Federal Proposals & Portfolio Manager

Jobtailor; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Washington, DC seeks a seasoned Portfolio Manager for federal engagements to monitor performance, staffing, utilization, margin, and forecast accuracy, providing portfolio-level metrics to leadership.

You will partner with engagement leaders to align delivery with client outcomes, identify systemic risks, build scalable operational infrastructure, ensure contract alignment and compliance, and support cross-team coordination.

Qualifications

• 4-7 years in consulting, professional services, or portfolio/program management.
• Direct federal contracting experience required.
• Hands-on familiarity with OASIS+, GWACs, GSA schedules, and agency IDIQs/MACs.

Responsibilities

• Monitor portfolio performance and financial transparency, including staffing, utilization, margin, and forecast accuracy.
• Provide portfolio-level metrics for leadership.
• Partner with engagement leaders to align delivery with client outcomes.
• Identify and resolve systemic delivery risks.
• Build appropriately scaled operational infrastructure.
• Own operational rigor on federal engagements, including contract alignment, documentation, and compliance.
• Help pursue and win task orders through OASIS+, GWACs, GSA schedules, and agency IDIQs.
• Maintain awareness of the federal pipeline.
• Build relationships across the Washington, DC contracting ecosystem.
• Support cross-team coordination between US and international teams.
• Support hiring and workforce planning.
• Report to the Product Owner of the firm's US Consulting business and work closely with the COO.

Skills

Portfolio Management

Financial Transparency Monitoring

Utilization Analysis

Margin Management

Forecast Accuracy

Operational Infrastructure Development

Risk Identification and Resolution

Contract Alignment

Documentation Compliance

Proposal Capture Know-How

Influencing Senior Leaders

Relationship Building

Tools

OASIS+

GWACs (Alliant 2, 8(a) STARS III, CIO-SP3)

GSA Multiple Award Schedules

Agency IDIQs/MACs

Job description

Jobtailor in Washington, DC seeks a seasoned Portfolio Manager for federal engagements to monitor performance, staffing, utilization, margin, and forecast accuracy, providing portfolio-level metrics to leadership.

You will partner with engagement leaders to align delivery with client outcomes, identify systemic risks, build scalable operational infrastructure, ensure contract alignment and compliance, and support cross-team coordination.