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Job Title: Senior Manager
Location: Crystal City, Virginia (DHS Facility - NOT a remote position)
Program Overview:
LEGAL INTERPRETING SERVICES, INC. is seeking a Senior Manager to serve as Key Personnel in support of the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations Worksite Enforcement Unit (DHS-ICE HSI/WSEU).
The Senior Manager will provide day-to-day program leadership, workforce oversight, quality control, reporting, staffing coordination, and customer interface support for a geographically dispersed team of Junior Compliance Officers supporting I-9 audit and investigative support activities. This role requires strong federal contract management experience, demonstrated ability to manage distributed personnel, and the ability to operate in a sensitive law enforcement support environment.
The selected candidate must be available to the Government during normal business hours and able to respond within 3 hours during non-standard hours, including emergencies, government closures, or urgent operational needs.
Job Duties:
- Direct and manage deployed SAMA (Security Assistance, Mentors & Advisors) personnel; provide planning, administration, project management, travel coordination, and current operations support.
- Receive and process air and ground movement requests for Embassy Air and DOS Charter Air movements and secure ground transportation.
- Coordinate MILAIR rotary and fixed-wing movements; maintain access to and use USTRANSCOM Single Mobility System (SMS).
- Track and record Embassy Air/Ground movements, exceptions to policy, and Distinguished Visitor movements.
- Submit daily accountability.
- Update the COR on SAMA personnel travel as required.
- Coordinate movements (Embassy Air, DOS Charter, ground, DV movements) and provide a monthly movement summary to the COR/KO.
Required Qualifications
- 2 Years of Management Experience
- Advanced Degree with 10 Years of Experience, or Bachelor's with 15 years of Experience.
- Experience leading geographically dispersed teams or multi-site operations.
- Demonstrated knowledge and application in the areas of administrative policies, audits, program management, federal contract management, and financial management.
- Experience in problem solving, critical thinking, and triaging workload is critical.
- Strong background in program management, staffing management, workforce coordination, or operational support.
- Experience supporting investigative, compliance, audit, law enforcement, immigration, public safety, or regulatory programs.
- Ability to manage performance requirements, deliverables, reporting, quality control, and personnel accountability.
- Experience coordinating directly with Government customers, CORs, program managers, and contracting personnel.
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with senior Government stakeholders.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines across locations.
- Ability to work in a sensitive information environment involving confidential, controlled, or privacy-protected information.
- Ability to pass DHS/ICE personnel security vetting and obtain a favorable preliminary fitness determination prior to start.
- Ability to complete required DHS/ICE training and maintain annual or recurring training compliance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior DHS, ICE, HSI, law enforcement, or immigration-related program support experience.
- Experience with I-9 audits, worksite enforcement, employment eligibility verification, compliance review, or document examination.
- Experience managing labor-hour contracts.
- Experience supporting Office of Inspector General, investigative, compliance, fraud detection, or regulatory review programs.
- Experience preparing staffing plans, quality control plans, monthly status reports, and performance metrics.
- Experience managing cleared, public trust, or fitness-vetted personnel.
- PMP, FAC-COR support experience, or other program management credential preferred but not required.
- Experience with rapid recruiting, surge staffing, and retention planning.
