Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Program Delivery Manager

Peraton is seeking a seasoned Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Program Delivery Manager to lead delivery of a complex enterprise-wide Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and IT modernization program supporting the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). The qualified candidate will provide overall program leadership across multiple Agile teams and technical workstreams supporting MES operations and maintenance software development Oracle E-Business Suite/OCI manufacturing IT/OT integration enterprise data and analytics artificial intelligence Maximo cybersecurity and related enterprise systems.

The candidate will serve as a senior interface to BEP Government leadership and will ensure successful execution of contract objectives delivery schedules performance requirements transition activities staffing risk management and continuous improvement. The position requires strong experience managing complex Federal IT programs involving both O&M and modernization/development activities and the ability to lead multidisciplinary technical teams in a highly operational manufacturing environment.

Work Location: This is a hybrid position with the expectation to work on-site 3 days per week in Washington DC

Travel: This position will require periodic support at the Fort Worth TX location as required by the customer.

What you will do

• Provide overall program and delivery leadership for the BEP MES contract including coordination of multiple Agile teams and technical workstreams.
• Serve as the primary contractor interface to BEP program leadership COR Product Owners stakeholders and other Government organizations.
• Establish and manage an integrated program delivery framework encompassing scope schedule resources risks issues dependencies and performance.
• Coordinate MES O&M application development testing deployment and continuous improvement while maintaining operational continuity.
• Lead transition-in and knowledge-transfer activities including staffing transition planning incumbent knowledge capture operational continuity and transition reporting.
• Establish and maintain program performance metrics dashboards status reporting and other management mechanisms.
• Manage risks issues dependencies action items and corrective actions; communicate mitigation strategies to Government and Peraton leadership.
• Coordinate delivery across MES Oracle E-Business Suite/OCI Maximo Manufacturing IT/OT Data/AI cybersecurity financial procurement and other enterprise Agile teams.
• Ensure development and production releases meet quality testing UAT documentation rollback and post-implementation requirements.
• Ensure compliance with service levels and performance standards including availability incident resolution patching reporting and release quality.
• Provide technical and operational recommendations to BEP leadership and identify reliability manufacturing efficiency automation and modernization opportunities.
• Lead program reviews executive briefings governance meetings and performance reviews.
• Ensure program documentation SOPs knowledge repositories action logs and contract deliverables are accurate and timely.
• Support production operations and deployments that may require extended hours and weekend support.

Basic Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance
• 12 years of demonstrated experience managing complex IT programs projects or delivery organizations preferably in a federal environment.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary IT programs involving application development operations and maintenance modernization and system integration.
• Experience managing enterprise application environments involving MES ERP or comparable manufacturing/enterprise systems.
• Experience managing O&M performance service levels incident management availability releases upgrades and continuous improvement.
• Experience developing and managing integrated schedules staffing plans risk and issue management performance metrics and program-level reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and manage dependencies across concurrent workstreams.
• Experience with transition-in knowledge transfer incumbent transition and operational continuity activities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to senior Government and contractor leadership.
• Experience using program management and collaboration tools to manage schedules actions risks requirements and performance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering Business Administration or a related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Demonstrated MES experience in a production or manufacturing environment.
• Experience with IT/OT integration MES/ERP SCADA Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) IoT and industrial automation.
• Experience with IBM Maximo enterprise asset management or predictive maintenance.
• Experience with data analytics artificial intelligence/machine learning data governance or enterprise data platforms.
• Experience supporting Federal manufacturing or other mission-critical production environments.
• Prior Treasury or other Federal agency IT program experience.
• Experience supporting 24x7 on-call extended-hours shift or production operations.
• Active BEP or other Federal Public Trust/security clearance.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.