Head of Programme Management

Program Manager - NOAA Strategic Management Services BPA
Salary: $150k-$220k
Location: Washington, DC Metro (NOAA facilities; hybrid/on-site per client direction)
Type: Full-time | Status: Contingent on BPA award
Clearance: Must be able to obtain/maintain Public Trust (verify level per final BPA)
Role Overview
Key Personnel Program Manager for a multi-year NOAA OCIO BPA. You will be the single point of contact for all BPA and task-order delivery. The role blends Kanban execution with traditional federal reporting (IMS, weekly/monthly reports, KPI decks). Prior NOAA or NOAA OCIO experience is strongly preferred.
Day-1 Deliverables (Due within 5 business days-2 weeks of award)

Project Plan & Integrated Master Schedule (MS Project)
Quality Control Plan
Transition-In Plan
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary POC to the COR; manage cost, schedule, and quality across all task orders.
Stand up and run the program Kanban board, template library, and shared documentation workspace.
Convert agile/Kanban data into federal reporting:
Weekly status reports (Fridays, 5:00 PM ET)
Monthly cross-task-order rollups
Executive KPI decks

Build and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule in MS Project.
Manage intake and delivery of white papers, decision-support documents, market research, PM artifacts, and ad hoc requests.
Oversee enterprise architecture and security documentation (SSP, contingency, risk, privacy) aligned to ISSO compliance cycles.
Apply methodology tailoring (Agile, waterfall, hybrid) at each task-order kickoff.
Provide tools, templates, training, and PM advisory support to NOAA staff.
Maintain a continuous transition/knowledge-capture backlog to support staffing changes and Transition-Out.
Lead quality control activities, including Section 508 compliance.
Required Qualifications

• 8+ years federal IT/professional-services PM experience with COR/CO interface responsibility.
• PMP certification.
• Experience managing firm-fixed-price task orders under GSA schedule, BPA, or IDIQ.
• Strong MS Project skills; able to build and maintain an IMS.
• Experience running agile/Kanban delivery in compliance-driven environments and producing traditional federal reporting.
• Excellent written communication; comfortable owning executive-level deliverables under tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications
Certified Scrum Master and/or ITIL.
Prior NOAA, NOAA OCIO, or DOC program support experience.
Familiarity with NIST 800-53 documentation and ISSO coordination.
SAFe or Lean Portfolio Management experience.
Section 508 experience.
Experience leading contract transitions and incumbent capture.
Why This Role
Named Key Personnel on a multi-year BPA - high visibility and direct impact.
Delivery model emphasizes analytical value over document churn.
PM shapes the board policies, template library, and reporting rhythm for the entire program.