Federal Program Manager — Emergency Management (Part-Time)

Harkcon Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 140,000; Part time

Job summary

Harkcon Inc. seeks a part-time Program Manager to lead an anticipated federal program supporting emergency management, national preparedness, and high-volume document development.

The role will coordinate across technical research, data analysis, and practitioner engagement at FEMA’s National Integration Center in Washington, DC, with on-site work and potential telework as allowed. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years managing complex programs, and strong written communication,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• At least five years of recent experience managing a contract or program of similar size and complexity.
• Demonstrated ability to manage several complex, time-critical activities simultaneously, including technical or data-processing activities.
• Experience developing and executing detailed project work plans, schedules, staffing plans, and management reports.
• Excellent written communication, briefing, facilitation, and customer management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the program from transition and project initiation through delivery, acceptance, and closeout.
• Develop and maintain the Project Work Plan, milestones, resource and cost information, and burn-line projections.
• Develop and maintain the integrated schedule, staffing plan, risk register, quality controls, and performance measures.
• Coordinate multiple complex and time-critical activities involving technical research, data analysis, document development, practitioner engagement, and publication support.
• Direct the Deputy Program Manager, analysts, quality personnel, technical specialists, and part-time subject matter experts.
• Anticipate customer needs and translate priorities into clear assignments, milestones, and resource plans.
• Monitor labor utilization, subcontractor performance, deliverable status, risks, corrective actions, and customer decisions.
• Lead weekly COR updates and ensure monthly status reports address labor hours by labor category, direct costs, technical progress, schedule status, travel, risks, concerns, and recommendations.
• Ensure the workforce understands and complies with applicable FEMA and DHS safety, security, facility-access, conduct, records-management, and information-protection requirements.
• Maintain continuity of operations and provide qualified coverage when personnel are unavailable.

Skills

Excellent written communication

Customer management

Facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Project Management Professional certification

Advanced degree

Job description

Harkcon Inc. seeks a part-time Program Manager to lead an anticipated federal program supporting emergency management, national preparedness, and high-volume document development.

The role will coordinate across technical research, data analysis, and practitioner engagement at FEMA’s National Integration Center in Washington, DC, with on-site work and potential telework as allowed. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years managing complex programs, and strong written communication,