Program Manager, DoD Classified Programs & Tech Transitions

Apogee Research, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

FSAs

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Apogee Research seeks a Program Manager to lead complex R&D efforts for DoD programs, bridging customers and technical execution teams from research through deployment. The role is in-person in Arlington, VA with required travel, and an active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

The ideal candidate will manage budgets, schedules, and staff, coordinating across technical, IT, security, finance, and executive teams to ensure timely, on-schedule program delivery while maintaining

Qualifications

• BS or BA, with the ability to comprehend and digest highly technical subject matter.
• Experience as a program manager for DoD contracts, including classified contracts.
• Proven record of meeting deadlines, delivering on all contract deliverables.
• Experience in proposal management (unclassified and classified) and familiarity with proposal color reviews.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze cost and schedule to identify program risk.
• Experience producing action items, developing metrics, and developing/tracking risk mitigation plans.
• Demonstrable track record of successful customer, team, and company senior management interaction.
• Ability to multitask and set priorities in a deadline-oriented, highly matrixed environment across several projects and teams.
• Comfort working on programs building weapon systems in support of national security.

Responsibilities

• Ensure contracts are properly funded, executed on schedule and on budget, and with technical efforts aligned with the contract scope.
• Submit accurate and professional contractual deliverables on time.
• Coordinate among technical, IT, security, executive management, finance, and accounting teams to ensure projects are executed on time and within budget.
• Plan and manage staff allocations for project success in a fluid research-based environment.
• Manage multiple programs concurrently and collaborate with other programs to share resources to maximize benefits for the customer and company.
• Manage unclassified and classified proposals and write programmatic sections of proposals.
• Day to day responsibilities include: project progress tracking, project finance and budget tracking, personnel assignment and labor hours tracking, deliverable review and submittal, schedule, and progress reporting

Skills

Program management

DoD contracts

Cost & schedule analysis

Stakeholder communication

Risk mitigation

Team leadership

Education

BS/BA

Job description

Apogee Research seeks a Program Manager to lead complex R&D efforts for DoD programs, bridging customers and technical execution teams from research through deployment. The role is in-person in Arlington, VA with required travel, and an active DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

The ideal candidate will manage budgets, schedules, and staff, coordinating across technical, IT, security, finance, and executive teams to ensure timely, on-schedule program delivery while maintaining