DoD Program Manager - Classified Projects Lead

Apogee Research, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

FSAs

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Paid holidays

Transit/garage parking

Job summary

Apogee Research, Arlington, VA, seeks a Program Manager (full-time, in person) to oversee management aspects of R&D efforts supporting PIs and executives. The role bridges customers and technical teams to deliver complex solutions, from DARPA research to deployment, with travel required and a DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

The position requires leading funded contracts, coordinating cross-team efforts, and managing budgets and schedules.

Qualifications

• Experience as a program manager for DoD contracts, including classified contracts.
• Proven record of meeting deadlines, delivering on all contract deliverables, and attention to detail.
• Experience in proposal management (unclassified and classified) and familiarity with proposal color reviews.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze cost and schedule to identify program risk.
• Experience producing action items, developing metrics, and developing/tracking risk mitigation plans.
• Demonstrable track record of successful customer, team, and company senior management interaction.
• Ability to multitask and set priorities in a deadline-oriented, highly matrixed environment across several projects and teams.
• Comfort working on programs building weapon systems in support of national security.

Responsibilities

• Ensure contracts are properly funded, executed on schedule and on budget, and with technical efforts aligned with the contract scope.
• Submit accurate and professional contractual deliverables on time.
• Coordinate among technical, IT, security, executive management, finance, and accounting teams to ensure projects are executed on time and within budget.
• Plan and manage staff allocations for project success in a fluid research-based environment.
• Manage multiple programs concurrently and collaborate with other programs to share resources to maximize benefits for the customer and company.
• Manage unclassified and classified proposals and write programmatic sections of proposals.
• Day to day responsibilities include: project progress tracking, project finance and budget tracking, personnel assignment and labor hours tracking, deliverable review and submittal, schedule, and progress reporting.

Skills

Program management

DoD contracts

Proposal management

Cost & schedule analysis

Risk mitigation

Stakeholder management

Team coordination

PMP

Education

BS or BA

MA/MS in engineering or management

Job description

Apogee Research, Arlington, VA, seeks a Program Manager (full-time, in person) to oversee management aspects of R&D efforts supporting PIs and executives. The role bridges customers and technical teams to deliver complex solutions, from DARPA research to deployment, with travel required and a DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

The position requires leading funded contracts, coordinating cross-team efforts, and managing budgets and schedules.