Indo-Pacific Delivery Leader & Program Manager

CDM Smith; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is hiring a Delivery Leader / Program Manager to lead and expand our federal construction portfolio in the Indo-Pacific region. This role oversees complex programs, develops pursuit strategies, and ensures profitable project delivery across Hawaii, Guam, and adjacent areas.

The ideal candidate will have extensive program management experience, travel readiness, and a proven record of building client relationships while managing risks and costs.

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, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

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.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Planning

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience equivalence

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Project

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

CDM Smith is hiring a Delivery Leader / Program Manager to lead and expand our federal construction portfolio in the Indo-Pacific region. This role oversees complex programs, develops pursuit strategies, and ensures profitable project delivery across Hawaii, Guam, and adjacent areas.

The ideal candidate will have extensive program management experience, travel readiness, and a proven record of building client relationships while managing risks and costs.