Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Serves as the Contractor's primary Program Manager and principal point of contact for all contract matters.
• Provides overall leadership, direction, and management for all personnel assigned to the contract.
• Oversees execution of administrative, property management, warehouse, drafting/CAD, engineering, operations, and accounting support services in accordance with contract requirements.
• Ensures contract performance meets or exceeds all performance work statement (PWS) requirements, service level agreements, and quality standards.
• Develops, implements, and maintains project management plans, staffing plans, quality control plans, and risk management strategies.
• Maintains monitoring contract performance, schedules, staffing levels, deliverables, and operational metrics to ensure timely and efficient execution.
• Manages contract budgets, labor utilization, subcontractor performance, and overall program financial performance.
• Captures recruiting, onboarding, workforce planning, employee development, and retention efforts to maintain qualified staffing levels.
• Reviews and approves contract deliverables, reports, invoices, staffing plans, and performance documentation.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with Government personnel, internal leadership, subcontractors, and external stakeholders.
• Identifies program risks and develops mitigation strategies to minimize operational impacts.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal regulations, Department of Energy (DOE) requirements, safety standards, security policies, and company procedures.
• Supports internal and external audits and implements corrective actions when necessary.
• Led recurring program management meetings, customer briefings, performance reviews, and status updates.
• Oversees quality assurance and continuous improvement initiatives to improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Captures support among geographically dispersed work locations to ensure consistent service delivery.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of federal contract management principles and performance-based service contracts.
• Knowledge of Department of Energy (DOE) contracting environments and federal utility operations preferred.
• Strong leadership and organizational management skills.
• Excellent project planning, scheduling, and resource management abilities.
• Knowledge of quality assurance, quality control, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong financial management, budgeting, and cost control skills.
• Able to manage geographically dispersed personnel and multiple functional disciplines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• Eight (8) years of progressively responsible program or project management experience supporting federal contracts or large operational programs.
• Minimum of three (3) years managing multi-disciplinary teams performing administrative, technical, engineering, operations, or professional support services.
• Demonstrated experience managing contract performance, budgets, staffing, schedules, and customer relationships.
• Experience managing geographically dispersed personnel.
• Able to pass a background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience managing Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), or other federal utility contracts.