Interdisciplinary

As program manager, the incumbent is responsible for program quality and goals, timely action on program directives, budget and cost schedules, and development of appropriate management controls to achieve quality products, on time and within cost. As the senior project manager, the incumbent manages the most significant and highly controversial projects as measured by their diversity, geographical area, management demands, technical intricacies, and environmental and public issues. Identifies and resolves sensitive issues and critical problems. Using diplomacy, discusses major issues, problems and trends with other organizational elements to develop effective solutions to problems and obtain corporate consensus on significant issues for successful execution of the assigned projects. Confers with key representatives from outside agencies to obtain information and data concerning assigned program and projects. Mediates and adjudicates problems that impede project or program execution in