Program Manager

Program Manager at Hernshead Recruitment Program Manager at Hernshead Recruitment in Ashburn, Virginia Posted in 9 days ago.

Type:

full-time

Job Description:

This Program Manager role sits within a fast-growing defense technology company in Northern Virginia, supporting a portfolio of active DoD programs across the full contract lifecycle. The position bridges business development and program execution, owning proposal efforts, customer relationships, and delivery performance simultaneously. It is a senior individual contributor role with high visibility into company strategy and direct exposure to end customers operating in special operations and mission-critical environments.

Job Responsibilities :

Own cost, schedule, and technical performance across a portfolio of active government defense contract sLead and coordinate proposal development in response to government solicitations, RFPs, and follow-on opportunitie sServe as the primary point of contact for government program managers, contracting officers, and customer stakeholder sEnsure contract compliance across FFP, IDIQ, and other contract vehicles in line with FAR and DFARS requirement sCoordinate internally across engineering, operations, and BD teams to keep programs aligned with customer deliverable sMaintain program health reporting and present status updates to senior leadershi pSupport pipeline development and capture strategy for new and adjacent business opportunitie s

Experience Required :

Proven track record managing DoD programs end to end, from award through deliver yStrong working knowledge of government contracting fundamentals including FAR, DFARS, and IDIQ structure sHands-on proposal writing experience, ideally including capture coordination and source selection familiarit yPrior background at a defense contractor or program management office; GovCon experience at firms such as Booz Allen, Leidos, SAIC, or similar strongly preferre dMilitary background in acquisitions or program management is a strong plu sFamiliarity with unmanned systems, ISR, or sensor payload programs beneficial but not require dActive security clearance preferre dLocated in or able to commute to Northern Virgini a