Senior Program/Project Manager

OBXtek; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

OBXtek seeks a Program Manager for the Department of State Technical Security Engineering staffing program, based at U.S. Government facilities in Springfield, VA.

The PM oversees contract performance, reports to the CO/COR/GTMs, and directly supervises site managers to ensure effective recruiting, hiring, and personnel support for all contract personnel. The role blends contract execution, customer engagement, workforce leadership, and fiscal management aligned with OBXtek’s PMIP growth plans.

Qualifications

• US citizen is required.
• Must possess and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance.
• Ability to perform all program management duties described under Key Responsibilities, including government coordination, risk mitigation, continuity of operations, workforce management, reporting, invoicing, and personnel conduct oversight.

Responsibilities

• Contract Execution and Government Interface: serve as the focal point for contractor performance with CO, COR, and GTMs; ensure reporting and staffing requirements are met.
• Site Oversight, Risk, and Continuity: supervise site managers and manage risk mitigation and continuity strategies.
• Delivery and Fiscal Management: oversee on-time delivery, invoicing, budgets, forecasts, and funding.
• Organic Growth: identify opportunities to expand existing work and coordinate with BD and Contracts.
• Support New Business Growth Strategy: contribute to captures, recompetes, proposals, and staffing plans; document contributions.
• Workforce Leadership and Conduct: oversee recruiting, development, and performance management; maintain accountability and succession planning.

Skills

Program management leadership

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Responsibilities

Position Overview:

OBXtek seeks a Program Manager for the Department of State Technical Security Engineering (TSE) staffing program. Based at U.S. Government facilities in Springfield, VA, the PM will oversee and ensure delivery of all performance under the contract and be responsible to the Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and Government Technical Monitors (GTMs) for performance and delivery. The PM will directly supervise all site managers and ensure quality recruiting, hiring, personnel management, training, and support for all contract personnel and positions. The role combines contract execution, customer engagement, workforce leadership, and fiscal management with OBXtek’s existing PMIP-aligned financial and growth expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contract Execution and Government Interface: Serve as the focal point for all contractor functions affecting contract performance. Interact with the CO, COR, and GTMs daily or weekly, as required, to ensure performance across all contract tasks. Advise and assist regarding the contract’s technical scope; ensure timely, accurate reporting, provision of qualified personnel, and implementation of all contract and statement of work requirements.
• Site Oversight, Risk, and Continuity: Directly supervise all site managers and oversee planning, scheduling, organizing, managing, and assessing the performance of all contract personnel. Direct ongoing risk-mitigation and continuity-of-operations strategies consistent with contract requirements. Communicate risks candidly, resolve customer concerns and escalations, document corrective actions, and support Satisfactory or better CPARS outcomes.
• Delivery and Fiscal Management: Oversee on-time delivery of requirements, invoicing, and other fiscal management functions. Manage approved revenue, direct margin, and cost-control objectives; prepare accurate forecasts and estimates at completion; monitor staffing costs, funding, and financial risks; and coordinate billing, collections, and corrective actions with Finance and Contracts.
• Organic Growth: Identify and shape opportunities to expand existing customer work through funded scope expansion, task order growth, customer-funded enhancements, follow-on work, and option support. Partner with Business Development and Contracts to document opportunities and validate funded results through executed contract actions and Finance records.
• Support New Business Growth Strategy: Provide substantive support to assigned captures, recompetes, proposals, customer shaping, and adjacent opportunities. Contribute management approaches, staffing and transition plans, solution artifacts, past-performance inputs, subject matter expertise, and oral presentation preparation; maintain evidence of completed contributions.
• Workforce Leadership and Conduct: Oversee recruiting, selection, orientation, development, counseling, discipline, and support of contract employees. Plan, establish, and review compensation actions; enforce policies and procedures; and ensure required professional development training. Review, assess, manage, and correct conduct that could reflect poorly on the Department of State or OBXtek. Retain and develop a stable team, maintain succession plans, set measurable annual goals, and document results through monthly reporting and at least quarterly cross-functional reviews.

Additional OBXtek Qualifications and Leadership Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10 years of progressively responsible federal program or portfolio management experience, with accountability for delivery, staffing, customer relationships, and financial results.
• Demonstrated success delivering concurrent contractual commitments, meeting quality and staffing requirements, managing risks, and maintaining corporate and contract compliance.
• Experience managing revenue, direct margin, budgets, forecasts, estimates at completion, and funding constraints; able to explain variances and drive corrective action with Finance and Contracts.
• Ability to lead customer and executive discussions, collaborate across functions, address difficult issues candidly, and resolve escalations, supported by CPARS or equivalent documented customer feedback.
• Demonstrated team leadership in recruiting, onboarding, retention, coaching, employee development, and succession planning.
• Documented contributions to funded account growth and capture, recompete, proposal, solution, staffing, transition, or oral presentation efforts, with clear examples of individual responsibilities and results.

Experience using measurable goals, dashboards, financial reports, risk registers, and opportunity records to drive decisions and quarterly reviews. PMP or equivalent program management certification preferred.

Salary Range: $160,000 - $230,000 per year. The salary range listed for this position represents a good-faith estimate of the expected compensation at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to; the candidate's experience, education, skills, certifications, geographic location, project budget, contract requirements, and current market conditions.

Qualifications

Minimum Contract Qualifications (H.4.1):

• US. citizen.
• Must possess and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance.
• Ability to perform all program management duties described under Key Responsibilities, including Government coordination, risk mitigation, continuity of operations, workforce management, reporting, training, invoicing, and personnel conduct oversight.

Additional OBXtek Qualifications and Leadership Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10 years of progressively responsible federal program or portfolio management experience, with accountability for delivery, staffing, customer relationships, and financial results.
• Demonstrated success delivering concurrent contractual commitments, meeting quality and staffing requirements, managing risks, and maintaining corporate and contract compliance.
• Experience managing revenue, direct margin, budgets, forecasts, estimates at completion, and funding constraints; able to explain variances and drive corrective action with Finance and Contracts.
• Ability to lead customer and executive discussions, collaborate across functions, address difficult issues candidly, and resolve escalations, supported by CPARS or equivalent documented customer feedback.
• Demonstrated team leadership in recruiting, onboarding, retention, coaching, employee development, and succession planning.
• Documented contributions to funded account growth and capture, recompete, proposal, solution, staffing, transition, or oral presentation efforts, with clear examples of individual responsibilities and results.

Experience using measurable goals, dashboards, financial reports, risk registers, and opportunity records to drive decisions and quarterly reviews. PMP or equivalent program management certification preferred.

Security Clearance

Top Secret

Company Information

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia and founded in 2009, OBXtek is a fast-growing leader in the government contracting field. Our mission is Our People…Our Reputation. Our people are trained professionals who enhance our customers’ knowledge and innovation using technology, collaboration, and education.

We offer a robust suite of benefits including comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, matching 401K, paid time off, tuition reimbursement plans and much more.

As a prime contractor for 93% of our current work, OBXtek pairs lessons learned across disciplines with industry standard quality practices such as CMMI-Dev Level III, ITIL, 6Sigma, PMI, and ISO. Our rapid growth has been recognized by INC500, the Washington Business Journal, and Washington Technology magazine.

OBXtek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law*MON