ATL is seeking a hands-on, results-driven
Senior Program Manager to lead a portfolio of federal programs across the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and federal civilian markets. This position is accountable for three primary outcomes:
- Cost: Accurate estimating, disciplined cost management, reliable forecasting, and achievement of program financial objectives.
- Performance: Successful contract execution, strong CPARS ratings, high customer satisfaction, effective communication, and accountability for results.
- Business Development: Organic growth within existing accounts, strong customer relationships, and identification of adjacent opportunities.
The Senior Program Manager will manage programs operating under multiple contract vehicles (IDIQs, GWACs, BPAs, Stand Alone Contracts, etc) and contract types (Firm-Fixed-Price, Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour, and cost-reimbursement). The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of federal project economics and be able to build bottom-up cost estimates, manage program budgets, forecast program performance, and take corrective action when financial or operational results deviate from plan.
This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to customers, provide leadership and direction to project and program managers, and work closely with ATL's finance, contracts, operations, capture, and business development teams.
This can be a remote position in any existing and/or potential Federal customer location, with the potential travel of approximately 10% to 45%.
Measures of SuccessSuccess in this position will be measured by:
- Accurate budgets, cost estimates, forecasts, and Estimates at Completion.
- Achievement of program revenue, margin, utilization, and cash-flow objectives.
- Effective management of funding, contract ceilings, and cost exposure.
- On-time, compliant, and high-quality delivery of contract requirements.
- Strong CPARS ratings and consistently high customer satisfaction.
- Prompt identification and resolution of program risks and performance issues.
- Clear communication and accountability across customers, employees, subcontractors, and leadership.
- Retention and expansion of existing programs.
- Measurable organic revenue growth and development of qualified opportunities within assigned accounts.
Key Responsibilities/Requirements:Program Financial and Contract Management
- Maintain accountability for the financial performance of assigned programs, including revenue, cost, margin, funding, cash flow, staffing, and utilization.
- Manage programs and task orders across FFP, T&M/Labor-Hour, and cost-reimbursement contract types, as well as GWACs, IDIQs, BPAs, and single- or multiple-award vehicles.
- Develop and validate bottom-up cost estimates and Bases of Estimate incorporating labor, indirect rates, subcontractors, travel, materials, other direct costs, and program risk.
- Prepare annual budgets, operating plans, monthly forecasts, Estimates to Complete, and Estimates at Completion.
- Monitor actual performance against budget and forecast; analyze cost, schedule, staffing, and utilization variances; and implement corrective actions.
- Track contract funding, ceilings, periods of performance, option years, task-order limitations, and burn rates to prevent overruns, funding gaps, or unauthorized work.
- Ensure invoices are timely, accurate, adequately supported, and consistent with contract terms and completed services.
- Coordinate with finance and contracts teams to resolve billing, funding, subcontractor, modification, scope, and contract-administration matters.
- Support contract negotiations and pricing development to ensure costs are competitive, traceable, realistic, and aligned with the technical and staffing approach.
Program Performance and Portfolio Leadership
- Lead the successful execution of assigned programs across scope, schedule, cost, quality, staffing, risk, compliance, and customer satisfaction.
- Establish program objectives, performance measures, milestones, governance processes, reporting requirements, and evaluation frameworks.
- Ensure all contractual deliverables are accurate, compliant, and submitted on schedule.
- Drive performance that supports strong CPARS ratings, high customer satisfaction, positive past-performance references, option-year exercises, extensions, and recompete success.
- Lead program kickoffs, phase-ins, transitions, operational reviews, option-year planning, and contract closeout activities.
- Maintain current program documentation, including budgets, forecasts, staffing plans, deliverable schedules, quality plans, risk registers, action-item logs, and contract files.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and management oversight to program managers, project managers, and geographically dispersed teams.
- Manage workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, retention, performance management, and succession planning.
- Monitor subcontractor performance and ensure compliance with cost, schedule, quality, reporting, and contractual requirements.
- Apply Lean Six Sigma and continuous process improvement practices to strengthen reporting, information flow, operational processes, organizational planning, and service delivery.
- Provide portfolio-level reporting that gives leadership clear visibility into financial performance, delivery status, customer satisfaction, risks, corrective actions, and growth potential.
Customer Relationships, Account Management, and Organic Growth
- Serve as the primary management point of contact and trusted advisor for assigned customers, contracts, and acquisition stakeholders.
- Build and maintain relationships with Contracting Officers, Contracting Officer's Representatives, program managers, technical leads, acquisition personnel, and other customer stakeholders before and after award.
- Communicate proactively with customers, employees, subcontractors, and ATL leadership regarding performance, risks, funding, staffing, and recommended solutions.
- Ensure customer concerns are promptly acknowledged, assigned to an accountable owner, tracked, resolved, and communicated through closure.
- Develop strategic account plans that include customer profiles, stakeholder maps, mission priorities, targeted programs, revenue objectives, forecasts, and action items.
- Identify organic-growth opportunities through scope expansion, new task orders, modifications, option years, follow-on work, recompetes, and adjacent requirements.
- Maintain a qualified account pipeline and provide accurate weekly, monthly, and quarterly forecasts.
- Coordinate with technical, capture, pricing, contracts, and business development teams to shape executable, properly staffed, and competitively priced solutions.
- Support SBA 8(a) direct-award strategies, particularly for Alaska Native Corporations, Native Hawaiian Organizations, and tribally owned companies.
- Develop productive relationships with teaming partners, subcontractors, technology providers, and other strategic partners.
- Ensure customers understand ATL's capabilities and view the company as a responsive, reliable, and mission-focused solution provider.
Capture and Proposal Support
- Support federal capture and proposal activities, including Sources Sought Notices, RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, task-order responses, and direct-award opportunities.
- Serve as Proposal Manager or volume lead for technical, management, past-performance, or cost/price volumes when assigned.
- Develop proposal schedules, compliance matrices, outlines, assignments, review plans, and action-item trackers.
- Coordinate proposal inputs from subject-matter experts, capture managers, subcontractors, pricing personnel, and corporate support teams.
- Lead proposal standups, checkpoint reviews, and color-team cycles while enforcing schedules, quality standards, and solicitation compliance.
- Align proposal responses with customer mission requirements, ATL differentiators, capture strategy, and win themes.
- Coordinate with pricing and finance stakeholders to develop staffing models, cost strategies, pricing assumptions, BOEs, and cost narratives.
- Review final proposal content for accuracy, consistency, quality, and compliance, and manage timely submission.
Consolidated Required Experience and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of relevant government-contracting experience, including a minimum of eight years of progressive federal program management, account management, client advisory, or business development responsibility. A master's degree is preferred.
- Demonstrated program management experience supporting the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, or federal civilian agencies.
- Experience supporting multiple federal customers, such as the U.S. Army, DOJ, or comparable defense, national-security, law-enforcement, or civilian organizations.
- Demonstrated experience managing FFP, T&M/Labor-Hour, and cost-reimbursement contracts.
- Experience managing work under GWACs, IDIQs, BPAs, and single- or multiple-award contract vehicles.
- Strong knowledge of federal project economics, including budgeting, forecasting, revenue, margin, cash flow, labor utilization, funding, burn rates, cost variance analysis, Estimates to Complete, and Estimates at Completion.
- Demonstrated ability to develop bottom-up cost estimates, staffing models, Bases of Estimate, pricing assumptions, and program budgets.
- Proven record of successful federal contract execution, strong customer relationships, high customer satisfaction, and favorable performance outcomes.
- Experience with SBA 8(a) organizations and direct-award contracting, preferably involving an ANC, NHO, or tribally owned company delivering professional or information technology services.
- Experience developing strategic account plans, identifying organic-growth opportunities, maintaining pipelines, and supporting capture and proposal activities.
- Ability to lead new-program kickoffs, contract transitions, operational reviews, and end-of-contract closeouts.
- Demonstrated ability to lead program and project managers, manage competing priorities, and hold teams accountable for financial, operational, contractual, and customer commitments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, negotiation, collaboration, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams. Experience with Costpoint, GovWin, CRM platforms, and SharePoint is preferred.
- PMP certification.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification or higher.
- Specialized training or experience in account management, contract management, pricing, capture, or federal proposal development is highly desirable.
Physical/ Other Requirements- Candidates must reside in proximity of identified potential Federal customers
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. May need to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.
- Candidates MUST have U.S. citizenship and be able to pass a government background investigation
- Must have a valid driver's license and a clean driving record.
- Currently possess TS clearance or the ability to qualify for one.
