Program Manager, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Program Manager to support Department of Defense contracts and DoD acquisitions. You will lead a team and serve as a liaison to government clients, helping to acquire capabilities to meet mission objectives and support Space Force programs.

The role covers program management across performance, cost, schedule, and risk, plus development, coordination, and closure of acquisition documentation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of DoD acquisition planning, contract management, and business operations.
• 4+ years in program management with cost, schedule, and performance tradeoffs.
• Experience identifying and managing risks, issues, and opportunities with handling plans.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to collaborate independently and solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of experts and serve as liaison to the Government client.
• Manage DoD programs and technical projects focusing on performance, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Develop, coordinate, and close acquisition and contract documentation to meet timelines.
• Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders to obtain consensus.

Skills

DoD acquisition planning

Contract management

Business operations

Program management

Cost & schedule tradeoffs

MS Office

Secret clearance

Top Secret clearance

Cloud infrastructure planning

DoD space experience

IL4/IL5/IL6 environments

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Program Manager, Senior The Opportunity: Are you looking for an opportunity to support Department of Defense (DoD) contracts? Are you adept at DoD acquisitions and contract strategy? As a Program Manager, you'll work closely with our DoD clients in support of the warfighter, aiding in the acquisition of capability to meet mission objectives and ensuring our clients' mission is our mission. We're looking for someone like you to lead a team of experts and be a liaison to the Government client. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on critical Space Force programs. You'll help the DoD manage programs and manage technical projects, including performance, cost, schedule, and risk. You'll orchestrate the development, coordination, and closure of acquisition and contract documentation in accordance with established timelines and quality standards. From building and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders to obtaining consensus, you'll lead meaningful acquisition support. Are you ready to deliver the capability that defends our nation? Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 7+ years of experience with DoW acquisition planning, contract management, and business operations
• 4+ years of experience in program management, including making decisions or recommendations for cost, schedule, and performance tradeoffs
• Experience with identifying, analyzing, and proposing program risks, issues, and opportunities, and managing handling plans
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to work collaboratively, independently demonstrating initiative to complete complex tasks, and learn and solve problems quickly and creatively in a fast-paced environment
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• 1+ years of experience planning and executing cloud infrastructure program
• Experience complex DoW acquisition, systems engineering, digital transformation, or cloud modernization programs
• Experience with IL4, IL5, or IL6 environments, including classified and disconnected environments
• Experience with working with DoD space, SATCOM or satellite ground systems
• Experience with Agile tools, including Jira and Confluence
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Top Secret clearance
• Master's degree

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.

• health
• life
• disability
• financial
• retirement benefits
• paid leave
• professional development
• tuition assistance
• work-life programs
• dependent care

Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees.

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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Work Model

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