Manufacturing Program Manager

Leidos' Defense Manufacturing Sector is seeking a Manufacturing Program Manager to join its Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Team at its Platform Integration Facility located in Huntsville, AL.

This position will manage manufacturing programs and control accounts for the assembly, integration, and test content associated with three major programs. The role will involve planning, monitoring, and statusing of the content in the control account and the health of each program.

The Manufacturing Program Manager will support and partner with the manufacturing organisation to establish schedule and cost positions, develop and report variance rationale, and develop courses of action to maintain performance to the program plan.

The manufacturing content in this control account includes mechanical disassembly, component fabrication, platform final assembly, and acceptance testing.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage schedule, cost, and technical performance against the baseline of the control account(s)
• Aggressively manage risks and opportunities in the control account(s)
• Provide weekly reporting of schedule and cost performance of the control account
• Analyse schedule and cost performance, develop variance rationale and recovery plans as needed
• Partner with Manufacturing management and shop personnel to develop courses of action to maintain program schedule and cost baselines
• Coordinate near-term schedule and execution plans with Manufacturing
• Support proposal activities and business development opportunities
• Participate in program reviews

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical or business discipline with 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Master's with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience
• Working knowledge of EVMS and scheduling processes
• Previous experience with developing cost and schedule baselines for manufacturing projects and reporting recurring schedule and cost performance to those baselines
• Demonstrated experience analysing manufacturing performance on a recurring basis through the life cycle of a program
• Knowledge in the development, maintenance, and/or tracking of Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), change management process, work authorisation process, forecasting Estimates at Completion (EACs), and implementing corrective actions
• Must be a resident of North Alabama area or willing to relocate to Huntsville – North Alabama, AL area
• Must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance OR meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Three or more years of previous management of a manufacturing project or program
• PMI/PMP Certification
• Manufacturing Engineering, Production Control, Master Scheduling, or previous Cost Account Management experience
• MBA or advanced technical degree
• Familiarity with Deltek Costpoint accounting software
• Familiarity with electronic Manufacturing Execution Systems
• Previous experience on manufacturing programs/projects that include Welding, Fabrication, Assembly, Integration, and Final Acceptance Testing