Program Manager

About Aleut Federal

 Aleut Federal is an Alaskan Native-owned enterprise dedicated to supporting the Unangax people of the Aleutian Islands. We provide top-notch service to various branches of the federal government and prioritize community involvement. Our culture encourages growth, diversity, and inclusion, and our motto, "We are One," reflects our unity and purpose.

 Position Summary:

 Are you passionate about delivering critical technology solutions to federal agencies and supporting their mission? Are you self-organizing, motivated, and client-focused? We are seeking a Program Manager responsible for all project management activities supporting a prominent project. The scope includes software analysis, design, enhancement, and development support for website support services (WSS). This will consist of installing, configuring, and implementing changes and modifications to CA/CST’s internal and external-facing information websites and web applications and other supporting software for break/fix maintenance and enhancement required to support the production environment. 

 Responsibilities:

 Resource Management:

• Effectively manage Contractor personnel and staffing, ensuring thorough development and ongoing evaluation of staff clearances.
• Fully comply with all government training and certification requirements, including DOS, DS, CA, and CST.
• Strategically allocate and schedule Contractor resources to maximize efficiency.
• Maintain a highly skilled and professionally capable staff throughout the task order.
• Actively minimize personnel turnover and inspire the team to achieve outstanding performance.
• Ensure seamless onboarding of Contractor personnel with no interruptions to service.
• Identify all resources involved in task order performance and define their roles.
• Proactively manage subcontractors, ensuring their work meets our high-quality standards.
• Rigorously support and adhere to all IT policies, guidelines, and directions provided by DOS.

 On-Boarding:

• Complete and submit Visitor Access Request (VARs) forms promptly for security clearance verification.
• Ensure that training requirements for all team members are fulfilled, including annual security training.
• Manage badge requirements for OpenNet access efficiently.
• Handle CA account access or deletion requests as needed without delay.

 Cost Management:

• Ensure that all tasks, projects, and deliverables remain within budget constraints.
• Promptly report any budget overruns or financial discrepancies to maintain transparency.
• Diligently manage travel and direct costs to prevent overspending.

 Quality Management & Quality Assurance:

• Identify and implement continuous process improvements to enhance the timeliness and quality of work products.
• Manage quality effectively following the Contractor’s Quality Control Plan (QCP).
• Innovate and propose new approaches or technologies that will enhance our operations.
• Develop robust processes to guarantee quality across all activities.
• Ensure that all applications consistently meet 508 compliance requirements set forth by DOS.

 Risk Management:

• Proactively identify, assess, manage, and report risks impacting Contractor performance.
• Quickly resolve issues while minimizing any schedule, scope, or cost impact.
• Maintain detailed and accurate risk logs.

 Schedule Management:

• Establish baseline schedules for all projects in collaboration with the government.
• Implement an effective Earned Value Management process to track schedules and costs and ensure alignment with the Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Deliver reliable and efficient timely services, resolving issues with minimal disruption.

 Scope Management:

•  Implement effective processes to manage the Contractor's scope across the Performance Work Statement (PWS).
• Support and comply with all IT policies and guidance provided by DOS.

 Communication Management:

• Maintain strong coordination and communication with all stakeholders, including Government management and technical resources.
• Provide comprehensive reports on task, activity, project, and program status.
• Report on overall task order performance.
• Collaborate effectively with other Contractors, stakeholders, and Government personnel.
• Offer insightful feedback and thorough documentation on task order performance.
• Record and analyze lessons learned to enhance future program activities.

 Business Relationships and Presentations:

• Deliver impactful monthly presentations on the Contract Status Report (CSR) as directed by the Government.
• Conduct engaging demos of systems, releases, or patches for business units and stakeholders as directed by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or Government Technical Monitor (GTM).

 Required Experience:

• Possess a current Program Management Institute Program Management Professional (PMI/PMP) certification.
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of Program Management Experience with a program of similar dollar value, size, and/or scope.
• High proficiency in developing contract deliverables and executive-level presentations/documents.
• Top Secret Clearance 

Desired Experience:

• Demonstrated experience with the SDLC process and SAFeAgile principles/methodologies and expertise in modernizing processes to meet the government’s needs.
• 3 years managing Agile software development projects.
• Minimum of two (2) years of Consular Affairs experience.
• Technical writing experience.
• 3 years managing deployment and training tasks. 

Salary Range $180K-$200K

 We will accept applications for this position until 02/10/2025 at 11:59p EST.

 Aleut offers the following benefits to eligible employees:

• Health insurance
• Dental/Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Life insurance
• 401k and match

 At Aleut, our culture thrives on diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. Integrating diverse perspectives opens up new possibilities, fosters innovation, and fully harnesses our team's potential. We are committed to creating an environment where every employee feels valued, included, and inspired to grow and find purpose. Join us and be part of a culture that celebrates differences and belonging for everyone, without regard to race, color, religion, or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression pregnancy, reproductive health decision, familial responsibilities, marital status, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, or military/veteran status. We welcome everyone as they are!

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Salary : $180,000 - $200,000