Senior Program Manager - Government Programs (Secret Clearance)

The Bureau For International Narcotics; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ATSG Corporation is seeking a Program Manager to support the Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services Directorate. The role involves managing contractor staff, planning and monitoring tasks, and ensuring schedules, budgets, and quality.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years PM experience, PMP, and ISO 9001 knowledge; requires US citizenship and Secret clearance. Occasional travel may be needed; full-time on-site in Washington, DC.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Secret Security Clearance is required.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience as a Program Manager.
• Master’s Degree in a related field or 12 years of experience.
• PMP certification required.
• Must have a robust understanding of Quality Management Systems and ISO 9001 standards.
• Demonstrated experience identifying program risks, implementing mitigation strategies, resolving operational challenges, and executing corrective actions.
• Proven leadership and personnel management abilities, including staff supervision, performance monitoring, workload coordination, and conflict resolution.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including executive-level engagement and reporting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Contractor staff.
• Plan, execute, and monitor tasks from inception to completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets and quality standards
• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful task outcomes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, clients and stakeholders to definite task objectives and deliverables.
• Conduct continuous service delivery improvement activities towards more efficient capabilities and performance.
• Responsible for assigning contractor schedules, reviewing work discrepancies, supervising contractor personnel and communicating policies, purposes, and goals of organization.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Executive-level engagement

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Master’s Degree in related field

12 years of experience

Tools

PMP certification

ISO 9001 standards proficiency

Job description

ATSG Corporation is seeking a Program Manager to support the Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services Directorate. The role involves managing contractor staff, planning and monitoring tasks, and ensuring schedules, budgets, and quality.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years PM experience, PMP, and ISO 9001 knowledge; requires US citizenship and Secret clearance. Occasional travel may be needed; full-time on-site in Washington, DC.