Senior Program/Project Manager

OBXtek Inc.•Springfield, VA

3d•$160,000 - $230,000•Onsite

About The Position

OBXtek seeks a Program Manager to lead its Department of State Technical Security Engineering (TSE) staffing program at U.S. Government facilities in Springfield, Virginia. The Program Manager oversees delivery and performance under the contract and is accountable to the Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative, and Government Technical Monitors. The role directly supervises site managers and oversees recruiting, hiring, personnel management, training, and support for contract personnel. It combines contract execution, customer engagement, workforce leadership, and fiscal management with the company’s PMIP-aligned financial and growth expectations. The Program Manager is the focal point for contractor functions affecting performance, coordinates with Government representatives, and ensures contract and statement-of-work requirements are met. The role also oversees site operations, risk mitigation, continuity planning, delivery, invoicing, financial forecasting, cost control, and corrective actions. The position supports growth of existing customer work and contributes to captures, recompetes, proposals, customer shaping, and adjacent opportunities. The role leads workforce activities including recruitment, selection, onboarding, development, counseling, discipline, compensation planning, training, retention, and succession planning. It sets measurable goals and documents outcomes through monthly reporting and at least quarterly cross-functional reviews. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and possess and maintain a Top Secret security clearance. A bachelor’s degree in a related field and 10 years of progressively responsible federal program or portfolio management experience are required. PMP or equivalent program management certification is preferred.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Must possess and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Ability to perform the program management duties described, including Government coordination, risk mitigation, continuity of operations, workforce management, reporting, training, invoicing, and personnel conduct oversight.
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.

Nice To Haves

PMP or equivalent program management certification.

Responsibilities

Serve as the focal point for contractor functions affecting contract performance and coordinate with the CO, COR, and GTMs as required.
Advise and assist on 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, organization, management, and assessment 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 timely 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 develop opportunities for funded scope expansion, task-order growth, customer-funded enhancements, follow-on work, and option support; document opportunities and validate funded results through executed contract actions and Finance records.
Support 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 employee 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.