SAIC

Deputy Program Manager

SAIC • $100K — $120K *
North Charleston, SC 29405In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience
  • 6+ years of project management experience
  • Experience on SAIC/NIWC contracts preferred
  • Strong leadership and communication skills
  • US Citizenship with ability to obtain a secret security clearance
  • Common access card is desired

Responsibilities

  • Support the PM with execution of a 15+ FTE program
  • Serve as second in command for the PM
  • Track program financials and collaborate with finance teams
  • Assist in developing financial forecasts based on projected needs
  • Manage a cross-functional team tackling diverse projects
  • Mentor team managers and ensure resource availability
  • Build relationships with customer stakeholders to identify needs
  • Produce monthly summaries on technical achievements and performance
  • Develop proactive solutions for emerging problems

Benefits

  • Continuous learning opportunities in a complex mission space
  • Opportunity to lead and manage cross-functional teams
  • Strategic involvement in customer-facing initiatives
  • Engagement with diverse customer projects
  • Flexibility to work with varying priorities
Full Job Description
Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a highly motivated Deputy Program Manager (DPM).

The DPM will work directly with the Program Manager (PM) to ensure continuous coverage of customer requirements and support strategic goals. The successful candidate will excel at leading cross functional teams towards the accomplishment of diverse customer requirements. The candidate will be self-motivated, pro-active, and thrive in an environment that requires seeking out solutions to undefined problems. This role requires continuous learning across a complex mission space.

Responsibilities:
  • Support the PM with daily program execution on a 15+ FTE program
  • Serve as second in command and stand in for PM during their absence, understanding fully the PM's intentions and direction
  • Track program financials against funding levels working with PM and program controller
  • Assists PM with development of program financial forecasts based on projected customer requirements and staffing levels
  • Manages a cross functional team providing a highly diverse skill set across many customer projects and competing priorities to achieve customer mission needs
  • Supports team managers as they provide direct leadership to members of their team executing customer requirements
  • Ensures team managers have appropriate resources to meet customer requirements; assists and mentors' managers
  • Develops strong relationships with customer stakeholders to understand and anticipate needs
  • Produces monthly summary of program technical achievements and program performance towards customer requirements
  • Proactively develops solutions to emerging problems and assists the PM with developing and executing against strategic program objectives

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, systems engineering, mechanical engineering, operations research, math, finance, accounting, or a related field; or four years of relevant experience can be substituted for the degree
  • Experience on the SAIC/NIWC contracts is strongly desired
  • Six (6) + years of project management experience
  • Strong leadership and communication skills
  • Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a secret security clearance
  • Common access card is desired

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
NASDAQ
SAIC
* Ladders Estimates

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