Program Manager - NOAA Strategic Management Services BPASalary: $150k-$220k
Location: Washington, DC Metro (NOAA facilities; hybrid/on-site per client direction)
Type: Full-time |
Status: Contingent on BPA award
Clearance: Must be able to obtain/maintain Public Trust (verify level per final BPA)
Role OverviewKey Personnel Program Manager for a multi-year NOAA OCIO BPA. You will be the single point of contact for all BPA and task-order delivery. The role blends Kanban execution with traditional federal reporting (IMS, weekly/monthly reports, KPI decks). Prior NOAA or NOAA OCIO experience is strongly preferred.
Day-1 Deliverables (Due within 5 business days-2 weeks of award)- Project Plan & Integrated Master Schedule (MS Project)
- Quality Control Plan
- Transition-In Plan
Responsibilities- Serve as the primary POC to the COR; manage cost, schedule, and quality across all task orders.
- Stand up and run the program Kanban board, template library, and shared documentation workspace.
- Convert agile/Kanban data into federal reporting:
- Weekly status reports (Fridays, 5:00 PM ET)
- Monthly cross-task-order rollups
- Executive KPI decks
- Build and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule in MS Project.
- Manage intake and delivery of white papers, decision-support documents, market research, PM artifacts, and ad hoc requests.
- Oversee enterprise architecture and security documentation (SSP, contingency, risk, privacy) aligned to ISSO compliance cycles.
- Apply methodology tailoring (Agile, waterfall, hybrid) at each task-order kickoff.
- Provide tools, templates, training, and PM advisory support to NOAA staff.
- Maintain a continuous transition/knowledge-capture backlog to support staffing changes and Transition-Out.
- Lead quality control activities, including Section 508 compliance.
Required Qualifications- 8+ years federal IT/professional-services PM experience with COR/CO interface responsibility.
- PMP certification.
- Experience managing firm-fixed-price task orders under GSA schedule, BPA, or IDIQ.
- Strong MS Project skills; able to build and maintain an IMS.
- Experience running agile/Kanban delivery in compliance-driven environments and producing traditional federal reporting.
- Excellent written communication; comfortable owning executive-level deliverables under tight deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications- Certified Scrum Master and/or ITIL.
- Prior NOAA, NOAA OCIO, or DOC program support experience.
- Familiarity with NIST 800-53 documentation and ISSO coordination.
- SAFe or Lean Portfolio Management experience.
- Section 508 experience.
- Experience leading contract transitions and incumbent capture.
Why This Role- Named Key Personnel on a multi-year BPA - high visibility and direct impact.
- Delivery model emphasizes analytical value over document churn.
- PM shapes the board policies, template library, and reporting rhythm for the entire program.
