Director of Operations - Gov’t Contracts & Growth

The Malwin Company; Lafayette (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

The Malwin Company, an aerospace and defense enterprise, seeks a Director of Operations to lead Lafayette, Colorado site operations and drive cross-functional execution. You will own budget, planning, compliance, and customer interfaces while protecting engineering bandwidth for funded projects.

The role blends strategic planning with hands-on management across programs, government contracts, and workforce development, delivering growth and operational leverage for technical teams.

Qualifications

• Significant operations leadership experience in a government-contracting or regulated technical environment.
• Experience with cost-type contracts and DCAA-compliant operating environments.
• Familiarity with SBIR/STTR programs.
• Experience managing technical teams in engineering, research, electronics, sensors, or related complex environments.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and P&L responsibility.
• Experience working with government customers, contracting stakeholders, auditors, or regulatory functions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, programs, and stakeholder needs.
• Ability to work on-site in Lafayette, Colorado and obtain required security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day site operations, priorities, operating rhythm, and execution.
• Oversee delivery across an active portfolio of government-funded programs and contracts.
• Maintain a strong DCAA-compliant operating posture across applicable cost-type contracts.
• Serve as a key management interface with government customers, contracting stakeholders, auditors, and funding agencies.
• Support execution and growth of SBIR/STTR programs.
• Own site-level financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and P&L accountability.
• Protect engineering capacity by resolving operational and administrative issues that would otherwise divert technical personnel from project and proposal work.
• Support non-technical aspects of proposal development, including budgets, documentation, certifications, and submission requirements.
• Manage, develop, and retain a highly technical workforce.
• Partner with Human Capital on staffing, development, retention, and organizational needs.
• Work closely with technical leadership to support program execution, customer commitments, and organizational growth.
• Drive site integration and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and address operational, financial, compliance, customer, and workforce risks.
• Help evaluate investments in tools, infrastructure, and capabilities that support future growth.

Skills

Operations leadership

Cost-type contracts

DCAA requirements

SBIR/STTR familiarity

Government customers

Budgeting/Forecasting

P&L responsibility

Strategic planning

Hands-on execution

Leadership skills

Job description

The Malwin Company, an aerospace and defense enterprise, seeks a Director of Operations to lead Lafayette, Colorado site operations and drive cross-functional execution. You will own budget, planning, compliance, and customer interfaces while protecting engineering bandwidth for funded projects.

The role blends strategic planning with hands-on management across programs, government contracts, and workforce development, delivering growth and operational leverage for technical teams.