Defense Program Manager – Secret-Cleared, On-Site Leader

First Division Consulting, Inc; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

First Division Consulting, Inc. is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a defense services contract from Fort Detrick, MD.

You will oversee a dispersed team delivering materiel fielding, medical liaison, logistics analysis, and transportation coordination, interfacing with the COR and customer stakeholders. Responsibilities include guiding cost, schedule, and performance, managing labor and subcontractors, and ensuring compliance with program requirements and security standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Fully active Secret clearance required prior to start and during employment.
• 8+ years of program or project management experience in Defense or Federal programs.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and coordinating with government customers and subcontractors.
• Knowledge of DoD/Army logistics, materiel fielding, medical logistics, and federal contract requirements is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse team and manage contract cost, schedule and performance.
• Supervise personnel and subcontractors; set priorities and allocate resources.
• Communicate with COR and customer stakeholders; participate in reviews and site surveys.
• Manage labor, travel costs, property, training, security readiness, and continuity of operations.
• Develop and maintain PM/Quality Control/transition and risk plans; track performance metrics.
• Ensure timely submission of progress reports, invoices, and required documents.
• Monitor fielding schedules, logistics support, staffing, travel, and equipment status.
• Oversee onboarding/offboarding, knowledge transfer, and control of government property and information.
• Identify risks, propose improvements, and implement corrective actions.
• Protect classified information and adhere to privacy and security requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Cost management

Schedule management

Risk management

Contract management

DoD/DoW operations

Clearance (secret)

Communication

MS Office/SharePoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Project

Access

Teams

CoPilot

SharePoint

Job description

First Division Consulting, Inc. is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a defense services contract from Fort Detrick, MD.

You will oversee a dispersed team delivering materiel fielding, medical liaison, logistics analysis, and transportation coordination, interfacing with the COR and customer stakeholders. Responsibilities include guiding cost, schedule, and performance, managing labor and subcontractors, and ensuring compliance with program requirements and security standards.