Bachelor's degree in business, management, engineering, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).
8+ years of project or program management experience, specifically with federal government contracts.
Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and DFARS, including various contract types.
Experience managing contracts with budgets over $5 million and teams of 10 or more.
Strong leadership and customer communication skills, with proficiency in written reporting.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and project scheduling tools.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a government security clearance.
Responsibilities
Lead daily contract delivery: plan, assign tasks, and ensure timely performance.
Act as primary contact for government stakeholders, maintaining customer confidence.
Oversee contract financial performance, tracking budget and profit metrics.
Manage staffing and personnel, coordinating with HR for hiring and onboarding.
Supervise subcontractors and partners, ensuring compliance with deliverables.
Develop project management plans, risk registers, and quality control plans.
Identify and manage risks, issues, and contract modifications effectively.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus life and disability coverage.
401(k) plan with company matching contributions.
Paid vacation, sick leave, and ten paid holidays.
Education assistance up to $2,000 per year for professional development.
Pre-tax commuter benefits and flexible spending accounts.
Security clearance sponsorship for eligible candidates.
Full Job Description
About the role
The Project Manager is accountable for delivering one or more government contracts on time, within budget and to the customer's standard. You lead the delivery team, manage the customer relationship, and answer for the contract's schedule, cost, quality and profit. You are Lucayan's face to the government customer and the person who makes sure what we promised in the proposal is what we deliver.
What you'll do
Lead day-to-day delivery on assigned contracts: plan the work, assign it, and make sure every deliverable meets the performance work statement and is on time.
Serve as the primary contact for the contracting officer's representative and other government stakeholders, and keep the customer informed and confident.
Own contract financial performance: track burn rate, funding, invoicing inputs and profit with Finance, and act early when a contract drifts.
Manage staffing and key personnel: coordinate hiring and onboarding with HR and recruiting, handle backfills, and keep the team qualified, cleared and productive.
Manage subcontractors and teaming partners: statements of work, performance, deliverables and invoices.
Develop and maintain the project management plan, risk register and quality control plan for each contract, and run regular program reviews.
Prepare and brief monthly status reports and other customer deliverables.
Identify and manage risks, issues and changes, including contract modifications and out-of-scope requests, with the PMO and Contracts.
Protect past performance: maintain quality, handle customer feedback, and support CPARS ratings.
Support option exercises, re-competes and transitions, and contribute to proposals when your contract or experience is relevant.
Follow Lucayan's security, CUI and compliance requirements and see that your team does too.
Qualifications
Required
Bachelor's degree in business, management, engineering, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).
8 or more years of project or program management experience, including leading teams on federal government contracts.
Working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and DFARS, and of contract types such as firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials and cost-reimbursement.
Experience managing a contract's budget, schedule and staffing, and answering for its performance, including leading a team of 10 or more people or a contract worth $5 million or more.
Strong leadership, customer communication, and written reporting skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Teams and SharePoint, and in project scheduling tools.
U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
Preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, or equivalent.
Active Secret clearance.
Experience with IT services, cybersecurity or professional services contracts for Department of Defense customers.
Experience with small business programs: SBA 8(a), SDVOSB and HUBZone requirements, limitations on subcontracting, and joint venture rules.
Experience with earned value management, Agile delivery, or ITIL.
Experience with invoicing through government systems such as PIEE (WAWF).
Awareness of CUI handling and cybersecurity requirements (NIST SP 800-171, CMMC).
Working at Lucayan
This is a hybrid role based in our Tampa office, with some time at customer sites depending on the contract. You will join a hands-on team where you own results and your work directly shapes customer ratings and our ability to win follow-on work. Remote and hybrid arrangements can change with customer and government requirements. Employment is contingent on a satisfactory background check and the ability to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility. Compensation is described in the offer.
Benefits
Benefits for eligible full-time employees include:
Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus group life and short- and long-term disability coverage.
401(k) retirement plan with a company match: 100% of the first 3% you contribute and 50% of the next 2%.
Paid vacation and sick leave, and ten paid company holidays.
Education assistance of up to $2,000 per year for courses, continuing education and certification exams, including PMP and CAPM.
Pre-tax commuter benefits and a flexible spending account.
Security clearance sponsorship: Lucayan will sponsor a Secret clearance for the right candidate.
