Project Manager

Akima; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AGS, an Akima company, seeks a Project Manager to oversee protective force services at the SPR subcontract. You will lead security operations, staffing, training, and incident response to meet Plans and SOW requirements.

Working under the SMTR, you will coordinate with M&O Security Directorate and stakeholders, ensuring compliance, readiness, and operational excellence across sites. This on-site role emphasizes risk management, budgeting, logistics, and performance reporting, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10–15 years of management-level security experience.
• Extensive field leadership directing security, military, or police operations.
• Experience conducting training and evaluating exercises.
• Proficient with MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the subcontract’s protective force services, ensuring full compliance with the SOW, Plans, Operating Procedures, and SMTR guidance.
• Maintain tight operational alignment with the M&O Security Directorate; coordinate activities across security operations, training, logistics, and administration.
• Direct field operations for security personnel, including post orders, patrols, response plans, and incident management protocols.
• Plan, conduct, and evaluate training, drills, and exercises; implement corrective actions and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, and performance management; ensure compliance with FLSA and applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Support or lead union interactions and negotiations in coordination with HR and legal; maintain productive labor-management relationships.
• Develop and maintain operational plans aligned with current DBT, risk assessments, and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and deliver timely reports, metrics, and incident summaries to the SMTR and stakeholders; ensure documentation meets standards.
• Manage budgets, equipment, vehicles, facilities, and supply chains supporting protective operations; optimize resources and control costs.
• Serve as the senior on-site authority for emergencies and critical incidents; ensure robust command-and-control and after-action processes.
• Provide clear, professional written and verbal updates to leadership; represent the subcontractor in meetings, audits, and inspections.
• Navigate and stabilize a fragmented organization to meet mission objectives under tight deadlines.

Skills

Leadership

Program Management

Security operations

Communication

Training & readiness

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Security/Related Field

Tools

MS Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

The Project Manager will oversee protective force services in support of the Subcontractor’s obligations under the Statement of Work (SOW). This role is responsible for providing the necessary security, safety, administrative, managerial, operational, and logistical services required during the subcontract period, in accordance with approved Plans and Operating Procedures and under the direction of the Subcontract Manager’s Technical Representative (SMTR). Given the nature of protective requirements at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), the Project Manager will ensure close, daily coordination with the M&O Security Directorate and other mission stakeholders to maintain compliance, readiness, and operational excellence.

Position is contingent upon contract award.

Responsibilities

• Program Leadership: Lead and manage the subcontract’s protective force services, ensuring full compliance with the SOW, Plans, Operating Procedures, and SMTR guidance.
• Operational Coordination: Maintain tight operational alignment with the M&O Security Directorate; coordinate activities across security operations, training, logistics, and administration.
• Protective Operations Oversight: Direct field operations for security personnel, including post orders, patrols, response plans, and incident management protocols.
• Training & Readiness: Plan, conduct, and evaluate training, drills, and exercises; implement corrective actions and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement.
• Staffing & Workforce Management: Oversee recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, and performance management; ensure compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Union Relations: Support or lead union interactions and negotiations in coordination with HR and legal; maintain productive labor-management relationships.
• Operational Planning: Develop and maintain operational plans aligned with current Design Basis Threat (DBT), risk assessments, and regulatory requirements.
• Compliance & Reporting: Prepare and deliver timely reports, metrics, and incident summaries to the SMTR and other stakeholders; ensure all documentation meets contractual and regulatory standards.
• Budget & Logistics Management: Manage budgets, equipment, vehicles, facilities, and supply chains supporting protective operations; optimize resources and control costs.
• Risk & Incident Management: Serve as the senior on-site authority for emergencies and critical incidents; ensure robust command-and-control, escalation, and after-action processes.
• Stakeholder Communication: Provide clear, professional written and verbal updates to leadership; represent the subcontractor in meetings, audits, and inspections.
• Change Management: Navigate and stabilize a fragmented organization, aligning teams, processes, and priorities to meet mission objectives under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree and 10–15 years of management-level experience in the security field.
• Field Leadership: Extensive field experience directing security, military, or police force operations.
• Training Expertise: Hands-on experience conducting training and exercise evaluation.
• Technical Proficiency: Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Professional Communication: Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills; capable of engaging across technical and executive stakeholders.
• Execution & Prioritization: Proven ability to multi-task, prioritize conflicting demands, and meet tight deadlines.
• Knowledge Areas: Working knowledge of Operational Planning, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), union negotiations, and current Design Basis Threat (DBT).
• Organizational Acumen: Demonstrated experience managing within a fragmented organization (multi-site, matrixed, or complex stakeholder environment).
• Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)
• Prior experience supporting federal security programs (e.g., DOE, DHS, DoD).
• Experience with protective force accreditation, audits, or external inspections.
• Certifications (e.g., PMP, ASIS CPP/PSP, IC/SNIMS).
• Experience with policy development, SOP/SOG writing, and performance metrics (KPIs).

Job ID

2026-22530

Work Type

On-Site

Work Where it Matters

AGS, an Akima company, is not just another federal security solutions contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AGS, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AGS provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AGS delivers the people, equipment, and processes that safeguard federal buildings, military bases, and detention centers while supporting customers’ complex missions.

As an AGS employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.