Senior Program Manager - National Security Programs

Blackstone Technology Group; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Part time

Job summary

Blackstone Talent Group is seeking an experienced Program Manager to support a portfolio of complex, regulated national security projects. This part-time role oversees scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risk, and performance metrics while coordinating with leadership, teams, and client stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in PM, DOE/NNSA or national security project experience, and a proven ability to implement disciplined project delivery practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Technical Management, or a related field.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of Program Management experience supporting complex U.S. Government programs.
• Experience managing large-scale programs with P&L responsibility exceeding $40M in annual revenue.
• Demonstrated success supporting federal, engineering, technical, capital, or national security programs.
• Strong understanding of project integration across scope, schedule, cost, resources, risks, and performance metrics.
• Working knowledge of: Integrated scheduling, Cost estimating and forecasting, Earned Value Management (EVM), Resource planning, Baseline and change control, Performance reporting.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with technical, financial, operational, procurement, and executive stakeholders.
• Active Department of Energy (DOE) Q Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination, and execution across multiple projects and task orders.
• Align project scope, schedule, budget, resources, technical objectives, and customer priorities.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for client representatives and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, staffing forecasts, budgets, cost estimates, and performance reports.
• Monitor project performance, funding, burn rates, deliverables, risks, and change management activities.
• Identify and elevate issues requiring management or client attention.
• Coordinate activities across technical, finance, procurement, operations, project controls, and security teams.
• Support subcontract and task-order administration, including scope development, funding coordination, work planning, deliverable tracking, and period-of-performance management.
• Prepare executive briefings, dashboards, status reports, and other leadership-level communications.
• Facilitate risk management activities, including identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and tracking.
• Drive process improvements, project governance, and standardization across the portfolio.
• Mentor project support personnel and promote accountability, collaboration, and effective execution.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable contractual, safety, security, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

DOE clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree (Engineering/Business/PM/Technical Management)

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Primavera P6

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Microsoft Project

Cost estimating

Job description

Blackstone Talent Group is seeking an experienced Program Manager to support a portfolio of complex, regulated national security projects. This part-time role oversees scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risk, and performance metrics while coordinating with leadership, teams, and client stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in PM, DOE/NNSA or national security project experience, and a proven ability to implement disciplined project delivery practices.