OCONUS Program Manager (location is Camp Humphreys, Korea)

Overview

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai.

Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company’s commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities: Work location is Camp Humphreys, Korea.

• • Responsible for overall contract performance, formulating and enforcing work standards; assigning schedules; reviewing work discrepancies; supervising contractor personnel; and communicating policies, purposes, and goals of the organization to subordinates.
  • Manage all phases of the project lifecycle for complex IT programs, from initiation through closeout.
  • Develop and maintain detailed project plans, risk management plans, work breakdown structures (WBS), and resource allocations.
  • Coordinate efforts across technical and functional teams, including vendors, to deliver project outcomes on time and within budget.
  • Monitor and report project progress using earned value and other performance metrics.
  • Conduct regular stakeholder briefings and ensure alignment with organizational goals and customer expectations.
  • Identify project risks, issues, and mitigation strategies proactively.
  • Ensure compliance with organizational standards, contract requirements, and relevant regulations.

Qualifications

 Requirements:

• Experience with delivering project reports and communicating/coordinating with team members.
• Experience in managing complex IT-projects valued over $2 million and/or affecting 1,000 or more customers in the past 10 years.
• Experience in providing guidance and oversight ensuring rapid responsiveness to customer requests for technical support and change requests.

Shall possess:
1) Ten (10) or more years of experience managing DoD and IT related O&M support, including direct supervision of IT support staff and familiarity with DoD IM/IT governance models
2) Education: BA/BS in information technology or related discipline
3) Certification: PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) ITIL V3, CASP+, CCNP
4) SECRET Clearance

Security Clearance:

• Must possess a minimum active Secret clearance at time of appointment.
• Must maintain clearance eligibility throughout employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing projects in a Department of Defense (DoD) or government contracting environment.
• Knowledge of DoD acquisition lifecycle, risk management, and contract compliance.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Confluence, or equivalent).

Work Environment:

• Primarily on-site in a secure facility, may require on-call availability and after-hours work during outages or upgrades.

• Must be able to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work in a high-security environment and comply with all relevant security protocols.
• Occasional travel to support sites or customers.

• May involve lifting, installing, or moving server and network hardware.