Senior Program Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology; Milford Mill (MD); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health and wellness pakc

Internal mobility team

Professional growth opportunities incl

Cutting-edge technology

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Senior Program Manager to transform technology into opportunity and lead complex, multi-year programs across waterfall, hybrid and agile methodologies. You will coordinate on-site resources and interface with government representatives and the Program Director to ensure successful delivery.

The role requires 5+ years of IT program management, strong leadership, and experience directing large task orders with a focus on lifecycle activities,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher required.
• 5+ years journeyman level IT experience OR PMP PgMP or equivalent Federal program management certification.
• 5+ years managing complex, large multi-year programs; scheduling; risk management; resource allocations; and cost benefit analysis.
• Skilled using tools such as Microsoft Project, Office-Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and presentation tools.

Responsibilities

• Organizes resources to support complex and large numbers of multiple task orders simultaneously and manages the execution of those task orders
• Plans, directs, and coordinates the activities of assigned personnel and provides technical area leadership across multiple components
• Conducts oral and written communications on status and issues with the Program Director for planning and control of multiple task orders across multiple components
• Anticipates issues or problems and works to mitigate or negate the anticipated effects of the problems. Ensures events and meetings are accurately documented and recorded
• Responsible for the technical performance of tasks within multiple technical areas and/or components, the coordination of travel and training requirements, and the estimation of required resources for the completion of existing and new statements of work.
• Acts as the coordinator for complex and large numbers of multiple assignments that, although covered by separate task orders, are closely related under the Technical Areas (tasks) and require effective coordination for successful performance.
• Reports directly to the Program Director and will interface with the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) and Government management personnel.
• Must maintain an in-depth knowledge of SSA’s lifecycles, standards, and supporting Software Improvement Practices.
• Possesses superior oral and written communications skills to clearly and effectively convey issues, reports, and other deliverables to SSA counterparts.
• Ability to create and execute comprehensive change management plans encompassing communication, stakeholder engagement, and training.
• Skilled in evaluating process or system changes for downstream impacts, including dependencies, testing requirements, documentation updates, and user adoption needs.

Skills

Cost Management

Finance

Hiring

Planning

PMO

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Project

Office-Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Presentation tools

Job description

Req ID: RQ227268

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: Program Delivery and Execution

Skills:

Cost Management,Finance,Hiring,Planning,PMO

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

Job Description:

Transform technology into opportunity as a Senior Program Manager with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most while you build valuable skills that will help you in your career. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

GDIT will provide lifecycle activities for software improvement and web/interface design including, but not limited to planning, business process/application analysis, requirements definition, design alternatives, user-centered design, development, testing/validation, user-centered testing, accessibility compliance testing, integration, implementation, deployment, and training for waterfall, hybrid and agile methodologies.

The Senior Program Manager supports the Program Director who has the ultimate responsibility for contractor resources and the accomplishment of all work assigned to this contract (including all task orders). The PM demonstrates the experience and ability to serve as the Contractor’s overall on-site manager and coordinator for all work, activities, issues and other contractual obligations relating to this contract. Demonstrates the experience and ability to serve as the Contractor’s authorized interface with the Government Contracting Officer (CO), the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR), Government management personnel, and customer Agency representatives.

HOW THE SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Organizes resources to support complex and large numbers of multiple task orders simultaneously and manages the execution of those task orders
• Plans, directs, and coordinates the activities of assigned personnel and provides technical area leadership across multiple components
• Conducts oral and written communications on status and issues with the Program Director for planning and control of multiple task orders across multiple components
• Anticipates issues or problems and works to mitigate or negate the anticipated effects of the problems. Ensures events and meetings are accurately documented and recorded
• Responsible for the technical performance of tasks within multiple technical areas and/or components, the coordination of travel and training requirements, and the estimation of required resources for the completion of existing and new statements of work.
• Acts as the coordinator for complex and large numbers of multiple assignments that, although covered by separate task orders, are closely related under the Technical Areas (tasks) and require effective coordination for successful performance.
• Reports directly to the Program Director and will interface with the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) and Government management personnel.
• Must maintain an in-depth knowledge of SSA’s lifecycles, standards, and supporting Software Improvement Practices.
• Possesses superior oral and written communications skills to clearly and effectively convey issues, reports, and other deliverables to SSA counterparts.
• Ability to create and execute comprehensive change management plans encompassing communication, stakeholder engagement, and training.
• Skilled in evaluating process or system changes for downstream impacts, including dependencies, testing requirements, documentation updates, and user adoption needs.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 5+ years journeyman level IT experience OR Intermediate level IT certifications, such as an Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or Program management Professional (PgMP) or equivalent Federal program management certification
• 5+ years managing complex, large multi-year programs; scheduling; skilled in risk management; resource allocations; and cost benefit analysis.
• Skilled using tools such as Microsoft Project, Office-Excel, Word PowerPoint, and presentation tools

LOCATION: Hybrid (Periodic on-site support and customer meetings in Woodlawn, MD)

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $153,000 - $207,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans