Senior Director of Program Excellence

About the role

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Director of Program Excellence to work at our headquarters in Fairfax, VA. The Senior Director of Program Excellence serves as the enterprise authority for delivery excellence, program governance, and operational performance across Everforth ECS. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role establishes and continuously improves the enterprise framework for program/contract management, leading the Program Health Review (PHR) process and providing executive visibility into delivery performance, operational risk, and portfolio health.

Responsibilities

• Own the Program Health Review (PHR) framework, enterprise program standards, governance processes, and corporate contract review cadence.
• Establish common methodologies for assessing program financial health, delivery performance, customer health, risk, compliance, recompete readiness, and growth potential.
• Identify systemic delivery risks, recurring delivery issues, staffing constraints, and opportunities for operational improvement and facilitate corrective actions and continuous improvement across Business Units.
• Develop playbooks, communities of practice, and enterprise program management standards.
• Drive PgM/PM continuous improvement initiatives that improve delivery predictability, operational efficiency, and customer outcomes across Business Units.
• Lead the Program Excellence function within the COO Office and establish it as the enterprise center of excellence for delivery governance.
• Foster a culture of accountability, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Facilitate executive discussions on enterprise program performance, emerging risks, and strategic delivery priorities.
• Build communities of practice that elevate program management capability across Everforth ECS.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Management, or related field.
• Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance may be required.
• PMP certification required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in operational excellence, quality management, or program management specifically within the Federal Contracting (GovCon) ecosystem.
• Proven track record of managing performance excellence or quality assurance programs within a mid-to-large tier contractor ($500M+ annual revenue scale).
• Demonstrated experience implementing and operationalizing enterprise delivery frameworks such as PMI, CMMI, ISO, Agile, ITIL, EVMS, or equivalent operational excellence models.
• Exceptional executive communication, facilitation, and organizational influence skills.

Desired Skills

• Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Management, or related field preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma or Advanced Agile certifications preferred.
• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance preferred.

Pay

Salary Range: $180,000-$230,000.

Benefits

General Description Of Benefits.