Senior Program/Project Manager

OBXtek•Springfield, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

OBXtek seeks a Program Manager for the Department of State Technical Security Engineering (TSE) staffing program. Based at U.S. Government facilities in Springfield, Virginia, the Program Manager oversees delivery of all contract performance and is accountable to the Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and Government Technical Monitors (GTMs). The role directly supervises site managers and leads recruiting, hiring, personnel management, training, and support for contract personnel and positions. The position combines contract execution, customer engagement, workforce leadership, and fiscal management, along with OBXtek’s PMIP-aligned financial and growth expectations. The Program Manager serves as the focal point for contractor functions affecting performance, coordinates with Government representatives, oversees site operations and continuity planning, manages delivery and financial results, and supports organic and new-business growth. The position is based at Government facilities in Springfield, VA. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and possess and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance. The stated annual salary range is $160,000–$230,000. Actual compensation depends on factors including experience, education, skills, certifications, location, project budget, contract requirements, and market conditions.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Must possess and maintain a TOP SECRET security clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
10 years of progressively responsible federal program or portfolio management experience, with accountability for delivery, staffing, customer relationships, and financial results.
Demonstrated success delivering concurrent contractual commitments, meeting quality and staffing requirements, managing risks, and maintaining corporate and contract compliance.
Experience managing revenue, direct margin, budgets, forecasts, estimates at completion, and funding constraints; ability to explain variances and drive corrective action with Finance and Contracts.
Ability to lead customer and executive discussions, collaborate across functions, address difficult issues candidly, and resolve escalations, supported by CPARS or equivalent documented customer feedback.
Demonstrated team leadership in recruiting, onboarding, retention, coaching, employee development, and succession planning.
Documented contributions to funded account growth and capture, recompete, proposal, solution, staffing, transition, or oral-presentation efforts, with clear examples of individual responsibilities and results.
Experience using measurable goals, dashboards, financial reports, risk registers, and opportunity records to drive decisions and quarterly reviews.
Ability to perform program-management duties including Government coordination, risk mitigation, continuity of operations, workforce management, reporting, training, invoicing, and personnel-conduct oversight.

Nice To Haves

PMP or equivalent program-management certification.

Responsibilities

Serve as the focal point for contractor functions affecting contract performance and interact with the CO, COR, and GTMs as required.
Advise and assist regarding the contract’s technical scope; ensure timely, accurate reporting, qualified staffing, and implementation of contract and statement-of-work requirements.
Directly supervise site managers and oversee planning, scheduling, organizing, managing, and assessing the performance of contract personnel.
Direct risk-mitigation and continuity-of-operations strategies consistent with contract requirements.
Communicate risks, resolve customer concerns and escalations, document corrective actions, and support Satisfactory or better CPARS outcomes.
Oversee on-time delivery of requirements, invoicing, and other fiscal management functions.
Manage approved revenue, direct margin, and cost-control objectives; prepare forecasts and estimates at completion; monitor staffing costs, funding, and financial risks; and coordinate billing, collections, and corrective actions with Finance and Contracts.
Identify and shape opportunities to expand existing customer work through funded scope expansion, task-order growth, customer-funded enhancements, follow-on work, and option support.
Partner with Business Development and Contracts to document growth opportunities and validate funded results through executed contract actions and Finance records.
Support assigned captures, recompetes, proposals, customer shaping, and adjacent opportunities by contributing management approaches, staffing and transition plans, solution artifacts, past-performance inputs, subject-matter expertise, and oral-presentation preparation; maintain evidence of contributions.
Oversee recruiting, selection, orientation, development, counseling, discipline, and support of contract employees.
Plan, establish, and review compensation actions; enforce policies and procedures; and ensure required professional-development training.
Review, assess, manage, and correct conduct that could reflect poorly on the Department of State or OBXtek.
Retain and develop a stable team, maintain succession plans, set measurable annual goals, and document results through monthly reporting and at least quarterly cross-functional reviews.
Use measurable goals, dashboards, financial reports, risk registers, and opportunity records to support decisions and quarterly reviews.