Senior Project Leader

Blake Willson Group•Arlington, VA

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

Harnessing Technology to Improve Financial Stewardship for the Welfare, Defense, and Security of Our Nation Blake Willson Group (BWG) unites deep domain experts with technologists who leverage industry-leading financial management solutions to address the most critical mission objectives. Headquartered in the National Capital Region, the firm delivers measurable outcomes through technology-forward strategies and advanced solutions that drive mission success. Blake Willson Group has a distinguished track record of exceptional performance, achieving operational efficiencies that allow our clients to do more with less. BWG has earned the confidence of its clients by consistently exceeding expectations through its unwavering commitment to best value solutions, implemented with speed. In this full-time position as a Senior Project Leader, you will lead and oversee federal contracts while managing four key focus areas: financial performance, quality, personnel, and growth. You will be responsible for optimizing resource utilization, supporting the full acquisition lifecycle, and driving continuous process improvement initiatives. Additionally, this senior leader will contribute to internal program management optimization, quality assurance initiatives, and routine contracts administration. In this position, you will also: Support the development, implementation and management of quality assurance policies and procedures across multiple clients and projects. Collaborate cross-functionally with business development, HR, finance/accounting, legal, and project teams. Mentor and guide development of BWG Project Leaders. Support the automation of routine contracts administration tasks, including developing NDAs, TAs, and subcontracts with teaming partners and subcontractors. Manage internal contract kick-offs, ensuring roles & responsibilities are understood, deliverables are defined, and that each project is setup for success at the start of each period of performance. Complete contract modifications, ensuring timely and accurate updates to terms and conditions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or a related field
10+ years of professional experience supporting federal programs or contracts
5+ years of experience with contracts management within the government contracting sector
5+ years of experience in delivering technology solutions to customers using Agile methods
Active Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance

Nice To Haves

Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Experience automating tasks, analyzing data with AI tools and working with machine learning models
Proven ability to manage contract lifecycle activities with a high degree of accuracy and timeliness
Experience managing digital transformation and/or technology implementation programs
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across stakeholders
Experience with Unanet reports
Strong financial acumen and/or financial analysis experience
Experience with industry standard quality and process improvement frameworks (ISO 9000, CMMI, CMMC, etc)
CGFM and/or CDFM certification

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee federal contracts
Manage financial performance, quality, personnel, and growth
Optimize resource utilization
Support the full acquisition lifecycle
Drive continuous process improvement initiatives
Contribute to internal program management optimization
Contribute to quality assurance initiatives
Contribute to routine contracts administration
Support the development, implementation and management of quality assurance policies and procedures across multiple clients and projects
Collaborate cross-functionally with business development, HR, finance/accounting, legal, and project teams
Mentor and guide development of BWG Project Leaders
Support the automation of routine contracts administration tasks, including developing NDAs, TAs, and subcontracts with teaming partners and subcontractors
Manage internal contract kick-offs, ensuring roles & responsibilities are understood, deliverables are defined, and that each project is setup for success at the start of each period of performance
Complete contract modifications, ensuring timely and accurate updates to terms and conditions