Senior Technical Program Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted partner to the Project Management Office (PMO) in aligning program objectives with the customer’s priorities while managing competing demands and fostering operational balance.
• Provide high-level advisory support to align technical and operational initiatives with the overarching goals and requirements of the program and the customer.
• Cook up programmatic efforts across multiple workstreams to ensure alignment and collaboration between engineering, design, construction, and other technical teams.
• Identify and evaluate critical risks, challenges, and opportunities across the program to maintain focus on priority actions and effective solutions.
• Deliver concise, accurate, and actionable reporting on technical and operational progress, ensuring that the right stakeholders are informed and engaged at key milestones.

Technical Oversight and Expertise

• Serve as the senior technical advisor, providing subject matter expertise to address complex design, engineering, and construction challenges.
• Ensure that all technical solutions meet the customer’s performance, quality, and compliance requirements while balancing operational feasibility and cost-effectiveness.
• Provide input and oversight during technical reviews and key decision points, ensuring alignment to program objectives and organizational priorities.
• Promote the use of leading practices, innovation, and professional excellence across all technical and engineering workstreams.

Collaboration and Team Alignment

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring clarity of purpose and focus across varying technical disciplines.
• Leverage leadership expertise to guide and mentor team members informally, fostering professional growth, accountability, and a collaborative, results-driven environment.
• Serve as a key facilitator of team alignment and performance, with the potential for expanded supervisory responsibilities depending on program needs and performance over time.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

• Act as a trusted point of contact for high-level communications and technical briefings, ensuring the timely dissemination of updates and performance insights to the customer and key stakeholders.
• Build and maintain trust-based relationships with government and external stakeholders to ensure mutual alignment, confidence, and collaboration throughout the program.
• Proactively identify stakeholder concerns, evolving requirements, and feedback to ensure the effective adjustment of technical and operational efforts.

Performance Monitoring and Continuous Improvement

• Oversee processes and tools for tracking program performance, including schedules, budgets, and technical milestones, to ensure all commitments are met.
• Develop and implement systematic reporting mechanisms to monitor program health and facilitate informed decision-making.
• Identify areas for operational improvement and introduce best practices to maximize workload efficiency, streamline communication, and enhance team cohesion.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field with 15 years or more of related experience; Masters and 13 years or more experience; PhD or JD and 10 years or more experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in senior-level technical or operational roles supporting large-scale, multidisciplinary programs, preferably involving design, engineering, and construction.
• Technical expertise across design, engineering, and construction disciplines, capable of consulting on and resolving complex challenges.
• Strong ability to manage competing demands, coordinate diverse workstreams, and ensure alignment with overarching objectives.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills to serve as a trusted advisor for leadership and government partners.
• Skilled in analyzing data, assessing risks, and identifying actionable insights to maintain program health and efficiency.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree or advanced technical certification, such as PMP.
• Hands-on experience integrating and overseeing enterprise systems such as ProjectTeams or Archibus, with a focus on functionality, efficiency, and program alignment.
• A track record of implementing leading practices and innovative approaches within engineering, design, and construction programs.