The Sr. Project Manager provides support, assistance, and guidance to individuals with significant disabilities that will enable the individual to develop work skills and enhance their ability to communicate with customers in a workplace environment. Through the support and guidance given to individuals with significant disabilities, they will be able to advance their knowledge, skills, and interpersonal skills opening up a variety of opportunities including upward mobility within Didlake’s organization.

• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of the designated contract to ensure that goals or objectives of the contract are accomplished within prescribed time frames and budget parameters.
• Assures compliance and operational oversight for assigned project's contractual requirements.
• Responsible for the entire scope of the FDA campus to include Didlake and designated subcontractor locations.
• Completes and maintains all Didlake required training and upholds Didlake Policies and Procedures, personally and in all oversight areas.
• Directly responsible for supervision, and performance evaluations of direct reports.
• Consult with the Director of Contract Operations and Human Resources on personnel matters as needed.
• Auditing budgeted hours for project personnel.
• Provide leadership to staff by fostering teamwork.
• Provides input for the base and follow-on years for a contract proposal.
• Reviews contract proposal from contract administration to determine time frame, procedures for accomplishing the contract, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources.
• Establishes work plan and staffing for the contract, and coordinates with Didlake Human Resources for the recruitment of contract personnel.
• Ensures timekeeping accuracy and that submission deadlines are met.
• Confers with supervisors to outline work plans and assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
• Directs and coordinates activities of supervisors to ensure the contract progresses on schedule and within the prescribed budget.
• Modifies schedules or plans as required.
• Prepares and analyzes reports such as project tracking of hours for Didlake Headquarters and customers.
• Identifies and problem solves in a timely manner. Elevates to direct supervisor when necessary.
• Knows and communicates the work environment of the specific contract.
• Oversees efficiency and quality control indicators to ensure contract requirements are met or exceeded.
• Assures the safety of employees by holding supervisors accountable to monitor the proper use of equipment and chemicals and adherence to safety policies.
• Manages supervisors, evaluates workers’ performance and makes recommendations to Human Resources on personnel actions.
• Provides leadership to staff by fostering teamwork.
• Models dependability, hard work, strong ethics, and professional appearance.
• Fosters an atmosphere that promotes Human Rights for all individuals with disabilities and ensures training, incident reporting, and awareness of responsibilities of all personnel regarding Human Rights.
• Works with Employment Services to assure program plans are followed and appropriate accommodations are made.
• Assures appropriate workplace conduct as dictated by Didlake's policy and procedures.
• Tracks supplies and equipment budgets by using established tools.
• Good steward of government funding and facilities of the complex.
• Maintains and generates necessary records required by the contract.
• Develops and maintains a relationship with all contractors and vendors guaranteeing efficient operations.
• Responsible for sub-contractor follow-up to ensure work is completed (Project Planning).
• Represents Didlake in meetings with external customers.
• Responsible for supply and equipment orders.
• Gives feedback to nurture a positive environment and quality performance.
• Identifies staff development opportunities and assigns training.
• Completes and maintains all required Didlake training.
• Utilizes training opportunities to expand professional and technical knowledge.

Didlake, Inc. is a non-profit rehabilitation services organization. At Didlake, creating opportunities that enrich the lives of people with disabilities is our mission. Since 1965, Didlake has served thousands of people with significant disabilities by providing training, job placement, employment opportunities and day support services. We provide rewarding and purposeful work.