West Coast Deputy PMO Lead – On-Site IT Programs

American Systems; Edwards (CO); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS seeks a Deputy Program Manager to provide on-site leadership for F-35 Joint Program Office information technology activities at Edwards Air Force Base, overseeing PMO execution for West Coast operations.

You will manage day-to-day PMO activities through subordinate managers, coordinate staffing and service delivery, and liaison with Arlington leadership to resolve issues while ensuring performance and compliance with program-management standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, program management, information technology, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of three years of managerial experience overseeing managers, professionals, or teams.
• Experience managing day-to-day PMO activities and ensuring that projects and operational services meet goals and performance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as on-site deputy for West Coast operations and lead contractor activities at Edwards Air Force Base.
• Manage subordinate managers, team leads, and professionals to align staffing, priorities, schedules, service delivery, and performance with program requirements.
• Act as the principal local interface with Government site leadership and coordinate site-level technical, operational, personnel, and program-management matters.
• Implement PMO processes and policies and provide guidance to local project-management and technical staff.
• Monitor milestones, deliverables, staffing, service performance, risks, issues, dependencies, and customer concerns and provide accurate status to the Program Manager.
• Resolve escalated operational issues requiring coordination with Arlington leadership, other supported locations, functional teams, corporate resources, or subcontractors.
• Support strategic decisions affecting the assigned area of responsibility and provide input to resource planning, workforce allocation, budgets, continuity, and operational improvement.
• Ensure local activities, records, communications, and corrective actions are identified, documented, tracked, and completed in accordance with program-management standards.
• Coordinate coverage for planned and unplanned absences and support unusual after-hours, weekend, or holiday requirements when requested and authorized.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Stakeholder communication

Staffing & budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS seeks a Deputy Program Manager to provide on-site leadership for F-35 Joint Program Office information technology activities at Edwards Air Force Base, overseeing PMO execution for West Coast operations.

You will manage day-to-day PMO activities through subordinate managers, coordinate staffing and service delivery, and liaison with Arlington leadership to resolve issues while ensuring performance and compliance with program-management standards.