Program Manager I (Aerospace & Defense)

Location: Lone Tree, Colorado, United States; office or hybrid environment. Occasional travel may be required.

Estimated starting salary: $124,771.42–$171,560.71 per year, plus performance-based annual incentive pay.

Company

Aerospace and national security organization developing and integrating manned and unmanned aircraft systems, C4ISR capabilities, and next-generation airborne command-and-control solutions.

What you will do

• Manage multiple aerospace and defense projects across customer relationships, cost, schedule, technical planning, and execution.
• Track and report project status, program performance, technical execution, risks, opportunities, and issues.
• Supervise cross-functional program and project staff and lead teams responsible for meeting program requirements.
• Serve as the primary customer point of contact and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support resource planning, proposal development, contract negotiations, audits, and business operations.
• Manage programs with budgets of up to $20M while maintaining cost, budget, and schedule constraints.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, project management, management, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 6 years of progressive project or program management experience in the aerospace and defense industry.
• At least 1 year of experience leading teams of 3 or more cross-functional members.
• Experience with proposals or quotes, contract negotiations, multiple projects, customer-facing program leadership, financial management, and program integration.
• Strong leadership, communication, presentation, strategic thinking, conflict resolution, resource planning, and risk management skills.
• U.S. citizenship and a current, active Top Secret U.S. security clearance are required.

Nice to have

• Project Management Professional certification or an advanced degree.
• Knowledge of FAR, DFARS, PMBOK, CMMI, agile or spiral development, Earned Value Management, and corporate project management tools.
• Experience with ISO 9001:2000 policies and processes and application tools or data architectures.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, mission-focused work supporting national security and advanced aerospace systems.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with a 150% match on contributions up to 6%.
• Life insurance, three weeks of paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
• Performance-based annual incentive compensation.