Senior Program Manager

ACT1 Federal$180K — $200K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field (program management, business, engineering, etc.)
  • 10+ years of experience in program management or related fields
  • Experience leading complex defense or industrial-base programs
  • Familiarity with integrated master schedules and program metrics
  • Strong ability to prepare executive reports and briefings
  • Active Top Secret Clearance required

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily execution and integration of support for TASC initiatives
  • Establish work plans, performance measures, and milestones for TASC actions
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams for actionable plans
  • Identify and address program dependencies and resource conflicts
  • Develop and maintain execution plans and risk registers
  • Track recovery actions and drive timely resolutions
  • Prepare executive reports and recommendations for senior leaders

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Educational and Professional Development opportunities
  • 401K with employer match
Full Job Description
Position Title: Senior Program Manager

Location: Arlington, Virginia

Category: Contingent upon contract award

Schedule (FT/PT): Full Time

Travel Required: N/A

Shift: Day

Remote Type: Hybrid

Clearance required: Top Secret clearance required

Salary: $180,000 - $200,000

***THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD***

Description: ACT1 Federal is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager will lead and integrate TASC activities supporting defense production recovery, supplier capacity, industrial-base resilience, and senior-level decision making.

Responsibilities:

Program Leadership and Integration
  • Lead day-to-day execution and integration of TASC support across assigned PAE, weapon-system, supplier-capacity, and industrial-base priorities.
  • Establish integrated priorities, work plans, milestones, owners, dependencies, and performance measures for TASC initiatives and recovery actions.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary SMEs in production, supply chain, acquisition, finance, data, engineering, and industrial-base analysis to develop executable courses of action.
  • Identify cross-program dependencies, decision points, resource conflicts, schedule risks, and issues requiring Government leadership attention or escalation.

Program Execution and Performance Management
  • Develop and maintain integrated execution plans, action trackers, decision calendars, risk registers, and performance measures for assigned TASC priorities.
  • Track recovery actions, supplier interventions, investments, contracting actions, and production milestones; identify variance and drive timely resolution or escalation.
  • Ensure TASC analyses and recommendations are supported by validated production, supplier, schedule, cost, technical, and acquisition information.
  • Integrate risks, dependencies, funding, acquisition, technical, and industrial-base considerations into practical implementation strategies and leadership decisions.
  • Lead working sessions, program reviews, site engagements, and follow-up actions with program offices, Navy commands, prime contractors, suppliers, and authorized stakeholders.

TASC Team Integration and Decision Support
  • Serve as the senior program-management integrator for TASC leadership and assigned PAE and weapon-system priorities.
  • Integrate production, schedule, supplier, engineering, acquisition, financial, investment, and program information into executable courses of action.
  • Coordinate actions across DASN DIB, PAEs, program offices, systems commands, contracting, engineering, logistics, financial management, production facilities, and industry stakeholders.
  • Prepare executive program reviews, issue papers, decision briefings, integrated action plans, risk assessments, and recommendations for senior Government leadership.

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in program management, business, engineering, acquisition, operations management, or a related discipline.
  • 10+ years' experience in program management, acquisition, defense programs, production, operations, or a closely related field.
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex defense, acquisition, production, or industrial-base programs involving multiple organizations and senior stakeholders.
  • Experience with integrated master schedules, program metrics, risk and issue management, action tracking, executive reporting, and cross-functional program execution.
  • Ability to organize complex work, establish accountability, manage dependencies, and drive execution toward measurable program and production outcomes.
  • Experience preparing program reviews, integrated action plans, executive briefings, and executive decision materials for Government or industry leadership.
  • Active Top Secret Clearance required.

Benefits:
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
  • ACT1 Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Company Paid Short-Term Disability
  • Voluntary Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • 401K with employer match
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Military Leave
  • Education, Training & Professional Development
  • Voluntary Accidental Injury/Critical Illness/Hospital Care
  • Voluntary Pet Insurance, Legal Resources, and Identity Protection


Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

  • If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you'll periodically work from a ACT1 Federal or client site facility.
  • If this position is listed as onsite, you'll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

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