Senior Operations Manager

*** Security Clearance Required: Secret Clearance***

Primary Responsibilities:

Oversee daily execution, resource allocation, and project timelines for a team of 60+ people. This role requires strong personnel management skills to lead a mixed workforce of employees and subcontractors, combined with elements of project management to ensure technical milestones are reached on time, within budget, and in full compliance.

Task Performed:

Demonstrated Knowledge:

• Lead day-to-day operations for a cross-functional team, ensuring alignment of resources to priorities across engineering, logistics, and programmatic efforts.
• Coordinate and deconflict team activities and schedules to meet customer requirements.
• Translate intent into actionable tasking, track progress, identify risks, and resolve issues across multiple functional areas.
• Ensure accountability, responsiveness, and adherence to program standards and expectations.
• Interface with government stakeholders and external partners to communicate status and ensure mission alignment.
• Support planning and execution of product integration, test, and deployment activities, including resource allocation, logistics coordination, and readiness tracking.
• Monitor program metrics and develop reports, briefings, and dashboards to inform leadership decision-making and program health.
• Implement process improvements to enhance team performance, communication, and execution.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, internal policies, and applicable DoD processes, including documentation, reporting, and configuration control.
• Supervise and mentor team members, building a cohesive, high-performing team environment.
• Proactively address risks related to schedule, personnel, technical integration, and customer engagement.

Education/Experience:

SENIOR: A Senior level person has over 10 years of experience related to the primary responsibilities and tasks performed provided above, and a MA/MS degree.


Allowable Education/ Experience Substitutions:

Ten (10) years of additional relevant work experience may be substituted for a Master's degree. An associate's degree plus eight (8) years of additional relevant work experience may be substituted for a Master's Degree. Bachelor's Degree plus four (4) years of additional relevant work experience may be substituted for a master's degree.

Security Clearance Required: Secret Clearance.

Estimated Travel: 10%

Location: On-site Lexington Park, MD.


Pay Range: $105,000-$175,000. Salary will be set based on experience, education, and contractual requirements. This range represents the standard pay for this role and is just one component of CRL's compensation package.

CRL Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sexual orientation, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or religion or other legally protected status.