Navy Engagement Lead — Senior Program & Client Leader

ASI Government; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ASI Government seeks an Engagement Lead for the Navy Portfolio to oversee a complex DoD program at the Pentagon. The role requires TS/SCI (Top Secret possible) clearance and strong executive leadership to align scope, schedule, staffing, quality, and budget with Navy priorities.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, manage client relationships, and identify follow-on opportunities to drive sustained impact. On-site with occasional Pax River/Indian Head travel, ASAP start.

Qualifications

• Active DoD/DoW TS/SCI clearance (potential for Top Secret). SCI eligibility required.
• 8+ years leading complex Navy programs, engagements, or mission‑support initiatives.
• Demonstrated success serving as a senior client‑facing leader on high‑visibility federal engagements.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, multiple workstreams, and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary senior point of contact for Navy client leadership.
• Build and sustain trusted relationships with government stakeholders across the engagement.
• Provide strategic advice, issue resolution, and actionable recommendations aligned to mission priorities.
• Lead executive meetings, status reviews, decision forums, and stakeholder engagements.
• Oversee execution of all contract tasks, deliverables, and workstreams.
• Ensure alignment of scope, schedule, staffing, quality, and budget across the engagement.
• Establish and maintain delivery governance, performance tracking, and escalation mechanisms.
• Drive resolution of complex delivery, stakeholder, and operational issues.
• Lead a small multidisciplinary team of consultants and SMEs.
• Set expectations for quality, responsiveness, collaboration, and client service.
• Coach task leads and develop future leaders across the engagement.
• Partner with recruiting and leadership to ensure the engagement has the right talent mix.
• Monitor contract performance, burn, margin, subcontractor performance, and resource utilization.
• Identify risks early and implement mitigation or corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, reporting obligations, and internal management expectations.
• Support program reviews and executive decision-making with accurate, timely data.
• Identify follow‑on opportunities, adjacent needs, and strategic issues that can be addressed through trusted delivery.
• Partner with growth and capture teams on on‑contract growth, option years, recompete planning, and targeted new work.
• Contribute client insight and engagement strategy to proposals and account planning.
• Help position the firm as a long‑term strategic partner to the Navy client.

Skills

DoD/DoW TS/SCI clearance

Navy program leadership

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Contract performance mgmt

Navy operations/logistics

Discipline delivery

Client-facing leadership

Proposal & capture

Job description

ASI Government seeks an Engagement Lead for the Navy Portfolio to oversee a complex DoD program at the Pentagon. The role requires TS/SCI (Top Secret possible) clearance and strong executive leadership to align scope, schedule, staffing, quality, and budget with Navy priorities.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, manage client relationships, and identify follow-on opportunities to drive sustained impact. On-site with occasional Pax River/Indian Head travel, ASAP start.