Program Manager

Location:        10 SOPS locations; primary duty site subject to assignment; on-site Government facility

Clearance:      Active TS/SCI clearance at contract start, in accordance with PWS 2.8.1

Education:     BS in Engineering, Science, or Business Management.

Outcomes:

·         Establish integrated management and staffing procedures, site accountability, and reporting relationships by required contract milestones.

·         Provide complete, accurate monthly status reports and maintain an actionable risk and corrective-action register.

·         Maintain required Government response availability: within two hours during normal hours and six hours after duty hours.

·         Coordinate staffing, readiness, and continuity measures that protect mission-essential satellite operations at all sites.

Responsibilities:

The Program Manager is the single contractor management interface to the Space Force for the Satellite Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering Services (SOMES) task order. The PM directs integrated support across satellite operations centers, remote ground facilities, engineering, maintenance, training, COMSEC, and logistics.

Functions and Tasks:

·         Serve as the primary interface to the COR and CO and exercise company authority over contractual performance.

·         Direct Site Managers and technical leads for satellite operations, engineering, maintenance, training, logistics, and COMSEC.

·         Manage labor mix, budget, contract deliverables, quality assurance, staffing, and subcontractor performance.

·         Maintain the Management and Staffing Plan, Mission Essential Plan, and performance tracking processes.

·         Coordinate anomaly, contingency, mission planning, and COOP support without disrupting approved Government command authority.

·         Ensure compliance with classified operations, safety, property accountability, documentation, and configuration control requirements.

Qualifications:

·         Active TS/SCI clearance at start of contract performance.

·         Demonstrated breadth of knowledge comparable to a BS in Engineering, Science, or Business Management.

·         Approximately ten years of satellite operations management, financial management, and project management at comparable size, scope, and complexity.

·         Demonstrated managerial, technical, and engineering judgment to direct multidisciplinary teams at geographically separated satellite operations and ground-support locations.

·         Available to assume Key Personnel responsibilities by the 1 January 2027 phase-in start.

·         Able to complete all initial, recurring, site-specific, and role-specific training and certifications required by the PWS, DD Form 254, and approved Management and Staffing Plan.

The following qualifications are desired:

·         PMP or comparable program management credential.

·         Direct MUOS, UFO, FLTSAT, or military SATCOM operations program experience.

·         Experience managing hybrid FFP/CPFF technical-service contracts and 24/7 operational staffing.

Training and Certification Requirements:

·         Complete initial security and operations indoctrination before performing assigned mission duties, including OPSEC, derivative classification, TS/SCI, and other applicable installation training.

·         Maintain annual, event-driven, and position-specific refresher training and required qualification records under the Government-approved Management and Staffing Plan and Quality Assurance Program.

·         Maintain documented proficiency in assigned operating procedures, contingency actions, and applicable mission systems; promptly complete requalification when procedures or responsibilities change.

Travel: Occasional CONUS and OCONUS travel, including to Guam, may be required for mission support and must be approved in accordance with the PWS.