Program Manager

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Program Manager to directly support senior-level management on a critical National Security mission for an Intelligence Community client based in the Hanover, Maryland area.

Work for this role will be performed onsite, with time divided between our corporate offices in Hanover, MD (primary location), and customer facilities at Fort Meade, MD.

In support of MPO, the team is driving the modernization of advanced cybersecurity and threat detection capabilities leveraging modern cloud platforms. Engineers and leaders on this program deliver mission-critical software and cloud engineering solutions to tackle high-consequence cyber challenges.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Managing the cost, schedule, and overall performance of the contract.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for the Contracting Officer (CO), the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), the Government Program Manager, and the contractor's senior management.
• Directly contributing to program efforts, including cost management and avoidance, schedule estimation and tracking, contract performance management, risk management, requirements analysis, and quality assurance activities.
• Ensuring the proper execution of tasks necessary to achieve optimal contract efficiency and effectiveness.
• Utilizing expert communication skills to direct skilled technical resources, report on technical progress, flag issues and problem areas, and write and review technical documents.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree; four (4) years of additional relevant program management experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Fifteen (15) years of progressive leadership experience-including program/project management or related technical, engineering, or operational leadership roles-managing initiatives and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Experience managing multi-task contracts and subcontracts of various types and complexity, as well as leading a multi-vendor environment.
• Experience conducting requirements analysis, resource allocation, project costing, deliverable tracking, schedule and financial data monitoring, and reporting.
• Experience managing and controlling funds and resources using advanced reporting mechanisms.
• Knowledge of the guidelines provided by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), DoD 5000 series, and ICD 801 policies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active PMP, FAC-P/PM Mid-Level, or DAWIA Level 2 Program Management certification.

Clearance Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary work in an office environment.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information in multiple situations.