Program Manager

MUST BE A US CITIZEN (ITAR REQUIREMENT). Support a Fortune 500 Aero-Defense Company as a Program Manager.

Must Have:

• Proven Microsoft Project experience
• Proven experience interacting with functional leads to build work breakdown structures (WBS)
• Working knowledge of the MS Project’s built-in capabilities including;
• Populating and tracking resources
• Personnel (hours) resource leveling for work element structures in which personnel are allocated across parallel tasks
• Tracking revisions against the schedule baseline
• Own the master schedule for a high visibility development and production project
• Build the work breakdown structure, task dependencies, and resource allocation while soliciting team inputs as necessary
• Perform resource leveling and coordinate with team leads to manage critical path overallocations
• Perform schedule analyses and assess execution options based on priorities, fixed deadlines, and resource constraints
• Facilitate productive meetings to regularly status schedule items
• 5+ Years of Relevant Experience
• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
• Active confidential or higher clearance required

Nice-to-Have

• Earned value management and reporting experience
• Proficient in building cost estimates and documenting the basis of estimate (BoE)
• Proficient in Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence)