Senior Project Manager, Public Sector

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work within the United St

Up to 25% travel to sites

Senior leadership exposure

Job summary

Jobgether, in partnership with a client, seeks a Senior Project Manager for Public Sector based in the United States. You will oversee end-to-end delivery across learning tech, simulation, and content services, coordinating cross-functional teams and government compliance requirements.

You will be the senior delivery authority, partnering with executives to drive operational excellence and ensure on-time, within-scope outcomes. This is a fully remote, full-time role with travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 5 years of end-to-end project management experience.
• Minimum 2 years in a federal/public sector environment (DoD or similar).
• Experience delivering training, learning tech, or professional services to government customers.
• Knowledge of government contracting processes and delivery management.
• Strong written communication for government stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder skills.
• Ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary teams and manage competing priorities.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain a US government security clearance.
• Preferred: Active Secret clearance and PMP/CAPM or similar certification.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain master schedules for active Public Sector projects.
• Define scope, milestones, schedules, and resource plans with customers and teams.
• Coordinate new project intake and prioritize portfolio work.
• Monitor delivery progress and identify risks to schedules and budgets.
• Drive repeatable delivery processes, playbooks and standards.
• Act as primary operational contact for assigned accounts after award.
• Lead status meetings, milestone reviews, and quarterly business reviews.
• Coordinate issues across support, product, and finance with clear communication.
• Oversee renewal readiness from a delivery perspective.
• Represent Public Sector in meetings when senior leadership is unavailable.
• Manage government contract delivery, periods of performance and obligation schedules.
• Collaborate with contracts, legal and finance on mods, invoicing and closeout.
• Maintain compliance docs including Section 508 accessibility.

Education

Bachelor's degree in project management, business, education, or related field

Tools

Learning management systems

Authoring tools

Simulation platforms

eLearning

Instructional design

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Project Manager, Public Sector based in the United States.

This senior leadership role is responsible for overseeing end-to-end project delivery across a diverse portfolio of public sector accounts, ensuring that contractual commitments are fulfilled on time, within scope, and to the highest standards.

You will serve as the operational lead for delivery activities, coordinating teams, managing customer relationships, and ensuring compliance with government requirements.

Working across learning technology, training programs, simulation, and custom content services, you will turn customer expectations into successful outcomes.

As the senior delivery authority within the Public Sector organization, you will partner closely with executive leadership while driving operational excellence across the portfolio.

This is a fully remote, full-time position with travel of up to 25% to customer, agency, and training delivery locations.

Accountabilities

• Portfolio and project delivery
  • Own and maintain the master schedule for all active Public Sector projects across learning platforms, authoring tools, simulation and immersive training, coaching, custom content, and professional services.
  • Define project scope, milestones, schedules, and resource plans with customers and internal teams, ensuring accountability for commitments.
  • Manage new project intake, assign ownership, establish timelines, and coordinate priorities across the portfolio.
  • Monitor delivery progress and proactively identify and elevate risks related to schedules, budgets, staffing, and resources.
  • Drive continuous improvement across projects by developing repeatable processes, playbooks, and delivery standards.
• Customer relationship and account operations
  • Act as the primary operational point of contact for assigned Public Sector accounts following contract award.
  • Lead regular customer status meetings, milestone reviews, and quarterly business reviews.
  • Coordinate open issues across support, product, professional services, and finance, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication.
  • Oversee renewal readiness from a delivery perspective, ensuring accounts are healthy, documented, and prepared ahead of renewal periods.
  • Represent the Public Sector organization in internal and customer meetings when senior leadership is unavailable.
• Government contract execution and compliance
  • Manage delivery under government contract vehicles, task orders, and purchase orders, tracking periods of performance, deliverable schedules, and CLIN or CDRL requirements where applicable.
  • Coordinate with contracts, legal, and finance teams on contract modifications, option-year exercises, invoicing milestones, and closeout activities.
  • Maintain required compliance documentation, including Section 508 accessibility materials, security and privacy records, and agency-specific requirements.
  • Support proposal and capture activities by contributing delivery schedules, staffing plans, level-of-effort estimates, and past-performance narratives.
• Training delivery operations
  • Plan and coordinate instructor-led training programs in virtual and in-person formats, including facilitator scheduling, registration, logistics, participant rosters, and materials distribution.
  • Manage trainer-to-learner ratios, session capacity, and scheduling adjustments in line with customer training calendars.
  • Collect and analyze participant feedback and evaluation data, implementing corrective actions to improve subsequent sessions.
  • Coordinate content updates with instructional designers and product teams to ensure training materials remain aligned with system and configuration changes.
• Cross-functional leadership and operational reporting
  • Coordinate with product, engineering, support, professional services, and finance teams to remove delivery obstacles and maintain progress.
  • Translate customer requirements into actionable internal plans and communicate operational constraints clearly to customers.
  • Own the transition from sales to delivery, ensuring that customer expectations and contractual commitments are accurately transferred.
  • Establish and maintain the Public Sector operating cadence, including delivery standups and pipeline-to-delivery handoff reviews.
  • Prepare internal and customer-facing status reports, including monthly progress reports when contractually required.
  • Maintain project documentation, lessons learned, and standardized delivery practices.
  • Serve as the senior delivery authority within the Public Sector organization, advising on execution priorities and escalating strategic, staffing, and resourcing matters to the appropriate executives.
  • Mentor project coordinators and delivery professionals as the team grows.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in project management, business, education, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 5 years of end-to-end project management experience, including a minimum of 2 years in a federal, Department of Defense (DoD), or public sector environment.
• Demonstrated experience delivering training programs, learning technology, or professional services to government customers.
• Practical understanding of government contracting processes, including task orders, periods of performance, deliverable schedules, and scope management.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects across different customers, teams, and product lines while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Experience managing projects with defined deliverables, contractual obligations, and compliance requirements.
• Strong written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, accurate status reports suitable for government stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to coordinate effectively across multidisciplinary teams, manage competing priorities, and resolve delivery challenges proactively.
• US citizenship is required, along with the ability to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance.
• Preferred: Active Secret security clearance or higher.
• Preferred: PMP, CAPM, or an equivalent project management certification.
• Preferred: Military or prior government service, including National Guard or Reserve experience.
• Preferred: Experience with learning management systems, authoring tools, simulation platforms, immersive training, eLearning, or instructional design projects.
• Preferred: Familiarity with Section 508 and WCAG accessibility requirements.
• Preferred: Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, or other structured project delivery methodologies.
• Preferred: Experience managing external vendors or contractors and working in a small or mid-sized organization where project managers take hands-on ownership of delivery.

Benefits

• Annual salary range of $75,000–$85,000.
• Fully remote work arrangement within the United States.
• Full-time, salaried, exempt employment.
• Travel opportunities of up to 25% to customer, agency, and training delivery sites.
• Opportunity to lead meaningful learning and training initiatives supporting public sector organizations.
• Collaboration with experienced professionals across learning, technology, and project delivery.
• Opportunity to influence operational strategy, improve delivery processes, and drive measurable customer impact.
• Professional growth through senior-level responsibility and cross-functional leadership.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!