Deputy Program Manager

About the role

The Deputy Program Manager will assist the Program Manager with day‑to‑day operations, schedule management, team coordination, customer engagement, and compliance activities using PMI‑based project management practices. This on‑site position is located in Chesapeake, VA, and candidates must be local to the area. Occasional hybrid work may be available.

Responsibilities

• Serve as deputy to the Program Manager, providing top‑level oversight of contractual execution, leading meetings, interfacing with senior government leadership, and responding to urgent taskings or data calls.
• Act as secondary point of contact with government customers and stakeholders.
• Complete administrative tasks such as bimonthly timesheet approvals and oversight of team member certifications and training.
• Assist in modernizing and implementing internal policies and procedures, including improving Knowledge Management practices and manager professional development.
• Directly supervise functional Team Leads.
• Support special projects and other corporate‑led initiatives.
• Coordinate task planning and ensure alignment between SOW/PWS requirements, work packages, staffing, and subcontractor activities.
• Help maintain the Project Management Office (PMO), tracking dependencies, milestones, and deadlines.
• Manage and track daily program activities, ensuring teams understand priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Monitor progress using milestone tracking, percent‑complete estimates, and issue logs.
• Identify and escalate potential schedule or performance risks to the Program Manager.
• Track multiple departmental activities, projects, efforts, and outcomes.
• Support data calls, quality reviews, and customer audits.

Requirements

• Active Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project/program management, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• 7–10 years of experience as a Deputy Program Manager.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams in a dynamic defense contracting environment.
• Proficiency with PMI‑based project management practices.

Pay

Salary range: $140,000 to $150,000 annually.