Program Performance Management Specialist - Center of Excellence in EVM / Standards Compliance

Program Performance Management Specialist

Join our team as a Program Performance Management Specialist in the Center of Excellence for EVM / Standards Compliance (Adv PPM Specialist). In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring our defense contracts meet performance, cost, and schedule requirements. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) that complies with industry standards and government regulations.

Your work will involve creating and managing systems to track project progress, ensuring compliance with EVMS guidelines, and providing accurate and timely performance reports. You will also offer guidance and training to team members, helping them understand and apply EVMS policies and procedures effectively. By identifying and addressing issues, you will contribute to continuous improvement and the overall success of our projects.

We are looking for someone with strong technical expertise, analytical skills, and attention to detail, who can communicate effectively and collaborate with various teams. Your experience in defense contracting or project management, combined with a proactive approach and commitment to excellence, will set you apart in this role.

As an effective team builder, the Advanced Program Performance Management Specialist provides contract / program cost and / or schedule management and analysis related to established or new development programs for major component or small system, or production or logistics programs. We'll expect you to work with single or multiple contracts typically valued up to $20M per year, by developing the program cost and / or schedule baseline within the contract parameters in conjunction with the program team and analyzing program performance (historical and predictive), and monitoring the contract / program Estimate at Complete and schedule completion date, and make recommendations to program manager and program leads.

What You'll Experience

• Design and Maintain Systems : Create and manage a system to track project costs, schedules, and technical progress.
• Ensure Compliance : Evaluate and ensure projects meet Earned Value Management System (EVMS) standards.
• Performance Reporting : Collect and analyze data to report on project performance, including cost and schedule metrics.
• Guidance and Training : Provide training and support to team members on EVMS policies and procedures.
• Continuous Improvement : Address issues, implement corrective actions, and improve processes to ensure compliance and efficiency.

What You Bring to the Table

What Sets You Apart

This position can be supported remotely but proximity to our Scottsdale, AZ hub is preferred.

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $115,000.00 - USD $120,000.00 / Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans