Deputy Program Manager

MANTECH; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH is seeking an experienced Deputy Program Manager to lead DoD/CNO delivery efforts at Fort Meade, MD. You will direct cross‑functional teams, manage cost and schedule performance, and serve as the primary liaison between the PMO, customers, and leadership.

The role requires a strong background in program management, DoD programs, and earned value management, with a current TS/SCI clearance. You will oversee staffing, contracts, and risk mitigation to ensure successful delivery of complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, project management, engineering, computer science, logistics, or related field.
• At least three (3) years’ experience supporting overall engineering integration for complex DoD, other Government Agency or commercial programs or projects.
• Strong management skills: including at least seven (7) years’ experience managing teams/programs.
• Experience conducting requirements analysis, resource allocation, project costing, deliverable tracking, scheduling, and financial monitoring and reporting.
• Current certification in PMP, FAC-P/PM Mid-Level, or DAWIA Level 2 in Program Management.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily technical execution and contractual compliance, leading cross-functional teams to mitigate program risks and ensure client deliverables.
• Ensure that the technical/financial solutions and schedules in the specific delivery orders are implemented according to program schedules
• Serving as a primary liaison between the PMO, Government customers, and ManTech leadership.
• Organize, direct and coordinate the planning and execution of all activities associated with assigned delivery order projects
• Allocating resources across staffing, facilities, and budgets in alignment with contract requirements
• Reviewing and approving earned value metrics, Estimates to Complete, Funds and Man-hour Expenditure Reports, project costing, schedule performance, and financial deliverables prior to customer submission
• Driving cross-discipline integration to ensure customer objectives are met effectively
• Reviewing and proposing updates to the Integrated Program Baseline or resource-loaded schedules
• Managing risk assessment and mitigation efforts, including budget allocations for risk management
• Oversee staffing management, including recruiting, hiring, direct/indirect personnel training, retention, assignments, teleworking arrangements, and ensuring labor qualification requirements are met
• Oversee technical contract management, including serving as technical lead for sole source ECPs, value engineering submissions, surge options, etc.
• Oversee subcontracts management, including teaming strategies and financial and technical subcontract execution
• Ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, and administrative requirements
• Ensuring quality products and services are delivered

Skills

Leadership

Program management

DoD experience

Requirements analysis

Resource allocation

Financial monitoring

Scheduling

Risk management

Communication

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

PMP

FAC-P/PM Mid-Level

DAWIA Level 2

Job description

MANTECH seeks an experienced and passionate, career and customer-oriented Deputy Program Manager to join our CNO team in Ft. Meade, MD.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Manage daily technical execution and contractual compliance, leading cross-functional teams to mitigate program risks and ensure client deliverables.
• Ensure that the technical/financial solutions and schedules in the specific delivery orders are implemented according to program schedules
• Serving as a primary liaison between the Program Management Office (PMO), Government customers, and ManTech leadership
• Organize, direct and coordinate the planning and execution of all activities associated with assigned delivery order projects
• Allocating resources across staffing, facilities, and budgets in alignment with contract requirements
• Reviewing and approving earned value metrics, Estimates to Complete, Funds and Man-hour Expenditure Reports, project costing, schedule performance, and financial deliverables prior to customer submission
• Driving cross-discipline integration to ensure customer objectives are met effectively
• Reviewing and proposing updates to the Integrated Program Baseline or resource-loaded schedules
• Managing risk assessment and mitigation efforts, including budget allocations for risk management
• Oversee staffing management, including recruiting, hiring, direct/indirect personnel training, retention, assignments, teleworking arrangements, and ensuring labor qualification requirements are met
• Oversee technical contract management, including serving as technical lead for sole source Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), value engineering submissions, surge options, etc.
• Oversee subcontracts management, including teaming strategies and financial and technical subcontract execution
• Ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, and administrative requirements
• Ensuring quality products and services are delivered

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, project management, engineering, computer science, logistics, or related field with 10+ years of related experience as a program or project manager.
• At least three (3) years’ experience supporting overall engineering integration for complex DoD, other Government Agency or commercial programs or projects
• Strong management skills: including at least seven (7) years’ experience managing teams/programs
• Experience conducting requirements analysis, resource allocation, project costing, deliverable tracking, scheduling, and financial monitoring and reporting
• Current certification in PMP, FAC-P/PM Mid-Level, or DAWIA Level 2 in Program Management

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree (or degree/experience in Computer Science or Engineering)
• Fourteen (14) years of experience relating to DoD and major systems or programs
• Experience with Acquisition Management

Clearance Requirement

• Current/Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as, the copy machine/fax machine/computer/printer.