum of 7 years’ experience along with Master's Degree
Experience in developing the Program IMS according to EVMS requirements
Experience leading Program Planning teams
Proficient using software designed for creating and maintaining industry related schedules. (MS Project, Primavera, Open Plan, or similar scheduling software)
Proficient in analyzing industry-standard Planning metrics and disseminating that information to program leadership
Proficient with developing Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and/or evaluating critical path and/or workflow
Familiar with Agile planning and execution
Experience leading planning effort on a program with external EV reporting and DFARS EV clause invoked
Experience with integration of subcontractors and operations into program plans, schedules and financial tracking
Proficiency with PMX tool suite or similar program management systems.

Benefits

Comp & perks

workplace flexibility
employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga
health and finance workshops
off site social events
discounts to local museums and cultural activities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Program ManagementProgram PlanningSchedulingIntegrated Master Schedule (IMS)Earned Value Management System (EVMS)Performance Capture and AnalysisCost and Schedule IntegrationAgile PlanningCritical Path AnalysisWorkflow Evaluation

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational SkillsProblem Solving