Program Manager

Job Description

Serves as the contractor's primary interface with the Governments Contracting Officer, Government Contracting officer's Representative (COR), and Government Technical Monitor.

Responsible for formulating and enforcing work standards, assigning contractor schedules, reviewing work discrepancies, supervising contractor personnel, and communicating policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to subordinates.

Manage the development and preparation of proposals for the program and serve as the primary contact to respond.

Determines the necessary schedules for proposal submittal, proposal preparation, pricing, and review the proposal for responsiveness to the program's requirements.

Establishes budgets, forecasts, manpower, equipment, and supply needs for assigned area of responsibility.

Designs, conducts and/or facilitates the preparation of the efficient and effective program metrics, other reports, and briefings as required.

Responsible for the overall development life cycle for the environment and the ability to manage complex projects on schedule and within budget.

Work with customers, senior officials, engineers, and software developers to develop a strategy and road map that provides compelling and value-add innovations and new capabilities.

Responsible for all staffing decisions, skill mix, and assessments.

Instill best practices for Agile software development and corresponding documentation, ensure designs meet requirements, and responsible for delivering high-quality services.

Formulate and enforce work standards, assign contractor schedules, review work discrepancies, supervise contractor personnel and communicate policies, purposes, and goals to the organization.

Organize, direct and coordinate planning and implementation of all contract support activities.

Be responsible for the business development within current customer base and/or for new customers.

*Position contingent upon award of contract

Active TS Clearance

At least 3 years of PM experience as a contractor

At least 15 years of DoD experience in Information Management, Data Management, Cloud Modernization and Migration, Data Center Operation and Modernization, and Cybersecurity

Excellent oral briefing and writing skills to engage with leadership at the SES or Flag Officer Level

5 years of experience with MDA as a contractor or GS/SES

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 15 years of Defense Industry Experience.

Extensive hands-on technical expertise.

Deep understanding of DevSecOps, automation and virtualization technologies, cloud architecture, containerization, storage, etc.

Data analytics focus and firm understanding of digital transformation.

Strong background of leading projects and teams.

Strong business and technical vision.

Deep understanding of a software development team and Agile framework.

Exceptional customer relationship skills to include the ability to uncover true requirements, recommend alternative solutions and approaches, and lead engineering efforts that meet aggressive timelines.

Self-motivated and comfortable with independent and team problem solving.

Excellent organization skills.

Excellent with Oral and Written Communications.

Demonstrated ability to manage complex programs that include multiple subcontractors, material vendors, and demanding customers.

Demonstrated ability to manage costs on a multimillion-dollar design and development program to include estimates at complete (EAC) and other cost accounting methods.