Project Manager - Public Health
Project Manager
Responsibilities
Support Firm-Fixed-Price task-order execution by managing scope, priorities, performance expectations, and cost-conscious delivery.
Serve as the onsite contractor lead for the DCPH task order in San Antonio, TX.
Manage Cherokee/CNIH personnel and subcontractor/partner personnel to ensure integrated performance across the task order.
Monitor staffing levels, vacancies, onboarding, backfill actions, availability, and workforce risks.
Ensure timely completion, review, and submission of contract deliverables, reports, and customer-directed products.
Lead recurring meetings, status reviews, action-item tracking, customer updates, and internal coordination routines.
Identify and resolve performance, staffing, customer, contract, administrative, and compliance issues.
Ensure contract activities comply with applicable company policies, government requirements, security expectations, and quality standards.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage competing priorities, and deliver under tight deadlines.
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to maintain accurate status, risk, and issue tracking.
- Ability to work fully onsite in San Antonio, TX.
- Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
- Must pass pre-employment requirements of Cherokee Federal.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum of 8 years of project, program, task-order, or contract-management experience in a federal, military, public-health, scientific, technical, or related environment.
- Master’s degree in public health, Public Health Management, Health Administration, Business Administration, Program Management, or a related field preferred.
- PMP or similar project/program management certification preferred.
- At least 3 years of experience in defense public health, military medical, public health surveillance, occupational/environmental health, scientific, or similar mission environment strongly preferred.
- Experience managing subcontractor or partner personnel preferred.
- Experience successfully transitioning task orders preferred.
Benefits
Full-time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), and other benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.
Pay
Compensation & Benefits Estimated Starting Salary Range for Project Manager: Pay Commensurate With Experience.
Schedule
N/A
Company Information
Cheerful Nation Integrated Health (CNIH) is a part of Cherokee Federal – the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government’s mission with compassion and heart.
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Cherokee Federal is an equal opportunity employer. Please visit cherokee-federal.com/careers for information regarding our Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Statement, and Accommodation request.