Indo-Pacific Delivery Leader & Program Manager

CDM Smith; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 134,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith seeks a Delivery Leader / Program Manager to drive and expand its federal construction portfolio in the Indo-Pacific region, including Hawaii and Guam. You will develop pursuit strategies, lead complex projects, manage risk, and maintain strong client relationships to win work and deliver on schedule.

Travel up to 50% is expected; domestic and international travel may be required, and the role demands leadership, communication, and project controls expertise across diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree. 10 years of related experience.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position.

Responsibilities

• Develop pursuit strategies, including teaming partners, bidding tactics, and resources required to successfully deliver projects in highly complex and remote islands in the Indo-Pacific.
• Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and application of standard engineering or construction techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Create project definitions, schedules, budgets and objectives for projects using experience in executing work in difficult locations.
• Prepare detailed statements of work with associated work breakdown structures and gains concurrence and approval from internal and external stakeholders regarding various project aspects.
• Assess potential project risk and outlines risk mitigation solutions. Ensures adherence to company and project management policies, procedures, and practices.
• Manage project costs and is responsible for ensuring profitability. Identifies, quantifies, and communicates residual risk (time and cost).
• Perform ongoing review of project status. On an ongoing basis, monitors project risks; identifies possible risks and recommends and implements risk mitigation solutions; escalates as appropriate.
• Work in conjunction with team members and internal and external stakeholders to manage changes to requirements and schedule of the project.
• Develops and implements project resource plan and manages the staffing of assigned projects.
• Determines and coordinates the proper staffing within the project including identification of outside resources needed (subs/vendors) and ensures procurement processes are followed.
• Builds, maintains and manages strong client relationships.
• Ensures client satisfaction by delivering quality, on-time project outcomes as a result of good planning and organizational skills; manages client expectations.
• Works collaboratively with sales leaders to evaluate potential new work and supports the scoping and costing effort.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Risk management

Client relationship

Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Project

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

CDM Smith seeks a Delivery Leader / Program Manager to drive and expand its federal construction portfolio in the Indo-Pacific region, including Hawaii and Guam. You will develop pursuit strategies, lead complex projects, manage risk, and maintain strong client relationships to win work and deliver on schedule.

Travel up to 50% is expected; domestic and international travel may be required, and the role demands leadership, communication, and project controls expertise across diverse teams.