Program Manager-Department of Defense (Secret Cleared)

The Building People; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Rx

Dental

Vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance/AD&D

Long Term Disability & Short-Term DI

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Job summary

The Building People, LLC, seeks a Program Manager - Department of Defense to lead a multidisciplinary program delivering procurement, installation, and monitoring for ICS and related life-safety systems. You will manage multiple task orders at federal facilities, ensuring cost, schedule, quality, cybersecurity, and safety compliance.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years in UMCS/ESS/SCADA, 5+ years in management, and a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Requires 7–10 years in UMCS, ESS, FAS, and SCADA technologies.
• Minimum five years in a management or supervisory role.
• Experience leading multi-site programs with firm fixed price task orders.
• Proficiency with program controls including scope, schedule, budget, EVMS or equivalent reporting, risk and change management, and subcontractor oversight.
• Familiarity with federal standards and criteria (UFGS, UFC, EM 385-1-1, NFPA codes).
• Knowledge of ICS cybersecurity practices aligned with NIST guidance for OT environments.
• Strong written and oral communication, briefing senior stakeholders, and reporting.
• Experience implementing QA plans and RMS/QCS inspections and submittals.
• Ability to travel to active project sites, including secure facilities.
• Active Secret Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary program delivering procurement, installation, monitoring, and maintenance for ICS (UMCS, HVAC, SCADA, Fire/Life Safety).
• Oversee multiple concurrent task orders at federal facilities ensuring cost, schedule, quality, cybersecurity, and safety objectives.
• Serve as primary government focal point; guide program planning, staffing, subcontractor management, risk management, and reporting.
• Have full authority to act for the contractor on daily contract operations.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

SCADA technologies

UMCS/ESS/FAS

Contract oversight

EVMS reporting

NIST/ICS cybersecurity

Communication

Quality control

Travel readiness

Active Secret Clearance

Education

Bachelors in eng’g or business

Advanced degree desirable

Tools

RMS/QCS

EVMS

UFGS/UFC/EM 385-1-1

Job description

The Building People, LLC, has a position open for a full-time Program Manager - Department of Defense. The Program Manager leads a multidisciplinary program delivering procurement, installation, monitoring, and maintenance services for Industrial Control Systems that include UMCS, HVAC controls, SCADA, Fire Alarm Systems, Electronic Security Systems, metering, and related life safety and force protection technologies. This role oversees multiple simultaneous task orders at federal facilities, ensuring cost, schedule, quality, cybersecurity, and safety objectives are met. The Program Manager serves as the primary point of contact to government stakeholders, guiding program planning, staffing, subcontractor management, risk management, and reporting. The Program Manager shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to the daily operation of this contract. This effort supports a Department of Defense engineering and support mission.

Required Experience & Skills

• Seven (7) to 10 years of relevant experience in UMCS, ESS, FAS, and SCADA technologies.
• Minimum five years in a management or supervisory capacity.
• Minimum five years working in the functional areas being managed, such as building automation, electronic security, or fire alarm systems.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-site programs with firm fixed price task orders.
• Proficiency with program controls including scope, schedule, budget, EVMS or equivalent reporting, risk and change management, and subcontractor oversight.
• Working knowledge of federal standards and criteria that commonly apply to this work, including UFGS, UFC, EM 385-1-1, and applicable NFPA codes for fire and life safety.
• Familiarity with ICS cybersecurity practices and controls aligned with NIST guidance for operational technology environments.
• Strong communication skills with experience briefing senior stakeholders and writing clear technical and management reports.
• Experience implementing corporate and site Quality Control plans, including three phase control, and managing inspections and submittals in RMS/QCS.
• Ability to travel to active project sites, including secure facilities.
• Active Secret Clearance

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Prior experience supporting federal programs involving UMCS, ESS, SCADA, or facility modernization.
• Experience integrating legacy building automation with new DDC systems, metering, and enterprise monitoring platforms.
• PMP certification.
• PE or another relevant professional credential.

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or business from an accredited institution, or a closely related field aligned to the program’s functional areas.

Preferred Education

• Advanced degree in engineering, business, or related discipline.

Travel

• Minimum 25% to job sites CONUS and OCONUS as required by task orders.
• Salary offered will be commensurate with the candidate's experience, qualifications, and certifications.
• Our positions may require a background screening and clearance directly from the Government.
• Please note that telework arrangements are subject to change based on customer requirements.

Additional Information

Competitive benefits for eligible employees include:

• Medical & Rx
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance/AD&D
• Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay

All positions require a background check after acceptance of our offer. The selected candidate will be eligible to begin employment before the background check has been finalized. However, continued employment will be contingent upon the results of your reference/background check from The Building People, LLC. Your position may require special credentialing, clearance, and access as a condition of employment. In the event the government or client does not sponsor or approve your clearance, it may result in termination of your employment. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e‑mail address. For more information, view the EEO is the Law Poster and Pay Transparency Statement.