Senior Program Manager

Overview

Nakupuna Companies is looking for a Senior Program Manager to lead our team of talented consultants providing professional services to Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) customers. This position will support the administration and oversight of dynamic and broadly dispersed teams providing professional, business operations, and administrative support in a high visibility environment. The ideal candidate excels in task and time management, possesses strong leadership skills, and brings depth supporting senior-level officials in the federal government.

Responsibilities

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

• Serve as the senior program manager responsible for overall service delivery of the IDIQ and all awarded task orders.
• Lead and motivate a cross-functional management team of project managers to ensure effective collaboration, clear communication, and a shared understanding of project roles and responsibilities.
• Manage the contract requirements of the PWS, including responsibility for contract deliverables.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for government customer leadership, contracting officer, contracting officer’s representative, and technical points of contact.
• Identify potential risks and challenges that may arise during the program's lifecycle and develop mitigation plans and contingency strategies to address risks and ensure program success.
• Support deliverable development and project implementation across functional areas and client offices.
• Prepare executive-level briefings, dashboards, reports, and responses to Government data calls. Proactively provide status updates, progress reports, and address concerns or inquiries.
• Engage with key stakeholders, clients, team members, and partners through consistent and proactive communication.
• Ensure compliance with the Quality Control Plan (QCP), Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP), and security, ethics, and training requirements.
• Execute all financial aspects of assigned projects, ensuring adherence to allocated budgets and compliance with financial regulations. This includes developing budgets, monitoring execution, managing variances, and forecasting expected results (e.g., EACs).
• Manage cost, schedule, staffing, quality, and performance across multiple task orders.
• Serve as primary supervisor to the team to include hiring processes, timesheet approvals, and performance reviews.

Qualifications

Qualifications: The ideal candidate is familiar and has experience with the following technical knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Experience managing large teams, upwards of 100+ employees, across a variety of duty locations and schedules, to include recruiting, hiring, training, and performance management of direct reports and project managers.
• Experience directing staff, tasking activities, and supervising assigned technical and administrative staff.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, impeccable character, and the ability to motivate and inspire teams to achieve objectives.
• Experience collaborating with clients to coordinate activities, negotiate tasks, and solve problems.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work with different stakeholders and devise innovative solutions for customer challenges.
• Self-motivated and self-monitoring, exceptional oral and written communications, and ability to multi-task.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines with backwards planning.
• Ability to function well in a dynamic, high-paced, and mission-critical environment.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. 
• Willingness to take action to overcome challenges or obstacles and look for ways to improve results.

Education and Experience: This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration, Management, or related field. Minimum of ten years of program management experience supporting DoW contracts. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and experience supporting an OSW or headquarters organization is highly desired.

Clearance: This position requires an active Top Secret clearance and is a condition of continued employment. Must be a U.S. citizen.

Location: Work is performed on-site in Arlington, Virginia, National Capital Region, and other government locations as authorized and required by the Government.

Physical Requirements: The ideal candidate must at a minimum be able to meet the following physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods, travel as required, communicate effectively, and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with the hands, wrists, and fingers.
• Ability to engage in and follow audible communications in emergency situations.

The Nakupuna Companies use a market-based compensation strategy to ensure that our employees are compensated within applicable market ranges commensurate with multiple factors, including but not limited to the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, and position location. The projected compensation range for this position is $140,000 to $155,000 (annualized USD). The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Nakupuna Companies' total compensation package for employees.