Leonardo DRS

Senior Program Manager

Leonardo DRS

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Melbourne • Florida • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

PMP

About the role

  • Lead end-to-end engineering development execution from concept through design, integration, verification, and transition to production or deployment, managing scope, schedule, cost, and technical performance.
  • Lead project planning and conduct an Integrated Program Baseline Review (IPBR) and perform monitor and control of the baseline throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams (systems, software, hardware, mechanical, electrical, test, manufacturing, quality, supply chain) to deliver results against plan.
  • Manage requirements and technical baseline in partnership with Systems Engineering, ensuring traceability, decomposition, and alignment to contractual and stakeholder needs.
  • Control scope and change via formal change management (ECPs, CCBs, contract mods), including impact assessments for cost, schedule, and technical performance.
  • Manage budgets and forecasts, including EAC/ETC inputs, labor and material planning, burn-rate monitoring, and corrective actions to maintain plan.
  • Oversee subcontractor and supplier execution (SOW development, schedules, deliverables, performance management, and integration of CDRLs/data items).
  • Plan and execute technical reviews and gates (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, readiness reviews), ensuring entry/exit criteria are met and artifacts are complete.
  • Ensure verification and validation planning and execution, coordinating test strategy, procedures, lab/field events, defect tracking, and closure to acceptance criteria.
  • Promote disciplined configuration management for documentation, interfaces, releases, and controlled baselines across the development lifecycle.
  • Support proposal and growth activities as needed, including ROMs, BOEs, staffing plans, schedules, and basis-of-estimate documentation.
  • Allocate and control contract budgets for labor, material, travel and purchased services.
  • Regularly report program status to senior management in monthly Program Management Reviews.
  • Formally identify, assess, monitor and mitigate risk throughout the program life cycle.
  • Obtain management approval prior to making decisions that will cause deterioration of established program, cost and schedule objectives.
  • Notify and seek senior management assistance in resolving schedule and budget problems as they arise.
  • Develop and implement corrective action plans when deviations from budgets and/or schedules are evident.
  • Perform variance analysis of schedule and cost on a formal and informal basis and present them to senior management (i.e. earned value management system).
  • Coordinate with Contracts Administration on issues pertaining to contract requirements, changes, and interpretations.
  • Assure the contract requirements are executed in accordance with appropriate regulations and Company policies and procedures (i.e. federal acquisition regulations).

Requirements

  • 7+ years project management experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Knowledge of program management tools and procedures
  • Solid leadership and management skills
  • Experience throughout the program lifecycle from development through sustainment to include: proposal development, requirements decomposition, generation of system and subsystem statements of work and subcontracts, risk management, and continuous improvement efforts including implementation cost reduction and performance improvement efforts
  • Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity and variance analysis
  • Experience in finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management
  • Solid problem-solving skills
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Experience with managing manpower planning, project reviews, scheduling and budget control
  • Ability to manage aerospace/defense programs as a prime or subcontractor to a domestic or foreign military organization
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Program Management certification preferred (i.e. PMP or DAU)
Benefits
  • medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • a company contribution to a health savings account
  • telemedicine
  • life and disability insurance
  • legal insurance
  • a 401(k) savings plan
  • wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being
  • flexible work schedules with a 9/80 program
  • competitive vacation
  • health/emergency leave
  • paid parental leave
  • community service hours
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementearned value managementvariance analysisrequirements decompositioncost accountingbudget controlrisk managementproposal developmentschedulingcontinuous improvement
Soft Skills
leadershipmanagementproblem-solvingpresentationcommunicationcross-functional coordinationdecision-makingrisk assessmentmonitoringreporting
Certifications
PMPDAU