Program Manager - Construction

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Job Title: Program Manager - Construction

Location: ADS Headquarters (Virginia Beach, VA) – In office preferred; remote locations considered

Qualifications/Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Construction Technology, Engineering, Architecture, Business or related technical field; PMP or DAU certification preferred
• Government Program contract construction management experience preferred
• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing large scale government contracts ($30M - $70M) for the delivery of construction projects and/or products, including direct experience with contracts subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
• Proficient in MS Office, including Excel, Project and PowerPoint.  Experience with Construction Management tools Procore, Bluebeam or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in leading diverse teams including suppliers, contractors, and internal assets
• Working knowledge of logistics including provisioning, LORA, EDFP, CDRLs, TO/TM, PPL, SAR, RPSTL, PDDR and provisioning software COMPASS and PowerLog – Preferred
• Strong focus on customer service, problem solving, organization and multi-tasking
• Excellent communications skills, written and oral with ability to inform, inspire, and engage at all levels of management and execution – comfortable briefing senior VP and CEO leadership.
• Travel: expected overnight business travel up to 50% of the time.

Duties

Program Managers are fully responsible for the successful launch and on-going performance of assigned programs/contracts to meet cost, schedule, and performance requirements. On-time, and On-target.  Communicating program status and performance internally and externally.

• Fully understand all contract requirements including solicitation, SOW, PD, CDRLs and applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements
• Develop the program plans assigning roles, responsibilities, and tasks to the program team in accordance with the ADS Program Management process.
• Develop program master timing plan including all key First Article/Pre-Production, FAT, CDRLs and production deliverables to meet customer contract requirements
• Monitoring Monitor schedules to ensure deliverables are on time, develop alternate solutions, assess and escalate schedule impacting issues quickly, and lead problem solving efforts
• Lead program teams including suppliers, contractors, and internal team members
• Visit sites regularly during construction — including site surveys, bid walks, preconstruction walks, in-progress visits, punch-list walks, and closeouts — and attend status and coordination meetings
• Prepare and manage project estimates, budgets, timetables, internal project timelines, Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), change orders and logs, after actions reports, and resources
• Identify, mitigate, and track recurring program issues
• Schedule and lead program meetings including, post award, design reviews, FAT, provisioning guidance conference
• Communicate program status via scheduled quarterly program reviews, key milestone events, weekly synchronization meetings, quad charts, and track program activities in Sales Force and other ADS approved CM software. 
• Manage First Article/Pre-Production expenses against budget hitting all cost targets. Working with suppliers and customers improves profitability through the life of the program by identifying and implementing cost savings
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with the customer, contracting, and program offices, Subject Matter Expert/Services representatives, DCMA auditors and contract administrators, end users, and all major suppliers.
• Execute supplier agreements defining responsibilities and contract flow downs for all major suppliers including all flow-down clauses
• Serve as the Owner’s Representative acting as the primary customer contact on status, performance, and problem resolution. Anticipates and fulfills customer needs to ensure satisfaction and continued business. Promotes positive ADS experience

 ADS believes that a diverse work environment leads to bigger thinking and more creative solutions to our customers' problems and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identification, national origin, or any other legally protected characteristic. We strive to represent our community with a workforce diverse in gender and ethnicity. We actively seek out veterans and the disabled for opportunities at ADS.