Program Manager

International Executive Service Corps; Washington; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading management services organization is seeking an experienced Program Manager to oversee contract support operations in Washington, US. The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of direct project management experience and a Master’s degree in a relevant field. A Top Secret security clearance and PMP certification are also required. The role involves coordination of multiple projects, ensuring quality levels, and acting as a liaison to the government. Competitive salary offered.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• A Top Secret security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall contract support operations.
• Organize, direct and coordinate contract activities.
• Act as the single point of contact for all communication.

Skills

Project Management Professional

10+ years of experience in Project Management

Excellent communication skills

Education

Master’s degree in related discipline

Tools

MS Project

Power Point

Job description

Job Description

Performs day-to-day management of overall contract support operations, involving multiple projects and groups of personnel at multiple locations. Organizes, directs and coordinates the planning and production of all contract support activities. Demonstrates written and oral communication skills. Establishes and alters (as necessary) corporate management structure to direct effective contract support activities.

• Ensuring that costs are contained within the budget parameters established by approved work plans.
• Ensuring that required quality levels are met.
• Provide onsite Program Management (PGM) support for execution of this contract. The PGM shall Provide all necessary personnel, administrative, financial, and managerial resources necessary for the support of this task order.
• Act as the single point of contact (POC) for the purpose of communicating issues, concerns, or problems arising during the performance of this task order.
• Make decisions in response to government issues, concerns or problems.
• Be readily available to respond to governments questions, concerns, and comments, and be proactive in promptly alerting the Government to potential contractual and programmatic issues.
• Attend meetings and provide the government designees with briefing information in the form of presentations, papers and/or analyses as directed by the government Program Manager.
• Provide briefings to the government PM, which may be required to attending or scheduling ad hoc meetings to discuss accomplishments, issues and planned activities.
• Plan and direct tasks, as well as perform on-site supervision of subordinates, when required.
• Determine resource requirements and costs.
• Prepare project schedules, including resource loading, dependencies, and critical path analysis.
• Communicate with all levels of management both orally and in writing.
• Validate and verify work products and services of subordinates meets with expectations and requirements.

Required Skills and Experiences

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Minimum Experience: 10+ years of directly related experience in Project Management.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• A Top Secret security clearance

Desired

• PMI/Agile Certification Experience with PMBOK, Agile and Waterfall Project Management Methodologies Experience with MS Project, Project Documents/ MS Power Point/Briefings

Degree Requirements

• Master’s degree in related discipline