Senior Program Manager

FedWriters

• $110K — $130K *
Tampa, FL 33647In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active DoD Top Secret security clearance
  • Minimum 10 years of program management experience in DoD contracts
  • Experience managing contract cost, schedule, performance, and risk in federal contracting
  • Proven leadership in technical teams and complex engineering projects
  • Desired experience in special operations aviation programs
  • Knowledge of special operations fixed-wing and unmanned systems

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary contact for senior government stakeholders and foster strong relationships
  • Manage all aspects of the contract including scope, deliverables, and reporting
  • Oversee program budget and track funding and expenditures
  • Lead and prioritize a specialized team of engineers
  • Identify emerging user requirements and shape acquisition strategies
  • Deliver regular status reports and performance reviews to leadership
  • Identify and mitigate technical, schedule, funding, and personnel risks

Benefits

  • Full-time on-site position with standard business hours
  • Occasional travel for meetings, conferences, and test events
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in special operations
  • Engagement with senior government stakeholders
  • Potential for career advancement in a high-stakes environment
Full Job Description
Overview

Join our team as a Senior Program Manager and support a Department of Defense customer by leading an emerging technologies lab that evaluates new capabilities for special operations aviation. You will manage contract scope, budget, schedule, and a team of senior engineers, ensure promising technologies are assessed rigorously and transitioned to programs of record.

 

**Position is contingent upon contract award**

 

 

Work Schedule and Location:

On-Site: This full-time on-site position will work Monday through Friday, standard business hours at MacDill AFB and nearby Tampa, FL offices.  Occasional travel to meetings, conferences, and test events.

Responsibilities
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for senior government stakeholders and build lasting working relationships.
  • Manage all aspects of the contract: scope, deliverables, modifications, and reporting.
  • Oversee the program budget, track funding lines and expenditures, and keep all work within financial limits.
  • Lead and prioritize a team of highly specialized test, integration, software, and communications engineers.
  • Identify emerging user requirements through conferences and assessments, and help shape acquisition strategies.
  • Deliver regular status reports, financial updates, and performance reviews to corporate and government leadership.
  • Identify technical, schedule, funding, and personnel risks early and drive mitigation.

 

Qualifications

Required: 

  • Active DoD Top Secret security clearance
  • Minimum 10 years of program management experience supporting DoD contracts
  • Demonstrated experience managing contract cost, schedule, performance, and risk mitigation in a DoD or federal contracting environment
  • Proven ability to lead technical teams and manage complex engineering projects

Desired: 

  • Program management experience directly supporting special operations aviation programs
  • Working knowledge of special operations fixed-wing and unmanned systems, subsystems, and specialized technologies

 

 

Pay Range

Negotiable

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