Program Manager / Project Director

Summary

As Program Manager, you'll own the customer relationship, schedule, cost, quality, and risk on a multi-year federal IT modernization program supporting a major government statistics and informatics mission. You'll serve as the single point of accountability to a federal Contracting Officer's Representative, leading a multi-disciplinary team across enterprise architecture, data visualization, SharePoint development, and security compliance. The work spans cloud modernization, dashboard delivery, ATO maintenance, and lifecycle governance — all under a structured federal lifecycle management framework. This role demands a seasoned federal IT PM who can run an EPLC-aligned program, defend it in front of agency governance reviews, and keep a high-talent bench moving in lockstep with customer priorities.

Responsibilities

Program leadership & governance

• Serve as single point of accountability to the federal COR and Technical Monitor
• Provide project management services to program areas to support oversight, collaboration, information exchange, and effective implementation of products and services throughout their lifecycle
• Apply Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC) and comparable federal lifecycle frameworks across all workstreams

Project management & lifecycle

• Develop management plans, work breakdown structures, and integrated master schedules
• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies
• Support lifecycle processes including analysis, testing, and reporting
• Apply frameworks such as SAFe and Six Sigma to streamline project execution
• Participate in planning and stage-gate reviews under current policies and lifecycle standards
• Develop a transition plan with the COR and Technical Monitor

Reporting & stakeholder communications

• Submit bi-weekly performance reports detailing tasks, issues, solutions, and dates
• Prepare status summaries and describe issues as prescribed by program leadership
• Deliver stakeholder presentations on development activities

Required

• 10+ years federal IT program management; 5+ years as PM on contracts of $3M+ annual contract value (~$15M+ TCV) and multi-task scope
• Active PMP certification; Scrum Master or SAFe credential preferred
• Demonstrated CPIC, EPLC, and federal IT lifecycle governance experience
• Direct experience interfacing with HHS, civilian health, or comparable federal scientific/statistical agency CORs
• Proven record managing turnover, mobilizing replacements, and reporting against PRS performance objectives

Ideal Candidate

A federal IT PM who's comfortable running a mixed-discipline program — equal parts technology strategist and contracts operator. You've shipped under EPLC or a comparable HHS-style lifecycle, can speak fluently with both an ISSO and a data scientist, and treat bi-weekly reporting as a discipline, not a chore. You don't need a large team to deliver; you need the right small team and the air cover to keep them focused.

Clearance: Ability to obtain federal Public Trust (Tier 2); HSPD-12 PIV eligible

Pay: $86,018.05 - $103,591.63 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20591