Senior Facilities Project/Program Manager - Washington, DC

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Washington, DC

About The Position

PotomacWave is seeking a Senior Facilities Project/Program Manager to support a Federal client in Washington, DC. The role provides integrated project management, space and workforce planning, design-requirements coordination, network and telecommunications infrastructure project coordination, and related advisory and assistance services. It supports construction, renovation, maintenance, facilities upgrades, infrastructure, and office-move projects, including workforce planning, space programming, design requirements, architecture and engineering, construction, furniture and equipment, secure and nonsecure network and telecommunications services, physical security, records, logistics, and post-occupancy support. The manager serves as the principal point of contact for assigned projects, providing integrated management and decision-ready information on scope, schedule, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, changes, and performance. The role coordinates facilities work with secure and nonsecure IT and telecommunications requirements throughout planning, design, construction, moves, testing, and occupancy. It also supports workforce and space planning, Directorate design coordination, SCIF capacity and occupancy options, potential satellite SCIF alternatives, and deployment of network and telecommunications services. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least ten years of related experience. An active DOE Q or Top Secret clearance is required. Selection may be conditioned on successful completion of a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination. Salary range: $100,000–$150,000.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in facilities management, engineering, architecture, construction management, information technology, telecommunications, project management, business administration, or a related field.
At least 10 years of related experience.
Project management experience with office moves and facilities upgrades, including IT and telecommunications impacts.
Experience in a classified environment and with classified IT infrastructure.
Federal-government experience.
Skills in scope, requirements, schedules, resources, risks, issues, change management, mitigation, briefings, and records.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage concurrent priorities.
Strong leadership, judgment, attention to detail, work ethic, research and root-cause analysis, written and oral communication, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Active DOE Q or Top Secret clearance.
Successful completion of a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination may be a condition of selection.

Nice To Haves

Technical knowledge of network and telecommunications design.
Understanding of classified and unclassified infrastructure dependencies.
SCIF project experience.
Federal facilities or real property experience.
Project Management Professional or comparable certification.

Responsibilities

Provide integrated management for assigned projects and timely, decision-ready information on scope, schedule, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, changes, and performance.
Coordinate facilities work with secure and nonsecure IT and telecommunications requirements through planning, design, construction, moves, testing, and occupancy.
Serve as the principal point of contact for assigned projects; define objectives, scope, requirements, constraints, assumptions, deliverables, and acceptance criteria; and maintain fit-for-purpose project plans.
Manage schedules, resources, cost tracking, requirements, changes, risks, issues, stakeholders, communications, quality, records, transition, and closeout.
Maintain integrated schedules covering dependencies, milestones, decisions, responsible organizations, critical-path and long-lead activities, testing, acceptance, moves, and occupancy; monitor performance and report forecast variances.
Research root causes; document risks, issues, findings, actions, decisions, and changes; recommend solutions; lead mitigation and recovery planning; and adapt to approved changes in priorities, requirements, resources, and timelines.
Coordinate authorized stakeholders and vendors supporting construction, maintenance, furniture, equipment, telephones, networks, printers, audiovisual services, and other project needs, integrating activities into schedules without providing contractual direction.
Prepare management briefings and maintain complete project artifacts and records; support project completion on schedule, within authorized resources, and according to approved requirements.
Maintain a Directorate-validated current personnel count and rolling two-year forecast of employees, vacancies, contractors, and others requiring workspace; translate validated information into seating, shared-space, support-space, and move requirements.
Gather, document, reconcile, and validate Directorate functional, technical, operational, adjacency, furniture, equipment, accessibility, IT, telecommunications, and security-related design requirements; coordinate reviews, record decisions and changes, and identify conflicts.
Assess the difference between validated SCIF demand and available capacity using Government-approved capacity and mission assumptions; support development of Directorate allocation and occupancy options and document impacts.
Support authorized Government officials in evaluating potential satellite SCIF alternatives, developing requirements and comparative analyses, coordinating site assessments and design inputs, and maintaining implementation, readiness, contingency, and move plans.
Gather and document secure and nonsecure network, telecommunications, printer, audiovisual, cabling, pathway, power, cooling, testing, and service-date requirements.
Coordinate infrastructure requirements with floor plans, furniture, construction, equipment, moves, security readiness, and occupancy; identify long-lead activities and dependencies; maintain deployment schedules; and coordinate authorized installation, cutover, testing, rollback, contingency, and post-move issue resolution.