Vice President, Mission Delivery

Management Solutions; United States; Hybrid; USD 180.000 - 280.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, Rx, Dental and Vision

401k plan with up to 5% match

Zusammenfassung

Management Solutions, LLC (MSLLC) seeks a Senior Director of Mission Delivery to own P&L and drive delivery performance across federal accounts. Reporting to the CEO, you will translate strategy into execution, oversee integrated program management, and lead a growing portfolio of mission-critical initiatives.

You will shape staffing, budgets, and customer relationships, ensuring scope, schedule, and cost targets are achieved while building a high-performing organization.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, management, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 20+ years of progressive experience in federal program management, mission operations, or technical/professional services, including 5+ years in senior leadership with direct P&L accountability.
• Demonstrated success managing a multi-account P&L, improving margins, forecasting financial performance, and delivering profitable revenue growth.
• Experience leading program/project managers and matrixed technical teams through concurrent federal contract delivery, customer escalations, and program transitions.
• Working knowledge of federal acquisition and contract management, including FAR/DFARS as applicable, and fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, and time-and-materials/labor-hour contracts.
• Ability to integrate technical and business priorities, make sound operating decisions, and communicate clearly with executives, customers, and delivery teams.

Aufgaben

• Own consolidated and account-level P&L performance; develop annual operating plans, revenue and margin targets, budgets, and forecasts with the CEO and Finance.
• Lead financial reviews covering contract funding, backlog, labor and subcontract costs, utilization, and estimates at completion; correct adverse trends early.
• Set portfolio operating priorities and approve resource and spending decisions within CEO-delegated authority, balancing customer commitments, capacity, and profitability.
• Partner with Finance and Contracts on accurate billing, timely collections, scope changes, and cost controls; provide the CEO with clear forecasts, material risks, and decisions needed.
• Lead performance across all accounts from award and mobilization through execution and closeout, ensuring commitments for scope, schedule, cost, quality, and mission outcomes are met.
• Hold account, program, and project leaders accountable through a consistent review cadence, clear performance expectations, and timely corrective action.
• Serve as the executive escalation point for customers, prime contractors, and partners; resolve delivery issues and strengthen trust, satisfaction, and long-term relationships.
• Partner with the Director of Functions to turn account demand into staffing and capacity plans, align qualified personnel and technical expertise, and apply consistent delivery standards.
• Establish an enterprise operating rhythm for financial, delivery, staffing, and risk reviews; resolve cross-account priorities and elevate significant issues to the CEO with recommended actions.
• Lead and develop account and program leaders; set clear expectations, coach performance, and build succession capacity for a growing portfolio.

Jobbeschreibung

Job Title

Vice President, Mission Delivery

Location

Washington, DC metro area (hybrid) or remote, with travel to customer sites

Travel

Up to 40%, as needed for customer engagement, delivery oversight, and mobilization

Employment Type

Full- Time

Who We Are

Management Solutions, LLC (MSLLC) is an award-winning management consulting firm delivering solutions for our partners’ most complex challenges. Since 2002, we have supported federal and commercial clients through expertise in project and program strategy, delivery and implementation, engineering and technical advisory services, workforce solutions, and digital solutions.

We are distinguished by our reputation for managing mission-critical projects and helping organizations improve performance through innovative, people-centered solutions. MSLLC has been recognized as Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Energy, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory and has been named one of the Top Employers in the Greater Knoxville area.

Why Join Our Team

At Management Solutions, we believe our people are the foundation of our success. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and caring culture where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow. We seek professionals who think critically, solve complex problems, and are dedicated to building and sustaining a high-performing, people-centered organization.

Position Overview

Management Solutions, LLC (MSLLC) is seeking a senior operating leader to own the profit and loss (P&L) and mission delivery performance across all company accounts. Reporting directly to the CEO, the Senior Director of Mission Delivery translates company strategy and customer priorities into dependable execution, measurable mission outcomes, and profitable growth.

This leader is accountable for account financial performance, contract execution, customer relationships, and delivery leadership. Working with the Director of Functions and Director of Mission Intelligence, the role brings together the people, processes, and solutions needed to deliver integrated program and project management, engineering, technical services, and transformation support, including ProjectAccelerator. The ideal candidate combines enterprise judgment with hands‑on leadership in a growing federal services business.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise P&L Accountability

Own consolidated and account-level P&L performance; develop annual operating plans, revenue and margin targets, budgets, and forecasts with the CEO and Finance.

Lead financial reviews covering contract funding, backlog, labor and subcontract costs, utilization, and estimates at completion; correct adverse trends early.

Set portfolio operating priorities and approve resource and spending decisions within CEO-delegated authority, balancing customer commitments, capacity, and profitability.

Partner with Finance and Contracts on accurate billing, timely collections, scope changes, and cost controls; provide the CEO with clear forecasts, material risks, and decisions needed.

Mission Delivery & Customer Leadership

Lead performance across all accounts from award and mobilization through execution and closeout, ensuring commitments for scope, schedule, cost, quality, and mission outcomes are met.

Hold account, program, and project leaders accountable through a consistent review cadence, clear performance expectations, and timely corrective action.

Serve as the executive escalation point for customers, prime contractors, and partners; resolve delivery issues and strengthen trust, satisfaction, and long‑term relationships.

Integrated Solutions & Operating Leadership

Partner with the Director of Functions to turn account demand into staffing and capacity plans, align qualified personnel and technical expertise, and apply consistent delivery standards.

Partner with the Director of Mission Intelligence to translate customer priorities and performance insights into integrated solution plans, actionable decision support, and measurable outcomes, including deployment of ProjectAccelerator.

Ensure solution delivery addresses mission needs and produces validated improvements in execution speed, schedule reliability, cost, workforce readiness, or other customer-defined outcomes.

Establish an enterprise operating rhythm for financial, delivery, staffing, and risk reviews; resolve cross‑account priorities and elevate significant issues to the CEO with recommended actions.

People & Organizational Leadership

Lead and develop account and program leaders; set clear expectations, coach performance, and build succession capacity for a growing portfolio.

Coordinate matrixed teams and shared resources with functional leadership; anticipate staffing gaps and mobilization needs while supporting employee development and retention.

Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement; reinforce contractual, quality, safety, security, and customer/site requirements with the responsible experts.

Sustainable Growth & Contract Transitions

Partner with Business Development on account expansion, recompetes, and new opportunities; use delivery results and customer insight to strengthen company positioning.

Validate proposed staffing, delivery approaches, costs, and schedules so commitments are achievable, resourced, and financially sound before award.

Sponsor transition and mobilization plans that establish leadership, staffing, delivery controls, and customer alignment while maintaining continuity of service.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, management, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

20+ years of progressive experience in federal program management, mission operations, or technical/professional services, including 5+ years in senior leadership with direct P&L accountability.

Demonstrated success managing a multi-account P&L, improving margins, forecasting financial performance, and delivering profitable revenue growth.

Experience leading program/project managers and matrixed technical teams through concurrent federal contract delivery, customer escalations, and program transitions.

Working knowledge of federal acquisition and contract management, including FAR/DFARS as applicable, and fixed-price, cost-reimbursable, and time-and-materials/labor-hour contracts.

Ability to integrate technical and business priorities, make sound operating decisions, and communicate clearly with executives, customers, and delivery teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Financial results

Revenue, margins, and operating results against plan; forecast accuracy; effective cost management and timely billing/collections.

Delivery performance

On-time milestones and deliverables, quality of work, fulfillment of contract requirements, and timely resolution of risks and issues.

Customer confidence

Customer satisfaction, strong past-performance evaluations, account retention, recompete performance, and expansion of existing work.

Solution impact

Documented improvements in cycle time, schedule, cost, throughput, or workforce readiness against agreed customer baselines.

Team effectiveness

Staffing readiness, appropriate utilization, leadership development, employee retention, and collaboration across accounts and functions.

Experience serving DOE, NNSA, defense, or other federal civilian customers at headquarters, laboratories, plants, or mission sites.

Leadership of a portfolio comparable in scale and complexity to a growing small-to-midsize federal services contractor.

Experience integrating program management, engineering, digital transformation, analytics, process improvement, or workforce readiness solutions.

PMP certification or an advanced degree in business, engineering, or a related discipline.

Active security clearance and experience in regulated, nuclear, or national security environments.

Work Authorization

U.S. Citizenship required due to federal contract requirements.

Working Conditions

This position is primarily performed in an office environment or a home office setting. Employees will be required to use a computer and other office equipment for extended periods.

What We Offer

Management Solutions offers a comprehensive benefits package including: Medical, Rx, Dental and Vision Insurance, company paid short-term disability and life insurance, 401k plan with up to a 5% match with immediate vesting, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, paid holidays, and more!

Management Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.

Disclaimer

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not a complete list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with it.