Program Manager

About the role

Dynamis is seeking an experience federal government contract Program Manager (PM) to lead a contract supporting a DHS client. Dynamis provides full-spectrum exercise support services in accordance with Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) guidelines for discussion- and operations-based exercises addressing all-hazards threat scenarios for critical infrastructure owners and operators.

While the focus of the contract is to conduct exercises to test and validate plans and capabilities against physical security and natural hazard threats to critical infrastructure, Dynamis also supports exercises demonstrating the interplay of cybersecurity and physical security as they relate to critical infrastructure.

The PM is the principal interface for Dynamis with the government client, ensuring superior service and delivery excellence in support of exercise programmatic requirements. The PM will provide management, direction, administration, quality assurance, and leadership for this requirement, including overseeing a large team of subject matter experts (SMEs), exercise analysts, and support staff. This includes the management and oversight of all activities performed by Dynamis and subcontractor personnel to satisfy all requirements identified in the Statement of Work (SOW).

Location: The PM shall perform all work at Dynamis HQ in Falls Church, VA and client offices in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project support services, including understanding client requirements, maintaining client relations, and managing performance.
• Manage scope, cost, schedule, staffing, quality, and risk. including as cost controls, monthly reporting, and subcontractor management.
• Implement and track cost control measures when executing all tasks outlined in the SOW.
• Establish and maintain technical and financial reports that clearly demonstrate progress of projects to government leadership.
• Develop and provide a Monthly Status Report (MSR) by the 10th business day of each month to leadership and the COR, documenting program and project status, existing or potential problems, projected tasks and milestones and current cost projections.
• Document all support requirements in a Project Management Plan (PMP) and deliver a detailed final PMP that outlines how the contract will be executed, monitored, and closed.
• Maintain and update the PMP, describing the technical approach, organizational resources, and number of personnel, key personnel, quality, milestones, and management controls to be employed to meet the cost, performance and schedule requirements throughout contract execution.
• Maintain, track, and provide for quality assurance of all deliverables, to include schedule and cost measures.
• Meet regularly with the fgovernment team and contractor team leadership
• Be available to the COR via telephone or email between 0800 and 1700 ET, Monday - Friday.
• Respond to all requests for discussion or resolution of technical problems within one business day of notification.
• Notify the COR, by email or telephone, of any vacation, sick leave or appointment that would make the PM unavailable to the COR within the days/hours listed.

Requirements

• Secret clearance
• U.S. Citizenship
• At least 10 years of experience as a PM or Deputy PM on a government contract
• At least 10 years of demonstrated experience managing scope, cost, schedule, staffing, quality, risk, and performance on a government contract
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Located within 50 miles of Arlington, VA
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. driver's license.

Preferred

• DHS suitability/public trust
• Bachelor's degree
• PMP certification
• HSEEP certification
• Exercise planning experience
• Experience as an emergency manager, first responder, or similar field
• Experience with critical infrastructure owners and/or operators
• Experience facilitating senior-level federal workshops, planning meetings, or exercises

Salary range: $125,000-155,000

The salary range for this position represents the anticipated hiring range. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as relevant experience, skills, education, certifications, and potential contract funding.