Position Summary
MKS2 Technologies is seeking an experienced Program Manager / Training Program & Business Management Lead for an anticipated Department of Defense program supporting enterprise training operations and business management.
The Program Manager will serve as the senior contractor leader responsible for integrating a multidisciplinary team providing acquisition lifecycle support, training program/project/portfolio management, business process improvement, data analytics and visualization, and executive-level facilitation and strategic planning.
This position requires a leader who can manage both contract performance and mission delivery across a complex, high-tempo federal training organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide overall leadership, management, supervision and integration of contract personnel and subcontractors.
- Serve as the primary contractor interface with Government program leadership, COR, Contracting Officer and other stakeholders.
- Lead program, project and portfolio management supporting a workload of approximately 125 training-related projects annually.
- Oversee project management plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, resource allocation, critical paths, risk and issue registers, action trackers and lessons learned.
- Apply PMI, Agile, ADDIE, Earned Schedule Management and Critical Path Method principles as appropriate.
- Oversee teams supporting acquisition planning and acquisition-package development for as many as 50 requirements annually.
- Integrate acquisition, PMO, business-process improvement, analytics and strategic-support workstreams into a cohesive program-management approach.
- Direct program performance measurement, executive dashboards, status reviews and leadership briefings.
- Lead staffing, retention and workforce-management activities and ensure rapid response to vacancies and changing mission requirements.
- Oversee Management Plans, Staffing Plans, Quality Control Plans, transition plans, Monthly Status Reports and risk-management activities.
- Manage subcontractor performance and ensure all work meets quality, schedule and contractual requirements.
- Lead transition‑in activities and maintain continuity of mission support.
- Facilitate senior‑level Government discussions and communicate risks, recommendations and corrective actions clearly and concisely.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Program/Project Management, Education/Training, Systems Management or related discipline.
- 10+ years of federal/DoD program or project management experience.
- At least 5 years leading multidisciplinary professional‑services teams or PMOs.
- Demonstrated experience managing a federal services contract/task order or major program with approximately 15 or more personnel.
- Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects, programs or portfolios.
- Demonstrated command of project schedules, dependencies, milestones, resources, risk management and critical‑path analysis.
- Experience working directly with Government CORs, contracting personnel, program managers and senior leadership.
- Experience managing staffing, contract deliverables, quality control, transition and subcontractors.
- Strong executive briefing, writing and client‑management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- PMP certification strongly preferred.
- Direct DCSA experience.
- Experience supporting CDSE, STA, NCCA or another DoD training/education organization.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
- Experience with FAR/DFARS acquisition support.
- Knowledge of ADDIE and federal training-development environments.
- Experience with Microsoft Project and ServiceNow.
- Familiarity with Power BI and portfolio-level performance dashboards.
- Experience leading formal business-process improvement initiatives.