Program Development Manager

SciTec, Inc. has been awarded multiple government contracts and is growing our creative Team. SciTec is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five years, we have supported customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver innovative world-class data exploitation capabilities.

SciTec has an immediate opportunity for an accomplished Program Development Manager (PDM) to support our growth initiatives and strategic plan. This position will be based in our Boulder, CO or El Segundo, CA office. The PDM reports to the Executive Director of Program Development and is responsible for identifying, tracking, developing, and capturing new business opportunities. The PDM leads or actively contributes to the portfolio proposals, and initially will support the FORGE portfolio. FORGE (Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution) is the USSF/SSC modernization of operational missile warning systems. SciTec leads two FORGE programs and contributes to a third. The PDM must be able to perform as an individual contributor and work on teams within a tight schedule environment.

Responsibilities

Engage at senior levels to understand and shape Government and SciTec acquisition plans and strategies
Interface with Customers and Industry partners to articulate SciTec's capabilities and solutions
Develop and maintain a roadmap of portfolio opportunities and brief executive management
Develop teaming strategies, non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements
Lead assigned opportunities through a gated milestone process, leading to a proposal effort or a no-bid decision
Serve as a Proposal Manager for assigned portfolio proposals, providing leadership to the proposal team and coordinating with internal organizations (Contracts, Security, etc.)
Work proposal content and logistics with proposal teammates. Develop win themes, proposal outlines, features/benefits, and proof points
Ensure timely delivery of all required proposal deliverables. Support pre-award activities including addressing customer questions, BAFO, and teammate engagement
Develop and track to a proposal schedule, establish and manage the proposal budget baseline, and support other proposal efforts
Support proposal standup activities to include kickoff meeting, project team orientation, and establishing collaborative IT environments
Research new business databases (consortiums, GovWin, sam.gov, BAAs, etc.) to find and track potential portfolio opportunities
Adhere to and refine new business and proposal processes
Support recruitment and hiring efforts for successful opportunities
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, engineering, or computer science
US Government or aerospace industry experience in technical or managerial roles of 12+ years
Industry experience of 8+ years participating in Government technical proposals
Experience analyzing requests for proposal (RFP, etc.) documents to formulate and execute the proposal development plan
Experience in leading proposal development efforts, including proposal development process and conducting meetings/reviews (e.g. KO meeting, color team reviews)
Strong team building, time-management, and conflict-resolution abilities
Possess strong writing skills to articulate and refine our technical and managerial solutions that aligns with the customer's needs
Extensive experience in documentation tools (i.e. Microsoft Office Suite software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) and with collaborative environments (e.g. Confluence, Teams)
Ability to interact and develop positive relationships with customers, teammates and colleagues
Demonstrated ability to research opportunity databases
Ability to develop WBS elements and map them to SOW paragraphs and LCATs
Ability to merge bottom-up pricing and price-to-win values
Ability to summarize complex technical descriptions
Detail oriented
Good verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Experience and Skills

Domain knowledge in Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR), Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Missile Warning/Missile Defense (MW/MD), Technical Intelligence (TI) or Command & Control (C2) technologies and applications
Experience working with the U.S. Space Force (USSF), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Space Development Agency (SDA) or Intelligence Community
Experience working with subcontractors and consultants
Experience with Agile management principles, risk management and project scheduling

Benefits

SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
3% Fully Vested Company 401K Contribution (no employee contribution required)
100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options
80% company paid Dental insurance
100% company paid Vision insurance
100% company paid Life insurance
100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance
100% company paid Hospital Indemnity insurance
Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness insurance
Short-term Disability insurance
Annual Profit-Sharing Plan
Discretionary Performance Bonus
Paid Parental Leave
Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay
Flexible Work Hours

Salary range: $160K - $215K per year

The pay range for this position is shown above. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.

SciTec is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.