Program Administrator

Responsibilities for this Position

Program Administrator

ID: 2026-70545
USA-AZ-Scottsdale
Required Clearance: Secret
Posted Date: 2/9/2026
Category: Administrative/Clerical
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience is required plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Department of DefenseTS/SCI security clearance ispreferred at time of hire. Candidates must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time from date of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

The Sr. Business Admininstration Specialist is responsible for managing complex administrative tasks, financial activities, and project coordination with minimal supervision, ensuring efficient operations and supporting organizational goals. This role requires advanced knowledge of industry practices, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently.

Key Responsibilities:
Contributes to the completion of departmental and/or program projects and goals.
Serves as liaison for administrative tasks with other functions such as Facilities, Security, IT, and HR.
Responsible for financial and administrative responsibilities, including facilities, logistics, budgeting, report-ing, and coordination.
Assists in establishing budgets, monitoring performance, status reporting, documentation, and pricing for proposals, with an emphasis on administration, planning, and tracking.
Prepares, processes, monitors, and updates required reports and documents, including budgets, schedules, purchase requests, and forms.
Contributes to, prepares, develops, and updates charts and graphics for presentations.
Coordinates small projects to support the organization.
Conducts analyses and provides meaningful recommendations from reports.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Advanced ability to grasp and apply new information quickly; handles more complex problems.
Advanced application of finance concepts and principles.
Advanced knowledge of industry practices, techniques, and standards.
Proficient ability to work with internal and external auditors.
Expense reporting system fluency.
Shows initiative on assignments, exercises independent judgment, and professionally executes projects with little direction.
Very solid knowledge of industry practices, techniques, and standards.
Works under only very general supervision.
Errors in judgment or failure to achieve results typically require a moderate allocation of resources to correct.

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Research oriented work, alongside award winning teams developing practical solutions for our nations security
• Flexible schedules with every other Friday off work, if desired (9/80 schedule)
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits

Workplace Options:
This position is fully on-site
While on-site, you will be a part of the Scottsdale location facility

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $81,352.00 - USD $88,025.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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