Program Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME)-level Program Manager to lead all aspects of contract operational support for a large-scale federal modernization program supporting the U.S. Census Bureau's Decennial Transformation and Application Modernization (DTAM) effort. This role provides overall direction of program activities, has full responsibility for financial management, methods, and staffing, and establishes goals and plans that meet project objectives. The Program Manager directs a Contractor Program Management Office (CPMO), interfaces with the senior levels of the Government's organization, and ensures contractor compliance across schedule, cost, quality, risk, and deliverables. Decision-making and domain knowledge may have a critical impact on overall program implementation. May supervise others.

Responsibilities

• Provide the overall management framework, governance, structure, and controls to manage all requirements of the order, leading a dedicated Contractor Program Management Office (CPMO)
• Develop, document, implement, and maintain a Contract Management Plan (CMP), including the Staffing Plan and Subcontractor Management Plan
• Manage technical and administrative requirements in alignment with PMI PMBOK® standards, including governance, schedule, cost, and quality controls, issue and risk management, and change management
• Obtain formal Contracting Officer (CO) approval before any change to scope, cost, or schedule, and maintain a detailed Change Log
• Oversee recruiting, onboarding, suitability processing, supervision, and retention of all personnel and subcontractor resources
• Maintain an active risk management process and Risk Register, and report risks, issues, and mitigation plans in all required weekly and monthly reports
• Establish and maintain a Communication Plan, escalation procedures, and a Communications and Decision Log
• Develop and maintain the Contractor Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS) and provide schedule inputs to the Decennial Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
• Develop, deliver, and adhere to a Quality Control Plan (QCP) and participate in monthly QASP performance reviews
• Lead Transition-In and Transition-Out activities, ensuring continuity of operations and knowledge transfer
• Conduct Kick-Off, Weekly Status, Monthly Cost and Schedule, and Program Management Review (PMR) meetings, producing minutes and action-item tracking
• Establish and maintain technical and financial reporting to show project progress to Government stakeholders and customers

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Management, or a related field
• 15+ years of experience providing technical and management leadership on major programs, with full responsibility for financial management, methods, and staffing (SME level)

Required Skills

• Proven experience as a program manager directing all aspects of contract operational support involving multiple complex and inter-related project tasks
• Demonstrated ability to manage teams of contractor personnel and maintain contractor interface with senior levels of the customer organization
• Expertise in program governance, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and change management aligned with PMI PMBOK®
• Experience managing federal contract deliverables, QASP/quality surveillance, and CDRL-style reporting
• Strong financial management, staffing, and subcontractor management experience

Certifications

Desired:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Desired Skills

• Experience managing large-scale federal IT modernization or System of Systems (SoS) programs
• Familiarity with Agile and scaled agile (SAFe) delivery in a federal environment
• Experience supporting U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce, or similar federal statistical/IT programs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive briefing to senior Government stakeholders

Security Clearance

• U.S. Citizenship required

Benefits and Programs

B&A is proud to offer three robust individual and family medical plans to full time employees, including a Health Savings Account (HSA) option as well as two tiers of dental coverage, vision, life & AD&D, disability, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness insurance. In addition to these benefits, B&A employees enjoy paid time off, B&A sponsored trainings and certifications, pet insurance benefits, commuter transit benefits and a free subscription to a virtual exercise platform (NEOU). B&A's 401(k) plan is available to all employees and includes a company matching contribution.

B&A has launched several programs to focus on employee engagement, wellness, and assistance. These include:

• The B&A Cares program: 30/60/90-day wellness check ins, personal development, financial management, and stress management seminars, and more
• A formal mentorship program
• Job shadowing and cross training opportunities
• Brand Ambassador program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Access to various support resources to include counseling, legal guidance, financial planning, and more
• Monthly teambuilding events
• B&A Annual Wellness Challenges: #StepWithB&A, #WalkDuringLunchWithB&A, #VolunteeringWithB&A, #ExerciseDuringLunchWithB&A, and more

At B&A, we place significant importance on improving the communities and lives of citizens across the nation through our involvement, technology expertise, and employees. B&A puts an emphasis on charitable efforts in the Northern Virginia area, including Capital Area Food Bank pantry drives, book donations, Hope for Henry Foundation events, and many more. In recognition of all these efforts, B&A has been named a Companies as Responsive Employers (CARE) award recipient by Northern Virginia Family Services and nominated by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce for Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Award.