A Program Manager manages ongoing program activity or a group of related projects for a company or organization. Responsibilities include developing program plans, defining project objectives, allocating resources, managing budgets, and monitoring program progress. They may work in production, administration, advertising/marketing, human resources, technology, finance, and other technical areas such as engineering.
Primarily Onsite Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a team supporting federal security and operational programs in a secure, mission-focused environment. This role will provide day-to-day leadership, customer coordination, workforce management, quality oversight, and operational execution for a team supporting critical government security functions. The ideal candidate is a collaborative, customer-focused leader with experience supporting Department of Energy or comparable federal security programs, managing multidisciplinary teams, and operating in classified, controlled, or highly regulated environments. What You'll Do Lead and manage a team supporting federal security and mission support operations. Serve as a primary interface between the customer and contractor team. Coordinate work across multiple functional areas, stakeholders, and work locations. Oversee staffing, onboarding, scheduling, employee development, and workforce planning. Monitor service delivery, operational performance, quality, and customer satisfaction. Identify risks, resolve issues, and support process improvement initiatives. Prepare and deliver status reports, briefings, and program updates. Support contract administration, quality assurance, performance reporting, and compliance activities. Foster a professional, accountable, and mission-focused work environment. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Experience supporting Department of Energy, national security, federal security, or comparable government mission-support programs. Experience managing personnel security, industrial security, information security, badging, access control, classification, or related federal security operations. Experience leading teams in classified, controlled, or highly regulated environments. Demonstrated experience overseeing personnel, schedules, quality assurance activities, operational metrics, and customer-facing service delivery. Strong leadership, communication, customer engagement, and stakeholder-management skills. Ability to manage competing priorities and resolve operational issues in a fast-paced environment. Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Preferred Qualifications Prior DOE experience supporting security, safeguards and security, personnel security, classification, badging, or related mission-support programs. Experience managing multi-functional teams across different locations or customer organizations. Familiarity with DOE security requirements, personnel security processes, access authorization, badging, HSPD-12/PIV, classification, FOCI/FCL, or information security programs. Experience supporting quality control, performance metrics, continuous improvement, transition planning, or operational reporting. Experience working with federal customers, M&O/site prime contractors, or other contractor teams in an integrated support environment. MBA or related master's degree preferred. Experience Five or more years of leadership, management, or program oversight experience required. Experience managing security, personnel security, or federal mission-support teams preferred. Experience supporting DOE or comparable federal security programs strongly preferred. Clearance Requirements Must be able to obtain and maintain required government security credentials and access authorization for assigned work. Active DOE Q clearance or active Top Secret clearance. DOE Q or Top Secret-level eligibility may be required depending on final customer, system access, classified access, and assigned duties.
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Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance
