Top Program and Project Management Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Serve as Chief of Staff for the MUOS program, driving operating rhythm, coordinating cross-functional teams, planning and facilitating program reviews and events, tracking actions and program execution, preparing executive briefings, and interfacing with executive offices and customers to ensure program alignment and gated-process compliance.

Manages integrated planning, project schedules, performance metrics, resource allocation, risk analysis, and execution across multiple aerospace and defense contracts. The role oversees engineering development, EVM reporting, program baselines, stakeholder alignment, and compliance with customer, regulatory, and Boeing requirements while delivering projects on schedule, within budget, and to quality standards.

Lead integrated product team and cost account for electronics unit programs: develop and integrate cost, schedule, technical and risk plans; maintain earned value baselines and EACs; coordinate cross-functional teams, suppliers, and production pipelines; run weekly status/reviews, SOWs, design reviews, product sell-offs, and project closeouts; produce program metrics and lessons learned. Requires working onsite and obtaining/holding Top Secret/SCI clearance.

The Program Scheduler will develop, analyze, and maintain program schedules, work collaboratively across teams, and manage risks to ensure project success.

Develop, maintain, and integrate program-level master schedules (IMS); perform critical path and what-if analyses; integrate supplier schedules; support IPMR Format 6 deliverables; provide schedule risk assessment, performance reporting, and brief senior leadership. Lead change integration and program initiatives to improve execution.

Lead integrated product teams and cost accounts to manage cross-organizational programs. Develop and analyze integrated cost, schedule, technical, and risk plans; maintain budgets and EACs; coordinate resources, track performance, run reviews, and deliver lessons learned and ROI for portfolio optimization.

Lead complex, cross-functional space/defense projects from concept through implementation, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery. Manage multiple high-impact initiatives, perform program analysis, oversee reviews and government-furnished equipment, mentor team members, and coordinate responses to engineering change proposals and program boards. Work onsite and support program readiness and integration across functions.

Subject Matter Expert for Earned Value Management ensuring EVMS policy implementation and DFARS compliance. Conducts earned value and variance analyses, supports audits and DCMA reviews, develops EVMS processes and training, advises program leadership, integrates material/manufacturing with scheduling, and mentors EVMS talent across the organization.