Contractor Program Manager (CPM) – TS/SCI

STEMBoard; Town of Springfield (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, Vision, and Dental

Paid Leave (20 days)

401K Match

Training reimbursement

Parental/maternity leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Bereavement pay

Military leave

Job summary

STEMBoard is seeking an experienced Contractor Program Manager to support NGA’s IMUA GEOINT Ground program. You will lead contract performance, schedules, staffing, security deliverables, and financial reporting while coordinating with government stakeholders.

You will supervise personnel, manage multi-million dollar budgets, and oversee program risk across geographically distributed sites. A TS/SCI clearance and strong PM leadership are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in a business-related field with 7–10+ years of program management.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required; able to work with sensitive information.
• Experience leading government contracts of similar scope and complexity.
• Ability to manage budgets, schedules, and risk across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contractor POC with NGA IMUA Program Office.
• Oversee performance, schedules, staffing, safety, and modifications.
• Monitor contractual expenditures, burn rate, and financial reporting.
• Communicate risks and resolution plans to Government PM and COR.
• Lead PMO activities and coordinate quarterly reviews with leadership.
• Ensure continuity of mission support during transitions and staffing changes.
• Develop and maintain Program Management Plan and Quality Control Plan.

Skills

Program management

Budget management

Staff supervision

Multi-site coordination

Vendor/subcontractor oversight

Risk management

Independent decision-making

Stakeholder coordination

DoD/IC experience

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Master’s degree in Business

Job description

STEMBoard is seeking an experienced Contractor Program Manager (CPM) to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) under the Integrated Mission and Unified Acquisitions (IMUA) GEOINT Ground program. The IMUA GEOINT Ground effort provides NGA with lifecycle acquisition, business operations and program management, and financial/budget management support. The program is designed to provide flexible and responsive support to NGA mission requirements.

The CPM will serve as the primary contractor point of contact with the IMUA Program Office and will provide program-level oversight across contract performance, personnel, schedules, financial reporting, security requirements, training, and contract modifications. The CPM will work closely with the Government Program Manager and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to identify and communicate risks, issues, and resolution plans while ensuring successful execution of contract requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary contractor POC with the IMUA Program Office.
• Oversee contract performance, schedules, staffing, personnel, training, security deliverables, and modifications.
• Monitor financial performance, including contract expenditures and burn rate.
• Maintain regular communication with the Government PM and COR.
• Identify and communicate significant program risks and issues and develop/track resolution plans.
• Maintain program-level knowledge of relevant NGA programs, projects, and activities.
• Support preparation of monthly financial, staffing, and activity reports.
• Support quarterly program management reviews with Government leadership.
• Provide oversight of contractor personnel performance and staffing.
• Support development and maintenance of the Program Management Plan and Quality Control Plan.
• Support contract transition activities and ensure continuity of mission support.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Business-related field and ten (10) years of Program Management experience with demonstrated ability to lead contracts of similar scope and complexity; OR Master’s degree in a Business-related field and seven (7) years of Program Management experience with demonstrated ability to lead contracts of similar scope and complexity; experience managing programs/projects within the Department of War (DoW) and/or Intelligence Community (IC) is desired.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Independent decision-making authority over program budget, schedule, and risk.
• Experience coordinating with multiple government stakeholder organizations or agencies on a single program.
• Demonstrated experience directly supervising personnel, including subordinate leads (e.g., Deputy Program Manager), employees, and subcontractors.
• Demonstrated experience managing programs or contracts with personnel or performance locations distributed across multiple geographic sites.
• Experience managing multi-million dollar program budgets and/or multiple funding streams (e.g., O&M, RDT&E).

Desired:

• PMP certification or comparable project management certification is desired.
• Experience managing programs/projects within the Department of War and/or Intelligence Community, is desired.
• Previous or current experience supporting any of the following NGA PEO GEOINT Ground (PG) offices/divisions is desired: Dissemination and Access Program Office (PGA), Needs and Collection Office (PGC), Data Management Technologies Office (PGD), Sensitive GEOINT Integrated Program Office (PGG), International Solutions Office (PGI), Sensor Integration (PGS)
• Previous or current experience supporting any of the following NGA Commercial Operations (SC) offices/divisions is desired: Commercial GEOINT Discovery and Assessments Office (SCD), Commercial Requirements Office (SCR)
• Previous or current experience supporting NGA’s Source Operations Group (SX) offices/divisions is desired including SIX, SXM, SXS, and SXZ.
• Experience leading a Program Management Office (PMO), including oversight of multiple concurrent projects or workstreams within a single program or contract, is desired.
• Experience supporting contract transition-in/transition-out activities is desired.
• Experience implementing staffing or retention strategies in a high-turnover program environment is desired.

Benefits:

• Healthcare, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• 20 Days of Paid Leave
• 401K Matching
• Training/Certification Reimbursement
• Bereavement Pay
• Short term/long term disability
• Paid Parental/Maternity Leave
• Wellness Leave
• Life Insurance
• Paid Military Leave

STEMBoard is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age, or genetic information. Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation. STEMBoard is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.