Project Manager - Public Health

Cherokee Federal; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherokee Federal is hiring a Project Manager to direct day-to-day onsite management of a Defense Centers for Public Health IDIQ task order in San Antonio, Texas. You will oversee from initiation through completion, coordinating staffing, deliverables, and communications with COR and technical leads to ensure successful performance.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, with a Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 8 years of project, program, task-order, or contract-management experience in a federal, military, public-health, scientific, technical, or related environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage competing priorities, and deliver under tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to maintain accurate status, risk, and issue tracking.
• Ability to work fully onsite in San Antonio, TX.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Must pass pre-employment requirements of Cherokee Federal.
• Master's degree in public health, Public Health Management, Health Administration, Business Administration, Program Management, or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Firm-Fixed-Price task-order execution by managing scope, priorities, performance expectations, and cost-conscious delivery.
• Serve as the onsite contractor lead for the DCPH task order in San Antonio, TX.
• Manage Cherokee/CNIH personnel and subcontractor/partner personnel to ensure integrated performance across the task order.
• Monitor staffing levels, vacancies, onboarding, backfill actions, availability, and workforce risks.
• Ensure timely completion, review, and submission of contract deliverables, reports, and customer-directed products.
• Lead recurring meetings, status reviews, action-item tracking, customer updates, and internal coordination routines.
• Identify and resolve performance, staffing, customer, contract, administrative, and compliance issues.
• Ensure contract activities comply with applicable company policies, government requirements, security expectations, and quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Lead multidisciplinary teams

Deliver under tight deadlines

Onsite work in San Antonio

Secret clearance

Pre-employment requirements

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in public health / health administration / program management

Job description

The Project Manager will be responsible for day-to-day onsite management of a Defense Centers for Public Health IDIQ task order contract in San Antonio, TX. They will oversee projects from initiation through completion. Day-to-day onsite management includes purchasing; staffing availability and customer notifications; timely deliverables; work, project, and contract statuses; staffing, work, contract, and TO issue resolution; and participation in planning and making suggestions and recommendations. The PM is expected to maintain a daily cadence with the COR, TO Technical Directors, and Team technical leads (technical, administrative, business, and compliance). The PM is expected to lead the contract team and stay aware of what is happening on the Team, in conjunction with or ahead of the customer. The contractor Team reports to the PM.

A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to qualify.

Compensation & Benefits

Estimated Starting Salary Range for Project Manager: Pay commensurate with experience.

Full-time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), and other benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Project Manager Responsibilities Include

• Support Firm-Fixed-Price task-order execution by managing scope, priorities, performance expectations, and cost-conscious delivery.
• Serve as the onsite contractor lead for the DCPH task order in San Antonio, TX.
• Manage Cherokee/CNIH personnel and subcontractor/partner personnel to ensure integrated performance across the task order.
• Monitor staffing levels, vacancies, onboarding, backfill actions, availability, and workforce risks.
• Ensure timely completion, review, and submission of contract deliverables, reports, and customer-directed products.
• Lead recurring meetings, status reviews, action-item tracking, customer updates, and internal coordination routines.
• Identify and resolve performance, staffing, customer, contract, administrative, and compliance issues.
• Ensure contract activities comply with applicable company policies, government requirements, security expectations, and quality standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Minimum of 8 years of project, program, task-order, or contract-management experience in a federal, military, public-health, scientific, technical, or related environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage competing priorities, and deliver under tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to maintain accurate status, risk, and issue tracking.
• Ability to work fully onsite in San Antonio, TX.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Must pass pre-employment requirements of Cherokee Federal.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in public health, Public Health Management, Health Administration, Business Administration, Program Management, or a related field preferred.
• PMP or similar project/program management certification preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience in defense public health, military medical, public health surveillance, occupational/environmental health, scientific, or similar mission environment strongly preferred.
• Experience managing subcontractor or partner personnel preferred.
• Experience successfully transitioning task orders preferred.

Company Information

Cherokee Nation Integrated Health (CNIH) is a part of Cherokee Federal - the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government's mission with compassion and heart. To learn more about CNIH, visit cherokee-federal.com.

Legal Disclaimer

Cherokee Federal is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit cherokee-federal.com/careers for information regarding our Afffferative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Statement, and Accommodation request.