Job Type Full-time Description

The AMS Group offers an opportunity to provide innovative solutions for government and commercial customers around the globe, helping to solve their future problems today. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and thrive in a creative environment, we want to discuss your next role at AMS Group, Inc.! We are seeking employees inspired by technology and motivated by the rewards of hard work, commitment, teamwork, quality, integrity, and respect. We invite you to explore opportunities with the AMS Group.

The Northern Defense Industries (NDI) Deputy Program Manager (DPM) is responsible for the management, performance, and completion of single or multiple domestic/international programs that require the development (hardware and software), manufacture, and test of electronic and electro-mechanical systems. The DPM leads a cross-functional team of engineers and technicians daily, ensuring that contractual obligations are met within the assigned budget and schedule. The DPM serves as the primary contact with customers on assigned programs with a total value of $500K - $5M. The assignment will generally be to higher-risk, higher-value programs with responsibility at the total system level. This position will typically work under limited supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority. This position requires significant domestic and international travel, often with little advanced notice (up to 50%). The DPM reports to the Vice President of Programs and works full-time at NDIs Kent Island, MD facility.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages programs by contracts and AMS Group and NDI policies, procedures, and department instruction
• Ensures that contracts are met in the most efficient and profitable manner
• Serves as primary contact for customers
• Leads program execution to meet technical performance within cost and schedule
• Manages, oversees, monitors, and approves all elements of assigned program activities from inception to completion, including proposal development, product design, procurement, subcontracting, manufacturing, testing, delivery, installation, and acceptance of products
• Plans and directs the integration of a cross-functional program team that represents various organizations within the Company
• Effectively manages programs within a project or matrix organization
• Performs program financial management to ensure that profit is earned and cash is collected
• Performs Earned Value Management tasks as required
• Actively performs risk management and pursues risk reduction on assigned programs
• Identifies program issues with sufficient lead for timely resolution
• Works to grow the program through contract changes and preplanned product improvements
• Develops proposals for new business
• Reviews and approves technical approach, feasibility, and cost estimates
• Coordinates proposal preparation, statements of work and specifications, estimation of product/service costs, negotiation, and administration of contracts
• Participates in marketing new technology, developing potential new business, and responsible for obtaining follow-on business in conjunction with Business Development
• Act as a senior leader at the Kent Island NDI facility, managing all local operations and responsible for the efficient daily operations of Kent Island personnel and the Kent Island facility
• May temporarily represent supervisor when required

Requirements

Requirements, Skills and Abilities:

Minimum Requirements:

• Able to complete a favorably adjudicated DHS background investigation, as well as obtain a favorably adjudicated to at least a DoD Secret level (preferably TS SCI) clearance
• Proven understanding of engineering, operations (procurement, subcontracting, and manufacturing), system integration and test, quality assurance configuration management, logistics, contract administration, standard business practices, finance, and the relationship of programs within a portfolio
• Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office suite programs (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Ability to work with an organizational ERP system
• Strong organizational skills, excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, adaptability, problem-solving skills, and the ability to multitask
• Ability to lead a small, remote team of engineers
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing and make presentations
• Knowledge of government procurement, contracting, and standards and specifications

Preferred Capabilities

• Knowledge of ITAR and US export requirements
• Understanding of the Government contracting process

WORK EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION

Minimum Requirements:

• Four-year college degree, or equivalent, in a technical discipline, plus a minimum of four years of related experience
• Proven, demonstrable team leadership experience
• General knowledge and experience working with an ERP tool

Preferred Experience / Education

• Military veteran
• Master of Business Administration
• Experience in operational or project management within defense and aerospace, manufacturing, or federal government/military

Salary Description $95,000-160,000 Yearly