
Space Program Manager - Clearance Required
Logistics Management Institute
- Colorado Springs, CO
- $112,000-190,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Plan, coordinate, and execute work across a growing number of projects.
- Manage complex analysis projects ensuring that goals, requirements, and outcomes are defined and that the appropriate resources are allocated.
- Direct and monitor team performance to ensure that projects are implemented, supported, and closed accurately and in accordance with key milestones and established project standards are upheld and clearly defined throughout the entire process of each project’s development and execution.
- Foster positive working relationships with team, client personnel, other companies on the team, and leadership counterparts.
- Prioritize tasks, set deadlines, and assign resources to each project.
- Track cost, schedule, and performance, as well as prepare documents and develop project specific policy, procedures, and report status to all levels.
- Manage staffing requirements, including recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and execution.
- Manage task assignments and oversight of personnel to ensure excellence in services delivery.
- Identify and manage potential risks and problem areas and provide recommended solutions.
- Directs efforts of cross-competency teams at multiple locations.
- Prepare monthly cost reports and ensure such deliverables are submitted in a timely fashion and of high quality/accuracy. When appropriate, propose a plan to correct any cost variances or projected rate adjustments.
- Prepare briefing charts, schedule meetings, keep records and record minutes, prepare after-action reports in support of technical reviews.
- Regularly brief senior leadership on program status and milestones.
- Ensure program compliance with government and corporate policies and mandates, and adherence to directives from governing entities.
- Anticipate and resolves procurement challenges and problems, such as small business set aside goals, certification requirements, and acquisition strategy.
- Contribute to technical solutions managing a diverse team of software developers, data scientists, systems engineers, and subject matter experts.
- Work with LMI and LMI business partners to pursue new business opportunities.
- Support business development and bid and proposal efforts for opportunities, bringing together capabilities across LMI to define a solution that meets and exceeds client expectations.
- Bachelor of Science or graduate degree in engineering or other related technical discipline.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in program management (including subcontract management) and space systems engineering.
- Program management experience in programs totaling approximately $10M or more.
- Minimum of five (5) years of space mission area experience in C3BM, space control, space-based sensing, and/or space domain awareness.
- Superior communication skills, both oral and written.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills with a “client first” attitude.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams to successful outcomes.
- Exceptional organizational skills and a deep understanding of project management best practices.
- Demonstrated ability to balance competing priorities and exhibit flexibility based on changing client needs.
- High level of business acumen, ability to develop and implement strategy.
- Strong connector - make insightful connections to bring the right people together to solve problems and grow the business.
- Active TS//SCI
- Additional degree in engineering management.
- Experience with the Space Force, Space Systems Command, and related missions, technologies, and business practices are highly desired.
- Prior acquisition program management experience.
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
- Active TS//SCI with CI Polygraph highly desired