Program Manager

Culmen International, LLC; Alexandria (VA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401k - Matching

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Training & Education

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Culmen International, LLC is seeking a Program Manager to lead the Program Management Office on a US Air Force contract. This role directs planning, staffing, deployment, security, cost, schedule, and performance activities, with a focus on rapid response and accountable leadership.

The candidate will oversee globally dispersed teams, ensure 24/7 readiness, and maintain strong government and customer relationships while complying with security and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, construction management, logistics, program management, or related field.
• 5+ years of program management experience within the last seven years.
• Experience with Air Force Mission Support functions—engineering and force support—or equivalent large-scale DoD installation services and base operations support.
• Experience managing construction, services, and commodities requirements.
• Strong knowledge of Government acquisition processes.
• Demonstrated experience simultaneously managing multiple task orders valued above $2 million each in geographically dispersed locations, or equivalent deployment experience.
• Ability to lead global, time-sensitive operations and communicate effectively with senior Government, customer, partner, and subcontractor stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain a fully staffed Program Management Office and execute the AFCAP Management Plan.
• Provide executive oversight of multiple concurrent task orders in geographically dispersed CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Maintain 24/7 program responsiveness and ensure an authorized representative responds to the Contracting Officer by telephone within one hour of notification.
• Direct rapid proposal development and mobilization for routine and urgent requirements, including unusual and compelling urgency actions.
• Coordinate staffing, deployment, contracts, security, procurement, quality control, safety, property, and subcontract management functions.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, task-order requirements, security obligations, cybersecurity standards, ethics requirements, CTIP, host-nation laws, and applicable federal and DoD regulations.
• Establish governance for schedule, cost, risk, performance metrics, reporting, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee Site Managers and task-order teams and confirm that key personnel and deployed staff meet qualification, clearance, training, medical, and readiness requirements.
• Manage Government and customer relationships and provide timely, transparent status, risk, and decision information.
• Maintain accurate key-contact information and notify the Government of proposed key-personnel changes within required timeframes.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Global operations

Risk management

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP certification

Job description

Program Manager

Job Locations

US-Remote | US-OCONUS

ID: 2026-4596

Position Type: Regular Full-Time W2

Clearance Requirements: Secret

About the Role

Culmen International is seeking a Program Manager to support an Air Force contract.

The Program Manager provides overall leadership, authority, and accountability for the contract and associated task orders. This key role leads the Program Management Office, serves as the principal interface with the Contracting Officer and Government Program Manager, and directs planning, staffing, deployment, subcontract management, quality, safety, security, property, cost, schedule, and performance activities.

The Program Manager must be available to support urgent requirements and globally dispersed operations.

What You'll Do in Your New Role

• Lead and maintain a fully staffed Program Management Office and execute the accepted AFCAP Management Plan.
• Provide executive oversight of multiple concurrent task orders in geographically dispersed CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Maintain 24/7 program responsiveness and ensure an authorized representative responds to the Contracting Officer by telephone within one hour of notification.
• Direct rapid proposal development and mobilization for routine and urgent requirements, including unusual and compelling urgency actions.
• Coordinate staffing, deployment, contracts, security, procurement, quality control, safety, property, and subcontract management functions.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, task-order requirements, security obligations, cybersecurity standards, ethics requirements, CTIP, host-nation laws, and applicable federal and DoD regulations.
• Establish governance for schedule, cost, risk, performance metrics, reporting, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee Site Managers and task-order teams and confirm that key personnel and deployed staff meet qualification, clearance, training, medical, and readiness requirements.
• Manage Government and customer relationships and provide timely, transparent status, risk, and decision information.
• Maintain accurate key-contact information and notify the Government of proposed key-personnel changes within required timeframes.

Required Qualifications

• Current active Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, construction management, logistics, program management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of program management experience within the last seven years.
• Demonstrated expertise in Government appropriations.
• Experience with Air Force Mission Support functions-particularly Engineering and Force Support-or equivalent large-scale DoD installation services and base operations support.
• Experience managing construction, services, and commodities requirements.
• Strong knowledge of Government acquisition processes.
• Demonstrated experience simultaneously managing multiple task orders valued above $2 million each in geographically dispersed locations, or equivalent deployment experience.
• Ability to lead global, time-sensitive operations and communicate effectively with senior Government, customer, partner, and subcontractor stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

• Master's degree
• PMP or comparable program-management certification.
• Experience with contingency contracting, expeditionary operations, IDIQ programs, and cost-reimbursable and firm-fixed-price task orders.

About the Company

Culmen International is committed to enhancing international safety and security, strengthening homeland defense, advancing humanitarian missions, and optimizing government operations. With experience in over 150 countries, Culmen supports our clients to accomplish critical missions in challenging environments.

• Exceptional Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance plans (including same or opposite sex domestic partners)
• 401k - Vested immediately and 4% match
• Life insurance and disability paid by the company
• Supplemental Insurance Available
• Opportunities for Training and Continuing Education
• 12 Paid Holidays

To learn more about Culmen International, please visit www.culmen.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.