Program Manager

ESM

$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10 years of leadership experience in program management or related field.
  • Bachelor's degree (BS or BA) required.
  • PMP or similar project management certification.
  • DOD 8570/8140 IAM Level II clearance essential.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of federal program management principles.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage complex federal programs in IT, data management, and telecommunications.
  • Provide oversight for multidisciplinary teams in system analysis, design, and implementation.
  • Direct daily program operations and manage schedules and resources effectively.
  • Coordinate multiple projects and geographically dispersed teams to fulfill program goals.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between government customers and internal technical teams.
  • Deliver program reporting, manage risks, and resolve issues for mission success.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work within a federal environment with significant impact.
  • Engage with multidisciplinary teams on innovative technology initiatives.
  • Professional development through exposure to complex program management processes.
  • Access to a range of federal program management insights and best practices.
Full Job Description
We are hiring a Program Manager to support an enterprise-level program within a federal environment.

Job Description and Responsibilities

Leads and manages complex federal programs and task orders supporting information technology, data management, and telecommunications initiatives. Provides oversight of multidisciplinary teams responsible for the analysis, design, integration, testing, documentation, implementation, and sustainment of automated information systems. Directs daily program operations, manages resources and schedules, coordinates multiple projects and geographically dispersed teams, and ensures successful execution of contractual requirements, deliverables, and performance objectives. Serves as the primary liaison between government customers, technical teams, and organizational leadership, providing program reporting, risk management, issue resolution, and strategic guidance to ensure mission success.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA)
  • Knowledge of federal program management principles, processes, and best practices for executing complex IT, data management, and telecommunications initiatives.
  • Ability to lead multidisciplinary technical teams supporting the analysis, design, integration, testing, documentation, implementation, and sustainment of automated information systems.
  • Skill in managing multiple concurrent projects, task orders, schedules, resources, and deliverables in support of federal mission objectives.
  • Ability to develop and implement program management processes, governance structures, reporting mechanisms, and performance tracking methodologies.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively engage government customers, technical teams, subcontractors, and organizational leadership.
  • Ability to identify risks, resolve issues, manage competing priorities, and ensure successful execution of contractual requirements within scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Knowledge of contract support operations, stakeholder coordination, and quality management practices within a federal environment.

Desired KSA
  • Be a positive, self-motivated, and proactive person with the ability to adapt to change and tolerate stressful situations
  • Candidate must communicate effectively with team members, team lead, management, and government customers
  • Must have the ability and desire to research and develop creative solutions to unique problems with minimal supervision

Minimum Training, Education, and Certifications
  • Ten (10) years of leadership experience
  • BS or BA
  • PMP or similar certification
  • DOD 8570/8140 IAM Level II

Minimum Clearance
  • Secret

Physical Requirements
  • Required to stand, walk and sit; communicate verbally both in person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms. Regularly required to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch and lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Physical demands associated with this position include extensive walking (including stairs) throughout offices and between buildings. May require use of public transportation, personal or Government vehicle to drive to local and/or remote office locations.

Additional Requirements
  • Other duties as assigned


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