Program Manager

Joint Activities

$176K — $282K *
Aerospace & Defense
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PMP Certification or equivalent required.
  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
  • 16+ years of progressive experience in Program/Project Management.
  • Intelligence Community experience in Cyber Security or Cyber Intelligence preferred.
  • Ability to manage contracts exceeding $400 million.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the daily operations of the contract, including staffing and financial oversight.
  • Provide leadership and technical direction to the program team.
  • Work directly with key customers to establish tasks and set expectations.
  • Develop and manage staffing plans for contract operations.
  • Monitor and report on contract performance, including technical, schedule, and cost metrics.
  • Prepare and deliver necessary departmental and project reports.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-stakes programs within the Intelligence Community.
  • Leadership role with mentoring opportunities for team members.
  • Chance to engage directly with senior government personnel.
  • Involvement in complex, multi-million dollar contracts.
  • Work in a dynamic environment that requires rapid adaptation to evolving tasks.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

As a Senior Program Manager, the candidate willbe responsible forthe day-to-day management of the contract including staffing,financial management, as well as technical and programmatic reporting.Theywillbe responsible foroverseeing employees and subcontractors. A familiarity with and ability to manage LOE and completion contract types is key as well as a basic understanding of cost reimbursable contracts. The candidate will direct the work of employees and subcontractors assigned to the program from the technical and administrative areas and provide leadership and mentoring to the team. The candidate is expected to work seamlessly with the COTR and key customer decision makers tomaintainthe technical/cost/schedule baseline and generate deliverables. The Senior Program Manager will work with the customer to define tasks and set expectations.

Responsible for the successful technical, schedule, and cost performance of a major programin accordance withcontract requirements and company policies, procedures, and guidelines. Prepare Staffing Plans, including skill and labor mix, to support contract operations. Maybe responsible forrecruiting, interviewing, and hiring staff. Assign staff and provide technicaldirectionas necessary to complete tasks. Monitor contract, subcontract, and funding; prepare forecasts of program financial performance. Develop and deliver required contracts, departmental, project and/or financial reports.Assistnew staffmembers in starting work on new tasks. Coordinate with Security on crossover and orientation and provide time and attendance instructions andassistanceas needed.

***This position iscontingentupon award of contract***

Qualifications
  • PMP Certification or equivalent
  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
  • 16 years exp progressive experience within Program/Project management
  • Program Management experience within the Intelligence Community; supporting Cyber Security or Cyber Intelligence preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to work and quickly transition across multiple tasks
  • Experience managing contracts over $400Mil
  • Working knowledge of the customer processes, programs, and policies
  • Expert representational, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, logical, and concise products
  • Superior organizational and interpersonal skills, and demonstrated ability to interface effectively via written and oral forums with personnel at all levels of government
  • Expert skills using MS Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Demonstrated expert ability to effectively work with senior and executive level government staff

PREFERRED:

  • Agile Certification
  • ITIL V4
Target Salary Range$176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individuals experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

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