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When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with exceptional people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We’ve got what you’re looking for.

Job Description:

Parsons is seeking a Program Director with successful experience driving technical excellence in the areas of program execution and business growth. We are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial mindset to work with our existing customers and new customers clients, developing advanced solutions to very challenging communications systems, electronic warfare (EW), Digital Signal Processing (DSP), and signals intelligence (SIGINT) problems. The successful Technical Program Director will need a sense of ownership of the full project lifecycle with these primary duties:

+ **Program Execution:** Lead diverse, multi-disciplinary teams to achieve program objectives on time and budget. Be the key interface to our customers and the executive team to provide reports and status on projects. Ensure program milestones are achieved and program risk is managed.

+ **Business Growth Support:** Develop innovative technical concepts and solutions for advanced systems across multiple technical disciplines (hardware, real-time software, signal processing, integration and test) and multiple mission areas. Meet with client decision makers to describe our existing capabilities and to help shape future opportunities. Provide hands on technical and capture leadership during proposals

What You'll Be Doing:

+ Manage a multi-disciplinary, geographically diverse engineering team to include projects with multiple subcontractors

+ Lead the team and ensure the production and delivery of a wide array of contract deliverables.

+ Manage cost, schedule, and performance for a diverse set of tasks being performed by staff from multiple technical and non-technical disciplines

+ Work closely with the Government customers to maintain and grow our business

+ Communicate project status to customers and the Parsons executive team.

+ Perform market research to qualify new business opportunities, including analysis of customer budget, capabilities required, current customer preferences, competitive environment assessments, and incumbent strengths and weaknesses.

+ Coordinate meetings with customers, competitors, clients, and partners to develop market insight on requirements, acquisition strategy, acquisition timing, and contract vehicle choices.

+ Interact routinely with Operating Group leads, functional managers, technical staff, and customers.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

+ Relevant B.S. degree (M.S. Degree preferred) in engineering, engineering management, computer science, or related field from an accredited college/university

+ 15+ years related work experience with previous project management experience on similar or related projects and broad general technical and business background

+ Demonstrated leadership and successful execution of small multi-disciplinary technical teams and projects

+ Experience writing technical whitepapers and proposals

+ Experience with deployments, fielded systems and related

+ Current Top Secret Security Clearance or above.

+ US Citizenship is required

+ Must be willing and able to travel, as required, 5-20%.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

+ Experience in EW, SIGINT, DSP, and/or communications systems as a technical or programmatic leader

+ M.S. Degree in engineering, engineering management, or related field from an accredited college/university

+ PMP certification or equivalent

+ Demonstrated ability to communicate, present, and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization, including executive and C-level.

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $167,400.00 - $314,500.00

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

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