Program Manager

Peraton is seeking a Program Manager to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. The ideal candidate will be responsible for a large, geographically dispersed teams of specialists supporting the IT infrastructure programs ensuring that it operates efficiently and cost-effectively, allowing users continuous access to business applications, information, and servic.  

The ideal Program Manager will report directly to the Program Director as part of the program leadership team ensuring that our large, geographically dispersed teams of IT Services delivery professionals including system administrators, network engineers, and subject matter experts effectively supports the DHS mission.  This work includes activities at sites in CONUS and internationally, including operations centers, data centers, international offices and cloud environments.  Program activity principally includes execution of projects (change orders) to introduce new capabilities in response to technology advances and new threats,  and may comprise Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of deployed systems and environments.

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Lead delivery and administration of Peraton’s task orders for services. Ownership of P&L and related metrics performance. Oversee direct reports who manage day-to-day activities provided by Peraton Exempt, Union, and SCA employees. Provide mentorship to junior staff.

• Develop a trusted advisor relationship with DHS management and contracting officers by providing value-added solutions and delivery that aligns to the customer’s strategic goals. Likewise, establish and maintain a high level of intimacy throughout DHS leadership to provide effective and responsive support to their organization.

• Support DHS account’s strategic plan –Develop short and long-term strategic plans. Also included in the planning effort is the ongoing assessment of incumbent resources, identifying key skill/capability gaps, and documenting plans to close those gaps.

• Directly contribute to program efforts in several areas, including cost management/avoidance, schedule estimation and tracking, contract performance management, risk management, requirements analysis, and quality assurance activities.  

• Coordinate the development of multiple, simultaneous project proposals including BOEs, pricing, tech volume development and sign-off.

• Ensure proper performance of tasks necessary to ensure the most efficient and effective execution of the contract.  

• Utilize expert communication skills needed to direct the skilled technical resources and report on the technical progress, issues, and problem areas, as well as write and review technical documents.  

• Allocate resources (staffing, facilities, and budgets) on the contract 

• Review risk and risk mitigation activities and allocate budgets for the same.

• Prepare program status reviews and other formal reviews to be presented to the Government PM

• Review all financial and technical reports before release to the Government 

• Communicate issues and solutions to the Government PM in a timely and transparent manner 

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and administrative requirements imposed by the contract in coordination with the Contractor's contracts staff

Basic Qualifications:

• 12 years of experience, may have supervisory or management experience

• 6 years of experience managing teams of IT professionals in support of large, complex IT infrastructures including computer, network, communications, & hardware & software technologies

• Previous experience interfacing with any Federal Agency ITSM operations and IT leadership.

• Record of success in proposal development and execution of FFP and T&M projects.

• Experience in project management and planning with the ability to balance and prioritize numerous deadlines

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build relationships, influence outcomes, and to deliver effective presentations to a variety of audiences

• U.S. Citizenship; Active Secret clearance

• ITIL 4 Certification

• PMP/PMI certification 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Experience with DHS contracts, networks, and enterprises

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.