Program Manager

The Program Manager is responsible for all aspects of program execution, is the official point of contact for the program, and ensures all personnel associated with the program are effectively supporting customer needs. The Program manager oversees the day-to-day operation of the program and facilitate the development of monthly CDRLS and financial reporting and other associated project work plans. Responsibilities also include developing budgets and schedules to meet contractual/project requirements, participating in, establishing and defining program reporting requirements, and monitoring and reporting performance against plans to ensure that contractual, cost and schedule objectives are met. Candidate is a leader who is expected to be detailed oriented, organized, proactive, demonstrate good judgement and skilled at developing Customer relationships and employee development.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Oversee operational execution and financial aspects of contract deliverables, cost, and schedule to achieve all key contract performance indicators.
• Preparing, organizing, and managing project briefings as required including the Program Management Review.
• Ensuring that all work performed is of high quality and meets the customers’ needs within funding, scheduling, and staffing constraints.
• Working with the Sponsor to facilitate rapid and effective planning and accomplishment of critical objectives, taking maximum advantage of all available customer or contract resources.
• Providing management oversight and tasking to overseas contractors in support of objectives.
• Reporting to the customer on specific activities undertaken by other contractors or consultants.
• Responsible for securing and managing an exceptional team/staff, maintaining high levels of staff retention, and ensuring exceptional customer relationship management.
  
  

What You Will Need:

• Experience managing Cost Plus Award Fee, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, and Time and Materials contract types.
• College Degree (BA/BS or higher) or five years additional technical experience serving as a technical lead with increasing responsibilities on projects of similar scope.
• Experience managing subcontractors including development of SOWs and financial oversight.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills are required for effective interface with internal and external customers.
• Proven ability to lead and manage cross-functional teams and relationships in a matrix environment; influence people outside of direct reporting relationships/levels; and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Ability to collaborate with technical staff and customers in forming strategies to improve performance, reliability, and cost effectiveness.
  
  

Would Be Great If You Had:

• A minimum of five years serving as a Program Manager leading teams of 80-100 FTE and financial responsibility exceeding $25M annually on CPAF and CPFF contract types.
• Experience developing Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs).
• Experience developing a Cost Plus Award Fee Self-Assessments.
  
  

Clearance

Active TS/SCI with an appropriate polygraph is required to be considered for this role

Who are we?

Praxis Engineering* was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Annapolis Junction MD - with growing offices in Chantilly VA and Aberdeen MD.

Praxis Engineering is a consulting, product, and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and system engineering technologies to solve complex problems.

With over 300 employees supporting more than 50 contracts, Praxis brings together world class engineers with proven engineering best practices, domain expertise, commercial technologies and proven agile management approaches to create high value solutions aimed at helping our customers meet their most critical business and mission objectives.

• Praxis Engineering is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics IT.
  
  

Why Praxis?

We are focused on continual learning and evolution. We don’t do things because “that’s the way we’ve always done things”; we listen to our employees and adapt to the changing marketplace. We look at the big picture and encourage our engineers to get training and certifications in emerging technologies that will help shape our customer’s mission. We've been profitable year after year. We're always on the lookout for great engineers to join the team and we recognize that our employees are the heart and soul of what we do. We focus on recruiting talented people, treating them right, and then allowing them to do what they do best. No red tape. No micromanagement. Smart people want to work with smart people, and we love people who are passionate about what they do, and finding ways to do it better.

And then there is the...

Benefits

• Attractive total compensation package to include competitive salary and medical benefits with an option for FREE employee HSA medical plan!
• Office perks such as free soft drinks and snacks (both healthy and not-so-healthy)
• Praxis swag (annual gift certificate to purchase top brand Praxis apparel)
• 401k contribution/match: combination of profit share/contribution (3.5%) and employer match (up to 4.5%) for a total of 8%.
• Annual bonus plan
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off + 10 holidays + comp time eligibility. (30+ days of leave to start!)
• We reward longevity! On your 5th work anniversary – you will receive an additional week of PTO to 5 weeks of PTO. Making it 35+ days of leave altogether!
• On your 10th work anniversary – you will receive an additional week of PTO to 6 weeks of PTO. Making it 40+ days of leave altogether!
• At any time, your unused PTO can be traded in for $$$!
• Carryover a max of 380hours of leave from year to year. You can choose to have a sabbatical one year or trade in your unused PTO for something nice!
• Student loan repayment Assistance – COMINGSOON!
• Training is a priority! Take advantage of our endless in-house training opportunities - or seek out vendor offered (paid) training opportunities like conferences, certification courses and seminars.
• Conferences (recently attended by Praxis employees): AWS Summit, IoT World, Black Hat and DefCon.
• Training & Certifications: Splunk, AWS, Big Data/Cloudera, VMWare, Scrum Master...the list of certifications goes on and on!
• Praxis University: Cyber Research, Data Analytics, IoT, AWS and RedHat course offerings and hands-on training.
• We truly believe the right work-life balance can exist, and it's here at Praxis. Our work is extremely important, but your job is just a part of who you are. When you enjoy your life outside of our walls, you're at your best the next time you walk through our doors. We do all we can to assure that happens every day.
  
  

Praxis Engineering provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other protected class.