Principal or Senior Principal Operations Project Manager

Description

Relocation assistance may be available for this role. A Secret clearance is required to start, and travel is 25% of the time.

The company is a leading American manufacturer of advanced technologies for national security. Its Waynesboro, Virginia operations build advanced electronics, radar and communication systems across a wide range of defense programs, with teams focused on manufacturing excellence, production readiness and continuous improvement.

You do not need a current clearance to apply or interview.

The company is hiring a Principal or Senior Principal Operations Project Manager (OPM) to support production and manufacturing at its Central Virginia facilities.

The OPM is the main manufacturing and operations contact for Program Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Mission Assurance and Business Management on one or more production programs. The role brings together cost, schedule and technical performance, leads cross-functional work and drives improvement in a busy production setting.

Responsibilities

• Be the main manufacturing operations contact for the Program Office and supporting functions on assigned programs.
• Lead cross-functional Integrated Product Teams spanning manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, test, quality, finance and mission assurance.
• Own operations strategy and delivery from proposal through final delivery, keeping cost, schedule, quality and compliance on target.
• Act as operations CAM: manage baselines, EVMS metrics, Estimates at Complete and weekly and monthly business management reports.
• Build and maintain integrated manufacturing, integration and test plans.
• Plan materials, schedule production and prepare the factory (equipment, facilities, staffing, tooling) to meet delivery dates.
• Use manufacturing execution systems such as ESI and Solumina, along with MRP, to keep WBS alignment, demand and capacity planning accurate.
• Track operational KPIs (schedule adherence, yield, cycle time, WIP, labor and cost performance) and put recovery plans in place when needed.
• Lead risk and opportunity management, issue resolution and RCCA work with a firm focus on compliance and performance standards.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen or similar methods, removing non-value-added work and standardizing processes.
• Support manufacturing proposal inputs, including BOEs, labor estimates, bid and resource codes, and overhead and labor rates.
• Give program and functional leaders, customers and other stakeholders clear, concise status updates and recommendations.
• Present cost, schedule and technical status to program and functional leaders, with the action plans that go with it.

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication, with a track record of influencing across organizational levels.
• Principal level (level 3): a bachelor's degree with at least 5 years in manufacturing, engineering, operations or project or program management, or a master's degree with at least 3 years in those fields.
• Senior Principal level (level 4): a bachelor's degree with at least 8 years in manufacturing, engineering, operations or project or program management, or a master's degree with at least 6 years in those fields.
• Experience across relevant disciplines such as manufacturing, program management, quality, supply chain and engineering.
• Experience leading programs, projects, or IPT or CAM work, delivering on cost, schedule and technical requirements.
• Experience in fast-paced manufacturing or development settings, running complex program execution and cross-functional teams.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing execution systems such as SAP and Solumina, and of MRP systems.
• Experience managing program execution, including building, tracking and keeping to schedules.
• Strong financial judgment in project and budget management and in process control.
• Ability to obtain and keep a US Government Secret clearance and higher-level program clearances. An interim Secret clearance is required to start.
• US citizenship is required.
• Preferred, not required: a bachelor's degree in mechanical, systems or manufacturing engineering, business management, business administration, communications or a related field.
• Preferred, not required: PMP certification.
• Preferred, not required: demonstrated leadership of complex production or development programs, including EVMS-based cost and schedule management and risk and opportunity management.
• Preferred, not required: experience leading large or multi-program cross-functional teams and resolving complex technical and operational issues.
• Preferred, not required: experience developing proposals.
• Preferred, not required: experience presenting to executives.
• Preferred, not required: experience with SAP or another ERP system in a manufacturing environment.
• Preferred, not required: an active DoD Secret clearance.

Conditions

The level (Principal or Senior Principal) is set by the qualifications you bring.

The clearance process starts once an offer is accepted. Your start date is confirmed when an interim Secret clearance is granted, which typically takes about 30 days.

Travel is 25% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available.

The posting is open for about 20 days from the posting date, and may close earlier or later depending on business needs and candidate availability.

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Health plan, savings plan, paid time off, education assistance, training and development, and a 9/80 work schedule where available.
• Base salary for the Primary level ranges from $89,400.00 to $134,200.00.
• Base salary for the Secondary level ranges from $111,700.00 to $167,500.00.
• Pay is set by scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills and current market conditions within the range.
• Depending on the role, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary annual bonus.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for long-term incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company-paid holidays and paid time off for vacation or personal business.