Program Manager - NOAA

INNOVIM; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

INNOVIM seeks a Program Manager to lead the NOAA ProTech Weather Agile Program and PM services. You will be the single accountable point of contact to the CO and COR and direct the program-management organization across four Moonshot focus areas to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in business/management, 10+ years of program management, and PMP certification with PMBOK knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) or higher in business, management, or related field.
• Ten or more years of programmatic and strategic portfolio or IT program management.
• Five or more years managing Federal contracts or project teams.
• PMP certification with demonstrated in-depth PMBOK knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Task-order accountability for cost, schedule, quality, and personnel performance; maintain a staffed team.
• Serve as the CO/COR point of contact; route contractual matters accordingly.
• Approve and deliver monthly program status reports and align with IDIQ reporting.
• Own risk escalation and approve contingency plans.
• Own quality control aligned to ISO 9001:2015; approve high-visibility deliverables.
• Manage staffing, telework, security processing, and cross-training for continuity.
• Ensure compliance with OCI, non-disclosure, mandatory training, roster, and travel requirements.

Skills

PMP certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/management or related field

Job description

Description

INNOVIM is seeking a Program Manager to support NOAA ProTech Weather Agile Program and Project Management Services.
This position is contingent upon award of the contract.

The Program Manager holds full responsibility and authority for performance of the task order. The position serves as INNOVIM's single accountable point of contact to the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer's Representative, directs the program-management organization across all four Moonshot focus areas, and ensures that every deliverable meets the PWS performance standards on schedule. The Program Manager organizes, directs, and coordinates the planning and production of all activities associated with the task order, consistent with PMBOK best practices as reflected by the Project Management Institute.

Key Responsibilities

• Task-order accountability. Own cost, schedule, quality, and personnel performance for the task order, and maintain a fully staffed, qualified team.
• Government interface. Serve as the authorized point of contact to the CO and COR; recognize that only the CO may change requirements, and route contractual matters accordingly.
• Executive reporting. Approve and deliver the Monthly Program Status Report and align it with the IDIQ Monthly Task Order Status Report; present exception-oriented leadership briefings.
• Risk and escalation. Own risk escalation; escalates high-impact risks to the COR and Technical Points of Contact; approve the Administrative Contingency Plan.
• Quality. Own quality control aligned to ISO 9001:2015 practices; approve high-visibility deliverables before release; direct Contract Discrepancy responses within the required windows.
• Personnel and continuity. Manage staffing, substitutions, telework, security processing, and cross-training so that continuity is preserved through planned and unplanned changes.
• Compliance. Ensure OCI, non-disclosure, mandatory training, roster, and travel-authorization requirements are met.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education. Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) or higher in business, management, or a related field.
• Experience. Ten or more years of programmatic and strategic portfolio or IT program management, organizing and directing all activities of assigned delivery-order projects.
• Five or more years managing Federal contracts or project teams (the stated education-and-experience equivalency applies).
• Certification. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, with demonstrated in-depth PMBOK knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications

• Federal science-program experience. Direct NOAA or NESDIS program, budget, and resource-management experience.
• Executive reporting tools. Proficiency with Federal financial and reporting systems (for example MARS).
• Agile literacy. Working familiarity with scaled Agile program management in a research or scientific-software environment.

INNOVIM is committed to providing superior work in the fields of science, engineering, data analytics and technology to government agencies. We offer competitive compensation packages, including comprehensive nationwide Medical/Dental/Vision insurance programs, life insurance, matching 401k contribution and Educational/Training support.

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