Program Manager

Company Description

Synergy ECP is a Service Disabled Veteran‑Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) formed in July 2007 with headquarters in Columbia, MD. The company provides a broad range of services to the defense, intelligence, and health‑care industries. It serves Fortune 100 companies and multiple branches of the U.S. government and military services. Synergy ECP is an equal‑opportunity employer.

About the Role

The Program Manager will be responsible for the successful cost, schedule, and performance of a newly awarded contract located in Columbia, MD. The role serves as the main point of contact for the Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Government Program Manager, and the contractor’s senior management. The PM will contribute to cost management, schedule estimation and tracking, contract performance management, risk management, requirements analysis, and quality‑assurance activities, and will communicate technical progress, issues, and solutions to the Government PM. Clearance required: TS/SCI with polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Allocate resources (staffing, facilities, and budgets) on the contract.
• Review and approve all earned value, Estimate To Complete, funds and man‑hour expenditure reports, or other financial reports as appropriate.
• Review and allocate management reserve within contractual limits.
• Ensure cross‑discipline integration within the contract to meet Government needs.
• Work with higher‑level program manager, if applicable, to provide effective and efficient management of the contractor’s effort.
• Review and propose the Integrated Program Baseline (or resource‑loaded schedule) to the Government.
• Review risk and risk‑mitigation activities and allocate budgets for the same.
• Prepare program status reviews and other formal reviews to be presented to the Government PM.
• Ensure timely recruitment and training of program staff – both direct and indirect.
• Review all financial and technical reports before release to the Government.
• Communicate issues and solutions to the Government PM in a timely and transparent manner.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and administrative requirements imposed by the contract in coordination with the contractor’s contracts staff.
• Assist the Government PM by providing input to statutory acquisition reports and responses to Congressional Questions for the Record (QFRs).
• Coordinate the preparation of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and value‑engineering proposals to the Government PM.
• Provide contractor input to the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan reviews or Award Fee reviews, as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Ten (10) years of experience as a program or project manager managing programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Demonstrated experience in requirements analysis, resource allocation, project costing, deliverable tracking, schedule and financial data monitoring, and reporting.
• At least five (5) years of experience in management and control of funds and resources using complex reporting mechanisms such as Earned Value Management.
• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS), DoD 5000 series, and ICD 801 policies.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience managing multi‑task contracts and subcontracts of various types and complexity, including leading a multi‑vendor environment.
• Certification required: PMP, FAC‑P/PM Mid‑Level, or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level 2 in Program Management.