Program Management Office Lead

Overview

The PMO Lead provides leadership, structure, and execution oversight for Program Management Office functions supporting IT governance, portfolio management, and project delivery. This role aligns PMO operations to organizational priorities and establishes scalable, repeatable processes to support IT initiatives and modernization efforts.

This is a hybrid role, however the candidate must be able to work onsite in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of PMO processes and the operating model.
• Manage program scheduling and delivery coordination across initiatives.
• Oversee IT governance activities, including review boards, decision frameworks, and policy alignment.
• Direct portfolio management activities, including demand intake, prioritization, and performance tracking.
• Establish and oversee risk, issue, and dependency management frameworks across programs.
• Provide leadership reporting, dashboards, and decision-support analytics.
• Facilitate coordination across stakeholders, project teams, and leadership.
• Recommend and implement process improvements aligned with industry best practices.
• Ensure consistent documentation of PMO standards, procedures, and deliverables.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, information technology, project management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in IT program management or PMO leadership.
• Demonstrated experience establishing or maturing a PMO function.
• Deep expertise in governance, portfolio management, and program oversight.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience supporting federal or public sector environments preferred.
• PMP required or strongly preferred; PgMP, PfMP, ITIL, or SAFe certifications are a plus.

Salary: $160,000.00 - $165,000.00

Additional benefits include:

• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution)
• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
• Wellness Benefit
• Tech Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and standard office equipment
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds
• Fine hand manipulation (keyboarding)

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Exposure to general office conditions while conducting office duties
• Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic)
• Ability to work in a confined area
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period

Working at Edgewater Federal Solutions:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services, and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies since 2018.

Edgewater Federal Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It has been and continues to be our policy to provide equal employment to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status and/or other status protected by applicable law.