Deputy Program Manager

StratasCorp Technologies; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

StratasCorp Technologies in Chesapeake, VA is seeking an experienced Deputy Program Manager to assist the Program Manager with day-to-day operations, scheduling, team coordination, and compliance in a defense contracting environment.

The role requires leadership and strong communication to manage multiple workstreams, interface with government leadership, and oversee PMO activities. Local candidates with an active Secret clearance and a Bachelor's degree are preferred.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project/program management, IT, or related field.
• Minimum of 7–10 years Deputy Program Manager experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day operations and schedule management.
• Coordinate teams and supervise Team Leads.
• Interface with government leadership and respond to data calls as needed.
• Assist with policy updates and knowledge management initiatives.
• Directly supervise functional Team Leads.
• Coordinate task planning and ensure alignment between SOW/PWS, staffing and subcontractor activities.
• Maintain PMO, track milestones, dependencies, and deadlines.
• Manage daily program activities and ensure priorities and deliverables are met.
• Identify and escalate schedule or performance risks to the Program Manager.
• Support data calls, quality reviews, and customer audits.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

PMO coordination

Schedule management

Team coordination

Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration / related field

Tools

MS Project

PMI methodologies

Job description

Our team has an immediate need for an experienced Deputy Program Manager. The Deputy will assist the Program Manager with day-to-day operations, schedule management, team coordination, customer engagement, and compliance activities using the PMI-based project management practice. This role requires strong leadership, communication, organization, and the ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams in a dynamic defense contracting environment.

This role is on-site in Chesapeake, VA. This is not a remote role, although occasional hybrid ability may be available. MUST BE LOCAL TO CHESAPEAKE, VA.

Job Description

• Serve as deputy to the Program Manager, assisting with top-level oversight of contractual execution by leading meetings, interfacing with senior members of government leadership, and responding to urgent taskings and/or data calls when needed
• Serve as secondary point of contact with government customers and stakeholders.
• Complete administrative tasking as needed, such as bimonthly timesheet approvals, oversight of certification and training completed by team members.
• Assist with modernizing and implementing internal policies and procedures conducive to the Stratas team. To include, improving Knowledge Management practices and manager professional development
• Directly supervise functional Team Leads
• Assist with special projects and other corporate led tasking
• Coordinate task planning and ensure alignment between SOW/PWS requirements, work packages, staffing, and subcontractor activities.
• Help maintain a Project Management Office (PMO), track dependencies, milestones, and deadlines.
• Manage and track daily program activities, ensuring teams understand priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Monitor progress using milestone tracking, percent-complete estimates, and issue logs.
• Identify and escalation potential schedule or performance risks to the Program Manager.
• Tracking of multiple departmental activities, projects, efforts and outcomes
• Support data calls, quality reviews, and customer audits.

Job Requirements

• Active Secret Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project/program management, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Minimum of 7-10 years of Deputy Program Manager experience

The anticipated salary range for this role is $140,000 to $150,000 annually. The anticipated salary range for this position is provided in accordance with applicable pay transparency laws. The final starting salary will be determined based on a variety of job-related factors, including the selected candidate's qualifications, skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and work location (where applicable), as well as internal equity and market considerations.

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