Program Manager I

Program Manager I

The Program Manager I (PgM-1) represents the first level of experience and expertise in the Elbit America Fort Worth Operations Site career path in program management. The incumbent has one-to-three years of relevant program management experience or has demonstrated the knowledge, skills and abilities to manage all facets of one-or-more design and development, production and / or pass-through, etc. programs at the Program Manager I level. The Program Manager I reports directly to either the Director, Program Management Center of Excellence (PMCoE), a Business Unit Director of Programs or to a Business Unit Vice President.

Responsibilities and Tasks :

• Read and understand the company policies and procedures that apply to performing program management at the Elbit America Fort Worth Operations (FWO) site.
• Develop an awareness of the Organizational Process Assets (OPAs), i.e. procedures, templates, forms and work instructions available on the internal Portal.
• Apply best practices in project management to ensure projects : (1) are completed on time and within budget and scope, (2) produce a quality product and (3) result in customer satisfaction.
• Participate in the proposal process if and when needed to do so and also participate in make-or-buy decisions as needed.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of program documentation, requirements, expectations and deliverables, i.e. the RFP, proposal, contract, SOW, assumptions, constraints and CDRLs.
• Plan, execute, monitor, control and close assigned program / program phases as needed.
• Implement best practices in team building and provide the leadership needed to produce successful program results.
• Conduct program kick off meetings (KoM).
• Create and maintain a Program Management Plan (PMP) for each assigned program.
• Ensure Work Breakdown Structures are created and maintained for each assigned program.
• Ensure program schedules are created, monitored and have weekly status updates.
• Tailor applicable company procedures as required.
• Identify all relevant program stakeholders and actively engage them in planning, execution and control of the program.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with customers; both internal and external.
• Prepare and present program management reviews as scheduled for internal management and external customers.
• Conduct regularly-scheduled, productive, team meetings using best practices in meeting facilitation.
• Ensure the program team documents lessons learned on a regular basis throughout the life of the program to include program phase completion and program closure.
• Ensure meeting minutes for team and customer meetings are created, made available and filed appropriately in project / program folders on the server.
• Adhere to applicable ITAR, TINA, FAR, Export Compliance, EMD, Safety, and Security requirements.
• Apply risk management (risk identification and monitoring) and decision analysis and resolution (DAR) techniques throughout the duration of the program.
• Engage in continuous process improvement and submit Document Improvement Suggestion (DIS) forms to promote positive changes within the company.
• Implement Integrated Change Control (ICC) on all programs to manage / reduce scope-creep and gold-plating.
• Apply a work authorization system to ensure the right work is being done at the right time by the right people.
• Monitor performance to ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
• Monitor product quality, design and technology to ensure consistency with contractual requirements.
• Review deliverables prepared by the team for completeness, accuracy and quality before submitting them to the customer.
• Ensure program and product documents are complete, current and stored appropriately.
• Manage program budgets & schedules; track and report cost and team hours on a regular basis.
• Create, maintain and present Program Scorecards as needed.
• Create and maintain a program action item log as well as track all action items to completion.
• Plan for transition to production activities at least six months before transition (if applicable).
• Perform other job-related tasks as assigned by manager.

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