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Senior Program Manager
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About this role
Role overview
Provide strategic and program-level leadership for complex maritime technology efforts involving subsea and surface hardware and software. The role combines delivery oversight for customer-focused programs with business development, financial and staffing planning, and leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting naval missions.
Responsibilities
- Lead program execution and long-term planning for complex maritime systems, aligning technical work with customer requirements. - Work with customers, engineers, technical leads, and subcontractors to identify program gaps and develop practical, reliable, cost-effective solutions. - Oversee program health, including financial reviews, staffing projections, funding needs, procurement coordination, and required reporting and deliverables. - Support business development and capture efforts through customer engagement, opportunity strategy, requirements shaping, proposal development, and cost planning. - Guide technical innovation and product improvements in line with mission needs. - Lead and mentor a matrixed engineering team and travel as needed for customer meetings and industry events.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a similar technical discipline. - At least 20 years of experience in the U.S. Navy environment. - Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. - A track record managing contracts valued above $200 million. - Strong customer focus, problem-solving, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build collaborative relationships across customer and technical teams. - Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for this clearance.
Nice to have
Experience with U.S. Navy programs, contracts, and mission requirements. The listing indicates a preference for candidates located in the Pacific Northwest for in-office collaboration.
Benefits and work setup
Travel is expected to be approximately 25% to support customer needs and attend relevant events. The listed pay range is $154,050–$278,475; actual compensation may depend on experience, skills, education, and other factors.