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Graham Manufacturing · 1 day ago

Program Manager

Batavia, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Graham Manufacturing is seeking a Program Manager who will be responsible for leading business-critical projects and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements. The role involves overseeing project lifecycle management, including cost, schedule, and technical performance, while maintaining customer satisfaction and driving project success.

EnergyHeating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)Renewable Energy

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Deliver projects on time, on budget, with performance and quality specified by customer contractual requirements

Maintains up-to-date project schedule, budget and risk for accurately tracking project execution. Escalates risks with proposed solutions with sufficient time to take action

Knowledgeable on entire project supply chain and fosters positive supplier relationships to enable long-term sustainability

Acts as primary point-of-contact for all stakeholders including customer, suppliers, and internal team

Proactively identifies project risks with associated mitigation plans and effectively communicates cross-functionally to ensure accountability

Leads identification and implementation of interdepartmental corrective actions to drive improved efficiency and no repeat issues

Willingness to dive in deep when required on any issue (manufacturing, quality, technical, contractual, etc)

Compiles resource needs with objective evidence based on project scope

Shares lessons learned within manufacturing team to ensure issues are not duplicated on other programs

Engages with customers to explore future business opportunities

Organizes internal cross-functional events to celebrate major program milestones

Execute contract negotiations with government and prime contractors (cost plus and fixed price contract types) to ensure optimized terms & conditions, pricing, and delivery & milestone dates

Performs scope assessment and pricing review during program proposal phase

Responsible for schedule creation and higher-level schedule flow explanations during program kickoff

Establishes milestone payment structure and cash flow model to ensure optimized cash flow and revenue recognition

Ensures contract modifications during execution phase are reviewed timely and accurately

Maintains contract scope control to ensure program profitability per contractual agreement

Maintains technical and schedule cognizance over the entire program

Leads identification of and drives incorporation of Engineering Change Proposal for additional scope requested

Supports audits (ISO/IEEE, DCAA, etc)

Drives data and reporting submittals via Contract Changes

Assess programmatic activities and risks to make improvements for more consistent and predictable product and service

Maintain and continually improve methodologies used in the operation of the department and recommend/develop new systems, methodologies, and technologies which may improve operations and/or capabilities in the future

Manage time and resource investments to implement proactive product improvements. Includes strategic partnership development and maintaining knowledge of emerging technologies and trends

Plans and formulates aspects of research and development proposals

Support business development by working with new and existing customers to understand their requirements and develop solutions for their needs

Identify, recommend and implement new relationships, processes, technologies and systems

Terminate practices, systems, and processes that are no longer aligned with the strategic direction

Create a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and resilience through process documentation, execution, audit, and refinement throughout the engineered product teams

Enable and empower streamlining the processes that span across departments

Assess, improve, and execute cross-organizational alignment and integration of engineering, supply chain, business development, product management, production, and sales functions

Assist Manager’s over your project on performance reviews, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems

The opportunity to mentor employees when the opportunity arises

Continuous reflection on current skill set, personally and within the department, to determine areas of focus for upgrading skill set, effectiveness, and efficiency within the department, through people development, process improvement and expansion of technology to meet the constantly evolving needs of our customer base

Qualification

Government Contracts ManagementProgram Management ProfessionalProject ManagementSupply Chain ManagementEngineering KnowledgeContract NegotiationCommunicationOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementProblem SolvingTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Economics, Business/Contract Administration or equivalent combination of education and experience

Three years of professional experience in project management

Seven years of combined experience in project management, supply chain management, engineering, and/or manufacturing

Demonstrable experience managing Government Contracts and associated flowdowns

Must be willing to work overtime as required

Travel up to 20% of working time

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, project management, enterprise resource planning, database, and specialized application software

Ability and willingness to abide by set policies and/or safety programs established by Graham, our clients, and/or regulatory agencies which govern our performance and behavior in the normal course of our work while on Graham or the client's property or job site

Excellent written and verbal communication skills required

Strong organizational and time management skills

High attention to detail

Ability to successfully plan and implement objectives within established timelines and work schedules

Ability to analyze problems and develop effective solutions at both strategic and functional levels

Demonstrate behavior consistent with company values

Ability to work independently, with minimal direction as a highly motivated self-starter and within a team oriented culture

Must be able to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

Ability to obtain US government security clearance required