Overview

Axient is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to support our customer in Patuxent River, MD. 

Responsibilities

Description

• Acts as the overall lead, manager and administrator for the contracted effort of ACAT I and II programs or manages across multiple teams
• Directs efforts of cross-competency teams to include contractors at multiple locations
• Serves as the primary interface and point of contact with Government program authorities on technical and program issues
• Regulary briefs senior leadership on program status and milestones
• Oversees contractor personnel program operations by developing procedures, planning and directing execution of the technical, programming, and administrative support effort
• Manages acquisiton and employment of program/project resources and controls financial and administrative aspects of the program 
• Conduct regular team meetings to review progress and to identify potential obstacles to completion
• Perform mentoring and training of team members in technical and other areas
• Conduct regular team meetings to review progress and to identify potential obstacles to completion

Qualifications

Requirements

• Position requires a Master of Science (MS) or Master of Arts (MA) degree or a Master of Arts (MA) degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Management, Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science or a related scientific or technical discipline
• A Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with four (4) additional years of relevant experience may be subsituted for a MS or MA
• At least twelve (12) years of relevant professional engineering management experience with at least ten (10) years of professional experience in Defense acquisition, three (3) years of which must have been in support of Navy Acquisition management; and a minimum of seven (7) years supervisory experience is required
• Experience in initiating and maintaining technical direction within broad program objectives
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with the requirements of the DoD 5000 series
• Demonstrated ability to work with large and diverse teams and the ability to effectively provide guidance, direction and supervision in all areas of contracted effort such as program management, systems engineering, major system acquisitions and financial management is required
• Top Secret Clearance (preferred) or TS eligible

Must meet applicable COVID safety requirements and protocols