IDIQ Program Manager

pivotpathsolutions; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Education reimbursement

Employee referral program

HSA/FSA

Job summary

Pivot Path Solutions, LLC in the Washington, D.C. Metro area seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead an IDIQ program for NIST on-site in Gaithersburg, MD.

The role will be the primary management interface with NIST, overseeing multiple concurrent firm-fixed-price task orders, ensuring high-quality performance, staffing, and on-time deliverables.

Candidates should have proven experience managing complex federal programs, multidisciplinary teams, and strong executive communication.

Qualifications

• PhD in Physical Sciences or Computer Science with at least eight years of IT-related studies, technical management, or a combination of both.
• Master’s degree in Physical Sciences or Computer Science with at least 11 years of IT-related studies, technical management, or a combination of both.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary program-management point of contact for NIST, Pivot Path leadership, subcontractors, and task-order teams.
• Provide centralized oversight of all task orders issued under the IDIQ contract.
• Manage technical performance, quality, staffing, schedules, deliverables, risks, and costs across concurrent firm-fixed-price task orders.
• Establish clear roles, reporting relationships, communication procedures, and escalation paths.
• Coordinate task-order planning, staffing, technical execution, quality assurance, and performance reporting.
• Maintain accurate program and task-order records.
• Track task-order deliverables using the Government-provided Redmine application and update status monthly.
• Conduct recurring program reviews covering progress, risks, staffing, quality, corrective actions, and milestones.
• Ensure deliverables receive appropriate technical, quality, and contractual reviews before submission.
• Monitor performance metrics and implement corrective actions for costs, schedule, quality, or technical risks.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, retention, assignment, and replacement of qualified personnel.
• Confirm that assigned personnel meet education, experience, technical, and security requirements.
• Manage subcontractor performance, workshare, communications, deliverables, and compliance.
• Coordinate personnel security processing, system and facility access, and other NIST onboarding requirements.
• Support NIST Associates Information System and foreign-national processing when applicable.
• Maintain productive relationships with Government program, contracting, and technical stakeholders.
• Provide executive-level reporting to Pivot Path leadership regarding contract performance, staffing, financial status, risks, and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee technical work involving IT, databases, scientific data, software engineering, standards, testing tools, references, analytics, and related services.

Skills

Program management

Federal contracting

Leadership

Risk management

Staffing

Recruiting

Multi-task coordination

Communication

Education

PhD in Physical Sciences or CS

Master's in Physical Sciences or CS

Tools

Redmine

Job description

Based in the Washington, D.C. Metro area,Pivot Path Solutions, LLCis a government contracting and business solutions firm that offers enterprise IT solutions, strategic and acquisition planning, organizational development, and medical research and analytics services to help customers adapt and thrive in changing market conditions.

Position Summary

Pivot Path Solutions is seeking a highly qualified Senior Program Manager to serve as the IDIQ Program Manager and principal management lead for a program within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) agency. This is an on-site position in Gaithersburg, MD.

The Senior Program Manager will serve as the primary management interface with NIST and provide oversight of multiple concurrent firm-fixed-price task orders. This position is responsible for ensuring high-quality technical performance, effective staffing, timely deliverables, cost and schedule control, risk management, and customer satisfaction.

The ideal candidate has successfully managed complex federal technology or scientific programs involving multidisciplinary technical teams, multiple task orders, and Government-funded computer science or physical science-based programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary program-management point of contact for NIST, Pivot Path leadership, subcontractors, and task-order teams.
• Provide centralized oversight of all task orders issued under the IDIQ contract.
• Manage technical performance, quality, staffing, schedules, deliverables, risks, and costs across concurrent firm-fixed-price task orders.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, reporting relationships, communication procedures, and escalation paths.
• Coordinate task-order planning, staffing, technical execution, quality assurance, and performance reporting.
• Maintain accurate program and task-order records.
• Track task-order deliverables using the Government-provided Redmine application and update status at least monthly or as required.
• Conduct recurring program reviews covering progress, risks, staffing, quality, corrective actions, and upcoming milestones.
• Ensure deliverables receive appropriate technical, quality, and contractual reviews before submission.
• Monitor performance metrics and implement corrective actions when cost, schedule, quality, or technical risks arise.
• Lead the recruitment, onboarding, retention, assignment, and replacement of qualified personnel.
• Confirm that assigned personnel meet applicable education, experience, technical, and security requirements.
• Manage subcontractor performance, workshare, communications, deliverables, and compliance.
• Coordinate personnel security processing, system and facility access, and other NIST onboarding requirements.
• Support NIST Associates Information System and authorized foreign-national processing when applicable.
• Maintain productive relationships with Government program, contracting, and technical stakeholders.
• Provide executive-level reporting to Pivot Path leadership regarding contract performance, staffing, financial status, risks, and customer satisfaction.
• Oversee technical work involving information technology, database applications, scientific data, software engineering, standards, testing tools, reference implementations, analytics, and related services.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must meet one of the following education and experience combinations:

• Ph.D. in Physical Sciences or Computer Science with at least eight years of experience in IT-relatedstudies, technical management, or a combination of both; or
• Master’s degree in Physical Sciences or Computer Science with at least 11 years of experience in IT-relatedstudies, technical management, or a combination of both.

Candidates must also possess:

• At least three years of experience managing Government-funded computer science or physical science-based programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-task contracts or programs of comparable technical complexity, contractual complexity, and magnitude.
• Experience managing quality, cost, schedule, staffing, deliverables, risks, and customer relationships.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams and coordinating multiple concurrent projects or task orders.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, analytical, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to satisfy applicable federal background, security, facility-access, and system-access requirements.

What We Offer:

Pivot Path Solutions strives to attract, motivate, and retain the best people in the industry. Our benefits package reflects our continued commitment to our employees by prioritizing the health and well-being of each member. The Company offers a comprehensive compensation package that includes:

• Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous Contribution on Health, Dental and Vision Insurances
• 100% Employer Paid Group Life Insurance, Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Safe Harbor 401(K) Plan
• Health Saving Account (HSA)
• Healthcare Flexible Saving Account (FSA) and Dependent Care FSA
• Education Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program

U.S. Citizenship is required, and all selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation. This includes meeting the eligibility requirements for access to classified information and the ability to obtain government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to background investigation including criminal history, employment verification, education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.