Collaborative Project Order lead

Unissant; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Unissant, Inc. is seeking a NRO Lead to manage a classified customer portfolio and oversee day-to-day delivery. This role demands a senior leader with over 10 years of experience managing complex federal programs, particularly within classified environments. The candidate must possess a profound understanding of program execution and be proficient in engaging with technical teams and executive stakeholders.

A Bachelor’s Degree is required, and candidates should have PMP certification. Strong communication skills and an active TS/SCI clearance are essential. Local travel may be required for client interactions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing complex federal, DoD, or Intelligence Community programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading mission-critical work in classified environments with distributed technical teams.
• PMP certification or equivalent program management credential is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of a classified customer portfolio supporting mission operations.
• Serve as the senior point of contact for customer engagement and delivery oversight.
• Drive performance management through schedule reviews and issue resolution.

Skills

Experience managing complex federal programs

Leadership in classified environments

Program performance management

Communication skills

Technical team management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

MBA/Master's Degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Program management tools

Job description

Unissant, Inc. is seeking a NRO Lead to support our client.

The ideal candidate is a senior cleared leader with experience managing mission‑critical delivery in classified environments. This individual will combine strong program execution skills with the ability to lead technical teams, engage customer leadership, and ensure disciplined performance across a high‑visibility national security portfolio.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead execution of a classified customer portfolio supporting mission operations, engineering, data, and modernization initiatives.
• Serve as the senior point of contact for customer engagement, internal program governance, and day‑to‑day delivery oversight.
• Manage integrated program activities across scope, staffing, priorities, milestones, and subcontractor coordination.
• Drive performance management through schedule reviews, action tracking, issue resolution, risk management, and executive reporting.
• Partner with technical leads to align mission needs with delivery plans, resource requirements, and operational objectives.
• Ensure compliance with customer security, reporting, and operational requirements in a sensitive environment.
• Support growth objectives by contributing to capture strategy, staffing readiness, transition planning, and customer relationship management.

Work Experience and Job Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing complex federal, DoD, or Intelligence Community programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading mission‑critical work in classified environments with distributed technical teams.
• Proven ability to manage program performance across cost, schedule, staffing, quality, and customer satisfaction objectives.
• Experience supporting NRO, NGA, or other Intelligence Community organizations is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of program execution in secure environments, including customer engagement, team leadership, and delivery accountability.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executive stakeholders, technical teams, and program staff.
• Experience managing engineering, data, cloud, or mission support portfolios is preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and standard program management tools is required.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree is required. Preferred field of study in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Operations Management, or related field of study.
• MBA/Master's Degree in a relevant field of study preferred.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:

• PMP certification or equivalent program management credential is required.
• Agile, SAFe, or related leadership certification is preferred.

Communication Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written skills, ability to present proposals and performance data, comfortable interfacing all levels of organization.
• Ability to write clear and concise creative content in a highly confidential manner.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to lead customer meetings, operational reviews, and high‑level program discussions.

Clearance Requirements:

• This position requires the candidates to be a U.S. Citizen.
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required; polygraph eligibility or current polygraph is strongly preferred based on customer need.

Travel:

• Local travel within the National Capital Region may be required for customer meetings and program reviews.
• Additional travel may be required based on mission and contract needs.

Environmental Requirements:

• Mainly a routine office environment.
• May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds.
• Flexible in working extended hours.

Unissant, Inc. is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer! (EOE; M/F/Disability/Vets)