Procurement Program Manager

Constellation Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending account

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Constellation, Inc. is seeking an experienced Principal/Program Manager to lead the DOT FTA procurement program as a designated key-personnel position.

The PM will oversee contractor teams, budgets, invoices, and progress reports, coordinating with CO/COR and FTA offices. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of executive leadership in public transit procurement, with familiarity in procurement oversight and corrective action processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in executive leadership in the public transit industry.
• Working familiarity with FTA procurement oversight, procurement compliance testing, corrective action, and recipient training; proficiency with standard office productivity tools.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact between FTA and the contractor team, providing overall leadership for contract execution, task-order management, staffing, resource allocation, performance monitoring, and resolution of operational issues.
• Direct and supervise multidisciplinary teams of Senior Procurement Analysts, Procurement Analysts, administrative staff, and other authorized personnel.
• Lead risk-based full-scope, follow-up, and focused procurement reviews to assess recipient compliance with applicable FTA circulars, statutory requirements, and agency guidance.
• Manage work plans, budgets, labor utilization, schedules, monthly invoices, performance reports, and issue logs.
• Oversee corrective action verification, recipient compliance assessments, targeted technical assistance, and special projects.
• Lead planning, coordination, and delivery of FTA recipient oversight workshops, regional training sessions, webinars, eLearning modules, instructional videos, case studies, and technical presentations.
• Coordinate with FTA headquarters, regional and program offices, the CO/COR, subject matter experts, and recipients.
• Enforce FTA Review Manuals, governing SOPs, federal procurement requirements, and documentation standards. Ensure accurate, timely, and error-free deliverables; maintain complete records in FTA-designated systems, including OTrak; obtain required COR approvals; and identify opportunities to strengthen procurement oversight, corrective action effectiveness, and program performance.

Skills

Executive leadership

Procurement oversight

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OTrak

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pay: $125,000.00 - $145,000.00 per year

Position Title: Procurement Program Manager

Constellation, Inc. is seeking an experienced Principal/Program Manager (PM) to lead the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Procurement program. This is a designated key-personnel position responsible for overall contractor-team management, work assignments, budgets, invoices, monthly progress reports and issue logs, quality and timeliness of deliverables, and coordination with the Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), FTA Office of Program Oversight, regional and program offices, and transit recipients. The PM will oversee risk-based procurement compliance reviews, corrective action support, targeted technical assistance, recipient workshops and training content, and special assignments consistent with FTA policy, manuals, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact between FTA and the contractor team, providing overall leadership for contract execution, task-order management, staffing, resource allocation, performance monitoring, and resolution of operational issues.
• Direct and supervise multidisciplinary teams of Senior Procurement Analysts, Procurement Analysts, administrative staff, and other authorized personnel.
• Lead risk-based full-scope, follow-up, and focused procurement reviews to assess recipient compliance with applicable FTA circulars, statutory requirements, and agency guidance.
• Manage work plans, budgets, labor utilization, schedules, monthly invoices, performance reports, and issue logs.
• Oversee corrective action verification, recipient compliance assessments, targeted technical assistance, and special projects.
• Lead planning, coordination, and delivery of FTA recipient oversight workshops, regional training sessions, webinars, eLearning modules, instructional videos, case studies, and technical presentations.
• Coordinate with FTA headquarters, regional and program offices, the CO/COR, subject matter experts, and recipients.
• Enforce FTA Review Manuals, governing SOPs, federal procurement requirements, and documentation standards. Ensure accurate, timely, and error-free deliverables; maintain complete records in FTA-designated systems, including OTrak; obtain required COR approvals; and identify opportunities to strengthen procurement oversight, corrective action effectiveness, and program performance.

The ideal candidate must have the following experience, background, and credentials:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in executive leadership in the public transit industry
• Working familiarity with FTA procurement oversight, procurement compliance testing, corrective action, and recipient training; proficiency with standard office productivity tools.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: Remote

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Paid time off
• Flexible schedule