DOT Senior EPMO Program Manager

Savan • Vienna, VA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Savan is seeking a Senior EPMO Program Manager to support a Department of Transportation (DoT) program by leading the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) activities for the ITS JPO Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) HUB. The Program Manager will provide overall program leadership, oversee project execution, contractual deliverables, governance, and stakeholder engagement, while ensuring technology initiatives align with federal priorities and organizational objectives. The Program Manager will serve as the primary liaison between the ITS JPO HUB O&M and ITS JPO EPMO contracts, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing stakeholder priorities, maintaining the product backlog, and driving strategic implementation across the transportation research technology lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of program or project management experience.
• Minimum of 5 years supporting an Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) within a federal environment.
• Minimum of 5 years managing EPMO functions and coordinating software development teams supporting federal IT initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the technology lifecycle of transportation research projects.
• Strong knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, governance, and best practices.
• Proven experience interpreting policies and procedures to meet organizational goals and contractual requirements.
• Experience managing stakeholder requirements, backlog prioritization, governance activities, and cross-functional program delivery.
• Extensive experience leading Agile delivery teams with practical application of Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
• Active Scrum Master certification.
• Active Scrum Product Owner certification with a minimum of four years of practical application.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting the U.S. Department of Transportation or other federal research organizations.
• Experience overseeing application development using Microsoft technologies including ASP.NET, C#, .NET, SQL Server, and related web technologies.
• Familiarity with Agile development tools, DevOps practices, Git, Microsoft Visual Studio, and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with relational database management, enterprise application modernization, and federal governance reporting.
• Additional Agile certifications such as PMI-ACP or SAFe.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day program execution for the ITS JPO EPMO HUB O&M program, including oversight of project teams, schedules, deliverables, risks, issue resolution, and direct management of a team of 4+ software developers and technical staff to ensure successful delivery of program objectives.
• Manage, mentor, and provide performance oversight for software development and technical team members, fostering collaboration, professional growth, accountability, and high-quality delivery across the program.
• Manage program governance by interpreting policies, procedures, and organizational objectives and translating them into effective operating procedures and governance processes.
• Serve as the Product Coordinator between the ITS JPO HUB O&M and ITS JPO EPMO contracts, ensuring alignment across stakeholders, development teams, and program leadership.
• Partner with federal stakeholders to gather requirements, prioritize initiatives, manage the product backlog, and maintain a strategic implementation roadmap.
• Monitor program performance, contractual deliverables, and service levels to ensure compliance with contract requirements and federal standards.
• Coordinate with development teams, product owners, and technical leadership to support Agile delivery and successful execution across the technology lifecycle.
• Facilitate governance meetings, executive briefings, sprint reviews, and program status meetings, communicating progress, risks, dependencies, and recommendations.
• Resolve complex program, project, and reporting issues while providing leadership, guidance, and direction to project teams.
• Ensure system documentation, governance artifacts, training materials, and operating procedures remain current and aligned with evolving business and technical requirements.
• Support change management, continuous process improvement, and knowledge transfer initiatives across the program.

Benefits

• Fair and competitive compensation
• Salary structures based on industry standards, market conditions, and specific demands of each role
• Compensation influenced by years of experience, educational qualifications, specialized skills and expertise, complexity and scope of responsibilities, internal salary structures, and geographic location
• EEO, including disability and veterans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior