Contract Program Manager

Digital Consultants•San Diego, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Digital Consultants is seeking a Contractor Program Manager (CPM) to support the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Blue List Program in San Diego, CA. The CPM will be the primary point of contact for all task order performance, providing leadership, coordination, and oversight of Contractor personnel. This role involves managing program operations, staffing, schedule, deliverables, performance reporting, risk management, and coordination with DCMA leadership and other stakeholders. The company culture emphasizes practicality, opportunity, and creativity, with a commitment to honesty, trustworthiness, respect, and ethics. Digital Consultants is a certified SBA 8(a) small, disadvantaged business supporting various IT customers.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship required.
Interim or final security clearance granted by DoW before performing on the contract.
Favorably adjudicated Tier 3 background investigation for access to CUI.
Tier Three (T3) investigation equivalent (ADP/IT-II).
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Systems Engineering, or a related operational field.
Minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience in project management, team leadership, and program scheduling.
At least four (4) years of experience directly supporting DoD/DoW or Federal agencies.
Demonstrated technical expertise in establishing and maintaining resource-loaded IMS utilizing Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or equivalent enterprise tools.
Notable interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, with a proven ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and interface professionally with senior military and civilian leadership.
Ability to provide administrative and technical oversight of Contractor activities and coordinate personnel, staffing, contract deliverables, performance reporting, risks, issues, and corrective actions in accordance with contract requirements.
Candidate must be able to travel to other worksites as required.
Candidate must be able to sit, stand, use computers and monitors, and perform duties in an office environment for extended periods.
Candidate must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. on occasion.

Nice To Haves

Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Active PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification.
Master's degree in a relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

Serve as the single Contractor point of contact for all matters related to contract performance and maintain authority to commit Contractor resources and direct Contractor personnel.
Provide day-to-day management and oversight of Contractor operations and ensure resources are effectively coordinated to meet DCMA Blue List Program objectives.
Serve as the primary operational liaison between Government stakeholders and Contractor personnel.
Provide administrative and technical oversight of Contractor activities and ensure personnel are properly trained, qualified, aligned, and performing in accordance with contract requirements.
Manage and coordinate the activities of a multidisciplinary Contractor workforce supporting program integration, IT project management, cybersecurity, program analysis, contract administration, and public affairs.
Maintain accurate records of Contractor labor hours and coordinate submission of monthly labor reports for Government verification before invoicing.
Develop, maintain, and manage a resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) tracking milestones, software releases, interdependencies, deliverables, and other contract activities.
Apply Critical Path Method (CPM) analysis to identify schedule risks and variances, recommend corrective actions, and communicate potential schedule impacts to Government stakeholders.
Maintain awareness of overall Contractor performance and proactively identify schedule, staffing, technical, operational, and performance risks affecting successful contract execution.
Attend recurring program management meetings and coordinate contract execution with the Government Blue List Program Manager, CORs, and other Government stakeholders.
Coordinate the preparation, internal review, submission, tracking, and resolution of contract deliverables and ensure Government comments and corrective actions are addressed within required timeframes.
Manage Contractor staffing activities, including onboarding, offboarding, personnel changes, vacancies, qualifications, certifications, training, and applicable security requirements.
Coordinate administrative requirements associated with facility access, badging, Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE), security requirements, and Government-authorized travel.
Develop and maintain management documentation, including performance status reports, action-item trackers, risk and issue logs, schedules, staffing records, and other required contract management artifacts.
Identify performance deficiencies and emerging risks, develop and coordinate corrective actions, and promptly communicate significant issues, impacts, and recommendations to Government stakeholders.
Support contract quality management and ensure services and deliverables consistently meet Government performance standards.
Support transition-in activities to ensure required personnel are onboarded and operational within the Government's 30-calendar-day transition period.
Maintain workforce continuity and coordinate timely replacement of personnel to minimize disruption to the Government mission.
Ensure Contractor activities remain consistent with the non-personal services nature of the contract and that Contractor personnel do not perform inherently governmental functions.
Ensure compliance with applicable Government information protection, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), ethics, identification, physical security, and Operations Security (OPSEC) requirements.