Principal Program Manager - U.S. Department of Transportation

The Rehancement Group•Washington, DC

1d•$120 - $135•Hybrid

About The Position

The Rehancement Group, Inc. (TRG) is seeking a Principal Program Manager to lead anticipated support for the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Procurement System Review (PSR). This key personnel role manages contract personnel and performance across program management, recipient procurement compliance, special assignments, technical assistance, and recipient training. Employment is contingent on contract award and assignment. The position is hybrid, with recipient, regional, and headquarters activities as assigned. Travel is as needed for FTA meetings, oversight activities, conferences, summits, and workshops. The selected candidate must be available and ready to perform upon award and issuance of the first task order, provide proposed annual work-hour availability for the Phase II staffing plan, and participate in required meetings and assigned on-site or virtual oversight and training activities. Schedules and locations depend on FTA assignments. TRG provides competitive salaries commensurate with education and experience, full options for advancement, and a robust benefits program.

Requirements

Minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution of higher learning.
Minimum 10 years of professional experience in executive leadership in the public transit industry; leading a consulting team on public transit-related projects qualifies.
Demonstrated successful leadership and management of complex programs of increasing size and difficulty.
Demonstrated success communicating orally and in writing with senior executives about challenging public transit management, operational, and technical issues.
Demonstrated ability to complete projects on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

Lead the contractor team, delegate assignments, coordinate staffing and schedules, control quality, resolve performance or personnel issues, and serve as the primary liaison to FTA.
Prepare and manage work plans, assignment budgets, priorities, risks, timelines, and costs; ensure required approvals precede task execution and changes to authorized scope or not-to-exceed budgets.
Submit monthly invoices, performance reports, and issue logs; coordinate action-item closure, records, technical memoranda, and timely, accurate deliverables.
Attend FTA and regional coordination calls, annual review-cycle kickoff meetings, biweekly check-ins, oversight conferences, and contractor summits; prepare requested briefing materials and summaries.
Oversee risk-based procurement system reviews, including recipient information requests, pre-scoping research, desk and site reviews, findings, draft and final reports, corrective actions, and review closeout.
Direct special assignments, corrective-action support, and targeted technical assistance for FTA and recipients, including approved plans, budgets, analyses, and required technical memoranda.
Guide development of PSR manuals, program materials, oversight analyses, and policy-related content; coordinate with FTA regional and headquarters offices and maintain consistent review methods.
Oversee recipient oversight workshops, regional training, webinars, and accessible training modules; develop FTA-aligned content and present at workshops when assigned.
Be available and ready to perform upon award and issuance of the first task order, and provide proposed annual work-hour availability for the Phase II staffing plan.
Participate in required meetings and assigned on-site or virtual oversight and training activities.