USDA Forest Services -Senior Program Manager

The Rehancement Group•Fort Collins, CO

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Rehancement Group (TRG) is seeking a Senior Program Manager to provide senior-level oversight for complex Forest Service BPA calls. The position will be accountable for cost, schedule, staffing, quality, risk, and customer coordination while integrating work performed by consultants, facilitators, analysts, administrative personnel, and technical specialists. This is a full-time contract support position, contingent upon contract award and assigned BPA calls. The work arrangement is primarily remote, but work location will be established by individual BPA calls and may include USDA facilities, field sites, government offices, contractor facilities, or Fort Collins, Colorado. Periodic travel may be required within the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the USDA/Forest Service background investigation and Personal Identity Verification process.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience, or master's degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, in business, management, information systems, or a related field is required.
Strong background managing complex projects or programs involving multiple disciplines, stakeholders, locations, and deliverables.
Demonstrated experience directing staff and managing funds, resources, schedules, performance requirements, and customer relationships.
Experience establishing procedures for responding to statements of work or task orders and managing the preparation and acceptance of deliverables.
Ability to lead and integrate complex project elements by setting strategically aligned goals and allocating appropriate resources.
Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, decision-making, and problem-resolution skills.
Must be able to successfully complete the Forest Service background investigation appropriate to the position, level of access, and need-to-know.
Must be able to obtain and maintain required USDA Personal Identity Verification credentials, facility access, and computer or information-system access.
Must comply with applicable USDA, Forest Service, GSA, NIST, HSPD-12, Privacy Act, information-security, acceptable-use, records-management, and facility requirements.
Must protect government information and Privacy Act records from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Must remain eligible for assigned access throughout employment. Ineligibility or loss of required access may prevent performance on the contract.
Must be available for travel, field support, on-site work, or work outside normal business hours when specified by an individual BPA call.

Nice To Haves

PMP, PgMP, FAC-P/PM, or comparable program management certification.
Experience managing federal multiple-award contracts, BPAs, IDIQs, or task-order programs.
Experience supporting USDA, the Forest Service, land-management organizations, or natural-resource and environmental programs.
Familiarity with Section 508, records management, GIS, remote sensing, SharePoint, Microsoft Project, and federal information-security requirements.

Responsibilities

Assume overall responsibility for assigned BPA call performance and serve as the primary contractor interface with the Forest Service sponsor, COR, and project leadership.
Convert call-order requirements into executable work plans, staffing assignments, schedules, quality controls, budgets, performance measures, and reporting routines.
Formulate work standards, allocate resources, assign contractor schedules, supervise personnel, and monitor cost, budget, schedule, and technical performance.
Lead integrated teams supporting policy analysis, business process improvement, facilitation, analytical support, training, document management, financial management, and related program activities.
Establish procedures for responding to statements of work, preparing deliverables, managing changes, resolving issues, and maintaining timely communication with the government.
Identify and manage staffing, schedule, technical, security, travel, and deliverable risks before they affect performance.
Coordinate work across headquarters, regional offices, stations, service centers, forests, districts, field sites, and partner organizations as required by each BPA call.
Ensure deliverables meet standards for accuracy, clarity, consistency, editability, Section 508 compliance, and timeliness before submission.
Maintain sufficient qualified personnel who are eligible for required USDA background investigations, PIV credentials, facility access, and system access.
Lead performance reviews, corrective actions, lessons learned, process improvements, and transition or closeout activities.