Senior Program Manager, Federal Contracts

Akima Infrastructure Services; Greenbelt (MD); On-site; USD 175,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Five Rivers Analytics, an Akima company, seeks a front-line manager to supervise contractors and interface with Government managers and contracting representatives. You will set priorities, assign tasks, and monitor performance according to established policies and guidelines.

Responsibilities include reviewing deliverables, managing contractor performance, coordinating training, and ensuring proper approvals for travel, overtime, and purchases.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance for consideration.
• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering or business discipline.
• 10+ years' experience executing the Program Management Process, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing a project.
• 8+ years' experience in managing teams providing advisory and assistance services.

Responsibilities

• Setting priorities; assigning tasks/projects; providing technical assistance to subordinate employees; monitoring and evaluating performance of subordinate contract employees.
• Reviewing and providing acceptance of deliverables prior to submission to the Government client.
• Providing management of contractor performance in terms of quality, quantity, and timeliness.
• Coordinating and developing program, administrative and technical talent through on-the-job and formal training.
• Working and communicating with Government managers on programmatic issues.
• Ensuring Government client approval is obtained for contractor travel, overtime, and purchases, reviewing travel vouchers to ensure accuracy before submission to the Government Client.
• Coaching and developing contract employee capabilities; approving contractor leave; writing appraisals for contract employees under their supervision.
• Submitting reports and other information requested by the Government.
• Working with FRA and the Government managers to ensure contract employees are on-boarded and off-boarded successfully.
• Ensuring training forms have been submitted to the training team and approved by the Government client prior to allowing attendance in training courses; ensuring accurate submittals of training cost estimates before submission to the training team; ensuring project expenses are tracked.
• Taking or recommending corrective/disciplinary action for contractor employees, as appropriate.
• preparing Task Order (TO) kick-off meeting reports and minutes.
• Preparing detailed project management plans.
• Participating in Status Review Meetings and Program Management Reviews and produce minutes.

Skills

Leadership

Contract management

Program management

Communication

Training and development

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or business

Job description

Five Rivers Analytics, an Akima company, seeks a front-line manager to supervise contractors and interface with Government managers and contracting representatives. You will set priorities, assign tasks, and monitor performance according to established policies and guidelines.

Responsibilities include reviewing deliverables, managing contractor performance, coordinating training, and ensuring proper approvals for travel, overtime, and purchases.