Senior Program Manager

ACT1 Federal; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Life and AD&D Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401K with employer match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Military Leave

Education, Training & Professional Dev

Job summary

ACT1 Federal is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead and integrate TASC activities supporting defense production recovery, supplier capacity, industrial-base resilience, and senior-level decision making. The role requires 10+ years in program management, a Bachelor’s degree, and an Active Top Secret clearance.

You will lead cross-functional teams across production, finance, engineering, and acquisitions, coordinating with government and industry partners in a hybrid work

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in program management, acquisition, defense programs, production, operations, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex defense, acquisition, production, or industrial-base programs involving multiple organizations and senior stakeholders.
• Experience with integrated master schedules, program metrics, risk and issue management, action tracking, executive reporting, and cross-functional program execution.
• Active Top Secret Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution and integration of TASC support across assigned PAE, weapon-system, supplier-capacity, and industrial-base priorities.
• Establish integrated priorities, work plans, milestones, owners, dependencies, and performance measures for TASC initiatives and recovery actions.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary SMEs in production, supply chain, acquisition, finance, data, engineering, and industrial-base analysis to develop executable courses of action.
• Identify cross-program dependencies, decision points, resource conflicts, schedule risks, and issues requiring Government leadership attention or escalation.
• Develop and maintain integrated execution plans, action trackers, decision calendars, risk registers, and performance measures for assigned TASC priorities.
• Track recovery actions, supplier interventions, investments, contracting actions, and production milestones; identify variance and drive timely resolution or escalation.
• Ensure TASC analyses and recommendations are supported by validated production, supplier, schedule, cost, technical, and acquisition information.
• Integrate risks, dependencies, funding, acquisition, technical, and industrial-base considerations into practical implementation strategies and leadership decisions.
• Lead working sessions, program reviews, site engagements, and follow-up actions with program offices, Navy commands, prime contractors, suppliers, and authorized stakeholders.
• Serve as the senior program-management integrator for TASC leadership and assigned PAE and weapon-system priorities.
• Integrate production, schedule, supplier, engineering, acquisition, financial, investment, and program information into executable courses of action.
• Coordinate actions across DASN DIB, PAEs, program offices, systems commands, contracting, engineering, logistics, financial management, production facilities, and industry stakeholders.
• Prepare executive program reviews, issue papers, decision briefings, integrated action plans, risk assessments, and recommendations for senior Government leadership.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Risk management

Schedule management

Executive reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

Schedule (FT/PT): Full Time

Travel Required: N/A

Shift: Day

Remote Type: Hybrid

Clearance required: Top Secret clearance required

***THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD***

Who is ACT1 Federal? ACT1 Federal LLC is a 100% employee-owned company. We’ve served the Department of War (DoW) for nearly thirty years. Our core missions include weapon systems engineering, logistics, space domain expertise, global defense and security, business and financial management for security assistance and major defense articles, as well as military training and arctic security. Join us!

Description: ACT1 Federal is seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager will lead and integrate TASC activities supporting defense production recovery, supplier capacity, industrial-base resilience, and senior-level decision making.

Responsibilities:

Program Leadership and Integration

• Lead day-to-day execution and integration of TASC support across assigned PAE, weapon-system, supplier-capacity, and industrial-base priorities.
• Establish integrated priorities, work plans, milestones, owners, dependencies, and performance measures for TASC initiatives and recovery actions.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary SMEs in production, supply chain, acquisition, finance, data, engineering, and industrial-base analysis to develop executable courses of action.
• Identify cross-program dependencies, decision points, resource conflicts, schedule risks, and issues requiring Government leadership attention or escalation.

Program Execution and Performance Management

• Develop and maintain integrated execution plans, action trackers, decision calendars, risk registers, and performance measures for assigned TASC priorities.
• Track recovery actions, supplier interventions, investments, contracting actions, and production milestones; identify variance and drive timely resolution or escalation.
• Ensure TASC analyses and recommendations are supported by validated production, supplier, schedule, cost, technical, and acquisition information.
• Integrate risks, dependencies, funding, acquisition, technical, and industrial-base considerations into practical implementation strategies and leadership decisions.
• Lead working sessions, program reviews, site engagements, and follow-up actions with program offices, Navy commands, prime contractors, suppliers, and authorized stakeholders.

TASC Team Integration and Decision Support

• Serve as the senior program-management integrator for TASC leadership and assigned PAE and weapon-system priorities.
• Integrate production, schedule, supplier, engineering, acquisition, financial, investment, and program information into executable courses of action.
• Coordinate actions across DASN DIB, PAEs, program offices, systems commands, contracting, engineering, logistics, financial management, production facilities, and industry stakeholders.
• Prepare executive program reviews, issue papers, decision briefings, integrated action plans, risk assessments, and recommendations for senior Government leadership.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in program management, business, engineering, acquisition, operations management, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years’ experience in program management, acquisition, defense programs, production, operations, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex defense, acquisition, production, or industrial-base programs involving multiple organizations and senior stakeholders.
• Experience with integrated master schedules, program metrics, risk and issue management, action tracking, executive reporting, and cross-functional program execution.
• Ability to organize complex work, establish accountability, manage dependencies, and drive execution toward measurable program and production outcomes.
• Experience preparing program reviews, integrated action plans, executive briefings, and executive decision materials for Government or industry leadership.
• Active Top Secret Clearance required.
• ACT1 Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company Paid Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401K with employer match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Military Leave
• Education, Training & Professional Development
• Voluntary Accidental Injury/Critical Illness/Hospital Care
• Voluntary Pet Insurance, Legal Resources, and Identity Protection

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a ACT1 Federal or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.