Program Manager Skill Level 2

Avid Technology Professionals; Maryland; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

This position involves managing and executing designated Agency Programs in compliance with DAWIA statutes and agency instructions. You will oversee development, service, and construction programs and ensure an optimal balance of cost, schedule, and performance across the lifecycle, reporting to the Milestone Decision Authority as needed.

Collaboration with business and technical leads is essential to align requirements and implement solutions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED plus 10 years of relevant experience.
• Associate's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree plus 6 years.
• Master's degree plus 4 years.
• Doctoral degree plus 2 years.
• Degree must be in a Business Field or a Technical Field.
• Informal supervisory experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute designated Agency Programs in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations, policies, and DAWIA instructions.
• Oversee Agency Development, Service, and Construction programs funded with agency or external non-pay dollars.
• Maintain authority for all program decisions affecting cost, schedule, or performance baselines and report through acquisition authorities to the MDA.
• Coordinate requirements, solutions, and implementation activities with business/acquisition, technical leads, and stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Doctoral degree

Job description

Responsibilities

Manage and execute designated Agency Programs in accordance with appropriate Agency and Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) statutes, regulations, policies, and instructions governing Program Management. This includes Agency Development, Service, and Construction acquisition programs funded with Agency or external non-pay dollars. Ensure the optimum mix of cost, schedule, performance, and system supportability throughout the life cycle (design, development, testing and evaluation, production and disposition) of the program. Maintain overall authority for all program decisions affecting cost, schedule, or performance baselines, and maintain and submit appropriate reports through acquisition authorities to the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA). Coordinate/facilitate appropriate Program requirements, solutions, and implementation activities with business/acquisition, technical leads, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Entry requires a high school diploma or GED plus 10 years of relevant experience, an Associate's degree plus 8 years, a Bachelor's degree plus 6 years, a Master's degree plus 4 years, or a Doctoral degree plus 2 years of relevant experience.
• Degree must be in a Business Field (e.g., Program Management, Business Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics) or a Technical Field (e.g., Engineering, Systems Management, Computer Science, Information Technology).
• Relevant experience must be in business (e.g., financial trend and forecast, contract management) or in program management (e.g., project management, trend and forecast analysis, earned value management, cost benefit analysis, balanced scorecard, activity based costing, life cycle cost estimating, activity based budgeting, gap analysis).
• Informal supervisory experience is required.